Panasonic AG-HVX200 Camcorder

The Panasonic AG-HVX200 answers the demands of the professional HDTV photographer with a compact and feature packed acquisition tool. The camera is compatible with DVCPro-HD, DVCPro-50, DVCPro-25 and  MiniDV recording standards.

The HVX200 is equipped with a 1/3" 16:9 progressive 3-CCD imager (effective resolution of 1.1 million active pixels with a spatial offset).  It offers lower smear and a higher S/N ratio that results in lower noise and better low light performance than the prior model.  The HVX200's image quality is also enhanced by a new high-performance digital signal processor (DSP) featuring 14-bit A/D conversion and 19-bit inner processing.  Equivalent to the processors used in many higher-end HD cameras, this new DSP ensures precise, beautiful recordings in all video formats.  Because the HVX200 scans at native 1080P for the initial picture processing, users get the highest level of vertical resolution, whether shooting in HD, or SD.

The camera's lens system features a large 82-mm diameter filter including three aspherical lenses.  With its powerful 13x zoom lens, the camera offers a wide 30mm (35mm equivalent) viewing angle, covering most shooting situations without the need for a wide-angle conversion lens.  The lens also features an Optical Image Stabilizer (O.I.S.) function that ensures stable images during shooting.

The HVX200 offers variable frame rate capability, providing the cinematic expression of higher-end cameras like the Panasonic VariCam AJ-HDC27.  In 720p mode, the HVX200's frame rate can be set from 24p/30p to any of 20 steps between 12p and 60p, allowing for undercranking/overcranking for fast or slow-motion effects in 720P.  These effects can be dubbed to a DV tape after recording to offer some unique capabilities in the SD mode.

Offering the vast advantages of P2HD solid-state acquisition as well as a mini DV tape mechanism for shooting in SD, the HVX200 is ideal for transitioning from an older standard definition, tape-based infrastructure to a file-based, high definition production.

With two 32GB P2 cards installed, the camera records for up to 160 minutes in 720/24pN native.  It can record up to 64 minutes in other full frame DVCPRO HD formats, 128 minutes in DVCPRO50, 256 minutes in DVCPRO. Recording times double with the upcoming 64GB P2 card.