Crafted to Meet the Highest Professional Standards
High Sensitivity, Wide-Angle Lens, Superior Picture Quality, 24p/30p Mode
New 410,000-Pixel, 3CCD Image System Provides F11
Sensitivity for Superior Image Quality
Panasonic designed the AG-DVX100 to deliver the highest sensitivity
and picture quality in its class. At its heart is a 3CCD RGB system
comprising three 1/3-inch, 410,000-pixel progressive CCDs
developed especially for broadcast and professional applications.
The new on-chip lens design achieves high F11 sensitivity, allowing
the AG-DVX100 to record in light as
dim as below three lux, for example,
in nighttime news gathering. Picture
quality is outstanding, with a high
S/N ratio that means less noise in
darker parts of the image and low
smear that allows shooting in
sunlight or under bright spotlights.
Wide-Angle/Zoom Lens Answers Professional Needs
Previous handheld video cameras lacked sufficient wide-angle
capabilities for professional applications. To make up for this
shortcoming, videographers often had to carry a big, heavy wide-
angle conversion lens. The AG-DVX100 eliminates this problem
with a newly developed zoom lens that also covers the wide-angle
range that professionals need most. Extending all the way to 4.5mm
(equivalent to 32.5mm on a 35mm lens), the lens captures wide-
angle shots for news close-ups, recording in small rooms, and self-
recorded interviews. And because there's no need to haul around a
wide-angle conversion lens, you get the full benefit of the handheld
camera's outstanding mobility.
Superb Image Rendering with the Leica Dicomar™ Lens
The AG-DVX100's Leica Dicomar™ lens incorporates the optical
technology of Leica Camera AG, creator of many world-renowned
cameras and lenses. This fine lens system employs 15 lens elements
in 11 groups, including two aspherical lenses, to render sharp, crisp
images with subtle nuances and remarkable shading. A Leica multi-
coating process is also applied to the lenses to reduce flare and
ghosts. The Leica Dicomar™ lens is manufactured under a quality
control process authorized by Leica Camera AG. It meets the strict
Leica quality standards for
resolution, contrast and
other characteristics.
*Leica is a registered trademark of Leica
Microsystems IR GmbH.
Dicomar is a registered trademark of
Leica Microsystems IR GmbH.
Optical Image Stabilizer Compensates for Hand Shaking
The AG-DVX100's OIS compensates for the slight hand shaking that
occurs when shooting with a handheld camera. A gyrosensor detects
hand shake and sends signals to a linear motor, which adjusts the
lens to compensate. Because this process takes place prior to the
CCD image capture rather than in the downstream electronic
processing, the OIS virtually eliminates any effect of hand shake on
resolution and screen angle. The OIS is also extremely effective in
dim lighting and when zooming. Because the processing is done in
real-time at 480 operations/sec, there are virtually no unnatural
afterimages or visible interpolation effects.
Highly Reliable DV Mechanism
Panasonic chose a DV mechanism for the AG-DVX100 because of its
superior mobility, low running costs, extended recording capability,
and easy tape availability. However, for the AG-DVX100 we
developed a greatly enhanced, vastly more reliable mechanism than
the ones used in home DV cameras and recorders.
To minimize dropout and head
clogging, we incorporated the
same forward cleaning head and
automatic head cleaning
function found in DVCPRO
models. The sturdy loading
system allows quick tape
changes.
World's First 24p Mode and Cine-Like Gamma —
Handheld Camera for Filmmakers
The AG-DVX100 is the world's first handheld camera designed with
cinema specifications. With its superb, film-like picture quality, the
AG-DVX100 stands as a revolutionary development for independent
filmmakers and anyone who produces short movies or streaming
video for online distribution.
• World's First Handheld DV Camera with 24p Shooting Mode*
The AG-DVX100 gives you a choice of three shooting modes. Select
24p (24 fps, progressive) for images with a movie film-like look and
motion, 30p (30 fps, progressive), or standard 60i (60 fps, interlace).
Images captured in 24p mode can be 2:3 pulldown-converted (24p
Mode) or 2:3:3:2 pulldown-converted (24p Advance Mode) and
recorded onto tape in the standard 60i TV format. They can also be
played back using an ordinary DV VTR and TV monitor and edited
with a DV system.
*As of September 2002.
*True 24p editing will require a non-linear editing system that is compatible with the 24p Advance
Mode and provides reverse conversion from 60i to 24p. Development of such a system is now being
planned by a Panasonic manufacturing partner. Use of a non-linear editing system compatible with the
24p Advance Mode pulldown results in less image degradation than 24p Mode, due to digital
compression during reverse conversion from 60i to 24p.
• Cine-Like Gamma Curve
The AG-DVX100 lets you select from four gamma curves according
to the image tone desired.
CINE-LIKE: Film-like images
LOW: Images with strong black contrast
NORM: Standard video gamma
HIGH: Bright images with enhanced gradation in dark portions
and soft contrast
