Latest Panasonic Pro AG-HMC150 3CCD AVCHD 24fps Camcorder Review
June 29, 2010 by eCamera Talk
Filed under Camcorder, Panasonic
Panasonic Pro AG-HMC150 is a 3CCD AVCHD 24fps Camcorder, it has become a bestselling professional camcorder on Amazon, more and more people are choosing it, so I think it’s right time to share it with you guys today. Well, let’s find out what’s really cool about it.
The Panasonic Pro AG-HMC150 camcorder sports a 28mm lens right out of the box and a new PH Record mode (21 Mbps) which offers higher resolution with a host of recording formats including 24p. Add to that, amazing low light performance, long record and battery time and professional Audio capabilities at a price that will make it an instant hit with a wide range of AV Shooters, Indie creators and Event video professionals.
What’s more, the HMC150’s lightweight (lightest 1/3-inch 3CCD available), well-balanced professional design features a high performance wide-angle Leica 13X zoom lens, 24 and 30 frame progressive capture, both in 720 and 1080 formats, making it perfect for even high level projects. So I think you guys will love this professional camcorder too.
The Panasonic Pro AG-HMC150 professional camcorder comes with loads of brilliant features, let’s have a look.
Features & Specs:
- Full range of HD formats: 1080/60i, 1080/30p, 1080/24p (Native); 720/60p, 720/30p, 720/24p (Native)
- Higher bit-rate recording than consumer models (21 Mbps PH Mode)
- Three latest design 1/3-inch CCD Progressive Imagers
- 13X Wide angle 28 mm lens out of the box (35mm equiv.), MOD .6 M, 72mm Ø (Shoot in confined spaces with no need to buy an accessory lens)
- Time Date Stamp for Legal Depositions or surveillance
- Waveform Monitor, Vectorscope plus two Focus displays for accurate, quick focus
- Professional XLR audio input connections
- Time code (DF, NDF, REC RUN, FREE RUN) and USER BIT
- HDMI out, Component Out (mini D terminal), Composite Video Out and RCA Audio Out jacks
- External Time Code Link (Slave & Master Preset) uses the Composite Video Out terminal
- USB 2.0 for file transfer (no need for a VTR)
- 3.5-inch LCD monitor displays thumbnails for quick non-linear access to clips
- Remote control connection for Zoom, Focus, Iris, and start/stop functions
- 14 bit A to D converter and 19 bit Image processing
- Cinelike Gamma & DRS Dynamic Range Stretch (Filmaker requested features)
- Three Neutral Density Filters 1/4, 1/16, 1/64
- Pre-Record (3 Seconds), Digital Zoom 2X / 5X / 10X (in 1080/60i & 720/60p only)
- Three User Set Buttons with 11 choices for customizing Camera to Shooter
Of course, these are just the main features this Panasonic camcorder offers, you’ll find out more when you get the camcorder.
Price as Reviewed: $3,269.95 (on Amazon)
Well, what’s your opinion on the Panasonic Pro AG-HMC150 3CCD AVCHD 24fps Camcorder?
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