Panasonic AG-HMC40PJ Brochure - Page 3

Superb Full-HD Image Quality A Small Camcorder That's Packed with Image-enhancing Technologies 3MOS System with Full-HD Sampling and Pro Tuning Sharp, Crisp Rendering of Every Subject New Leica Dicomar Lens Featuring 13 elements in 10 groups, the newly developed Leica Dicomar lens is ideal for full-HD recording. The new lens system uses low-dispersion glass and aspherical lenses to reduce color aberration and boost resolution. Use of a special multi-coating process dramatically reduces flare and ghosts. The result: sharp, crisp, beautifully rendered pictures with vivid colors, delicate nuances, and exceptional shading. This advanced lens also lets you capture 40.8mm wide-angle shots (35mm lens equivalent) - unusual for such a compact unit. HD Lens Unit (13 Elements in 10 Groups) Low-dispersion Glass Reduces color aberration to produce clear images. Highly Refractive Lens Makes it possible to fit a 12x optical zoom in a compact unit. Multi-coated Lens Surfaces Reduces flare and ghosts. Aspherical Lenses Enhances resolution and contrast. Up to 120x Zoom Power 12x Optical Zoom and 10x Digital Zoom Even at the 490mm zoom setting (35mm lens equivalent), this advanced 12x optical zoom lens is free of image degradation. And the AG-HMC40 is also equipped with a digital zoom that instantly magnifies the image by any of three fixed values. 2x, 5x or 10x. Use it together with the 12x optical zoom lens, and you get super magnification equivalent to a 120x zoom, without the drop in light intensity that happens when using a lens extender. *The image quality decreases as the digital zoom magnification increases. Highly Nuanced Image Expression 3.05-megapixel Progressive 3MOS Sensors The progressive 3MOS image sensors record full-HD images with an effective motion-picture resolution of 2.51-megapixel (approx.). This produces full-raster HD images with high resolution and superb image quality. Because each of the three separate image sensors receives one of the three primary colors of light (red, green and blue), they render more precise images and more faithful colors than the single light-receiving 1MOS sensor. What's the 3MOS System? 1MOS Light 3MOS Light RGB filter Image sensor Light of any color other than the filter color is absorbed. 3MOS (metal-oxide semiconductor) image sensors process the three primary colors of light (red, green and blue). Prism Image sensor The 3MOS system offers three times the light utilization of a 1MOS system. Image with Wide-angle Image with 12x optical zoom Image with 12x optical zoom x 10x digital zoom (120x) Take Clear Shots While Walking or Zooming Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) Because the hand-shake correction is done by actually driving the lens, there's none of the image degradation that occurs with electronic stabilization. You can capture beautiful, high-quality shots even in situations where hand-shake is typically a big problem - such as when zooming, shooting indoors in dim lighting, or shooting outdoors at night. *Hand-shake from strong vibrations may remain. Also, visible differences may be slight under some conditions. Suppresses Blocked Shadows and Blown Highlights Dynamic Range Stretch (DRS) A gamma curve and knee slope are estimated to match the contrast of each pixel, and applied in real time. When dark, bright, and intermediate shades are all contained in the same scene, this produces excellent gradation for each shade and minimizes blocked shadows and blown highlights. The images that result are enhanced by a visually wider dynamic range. Image with OIS OFF 04 Image with OIS ON High-quality Digital Stills Still Shots with 10.6-megapixel Resolution (approx.) Image with still shots The new 3MOS sensors also combine with Panasonic's proprietary Quad-Density Pixel Distribution technology to achieve a resolution that is equivalent to 4 times the normal level. The AG-HMC40 captures still images with approx. 10.6-megapixel resolution (in still image mode, 3:2 aspect ratio), which approaches the level of a high-performance digital still camera. For example, you can use it to shoot both motion and still images for a website. *The AG-HMC40 is not equipped with a flash function. The digital zoom cannot be used. Highly Detailed Image Composition Advanced Pro Tuning Functions •Matrix settings Lets you choose basic color hues that convey the desired overall image mood. Matrix settings NORM1 NORM2 FLUO CINE-LIKE For colors suited to shooting outdoors or under halogen lights. For colors more vivid than NORM1. For colors suited to shooting indoors under fluorescent lights. To reproduce colors similar to those in movies. •Knee point settings Controls the highlights within the frame. (AUTO/LOW/MID/HIGH) •Adjustable H detail level, V detail level, detail coring and skin detail Corrects edges and removes image noise. •Adjustable chroma level, chroma phase, color temp and master pedestal Sets the basic levels for brightness and other signals. •Two scene files The AG-HMC40 can save two sets of camera settings as scene files for instant recall later in similar shooting conditions. Cine-like Gamma Curves 7-mode Gamma for Richer Gradation Drawing on technologies developed for the VariCam HD camcorders for digital cinema, Panasonic has equipped the AG-HMC40 with advanced gamma functions that address seven different shooting scenarios and enhance your creative abilities. This includes the cine-like gamma, which produces the characteristic warm tone of film recordings. Images with the Dynamic Range Stretch (DRS) Effect Image with DRS OFF Image with DRS ON Blown highlights are suppressed. Blocked shadows are suppressed. Image with VIDEO GAMMA Image with CINE-LIKE GAMMA AG-HMC40 Gamma Modes HD NORM LOW SD NORM HIGH B.PRESS CINE-LIKE-D CINE-LIKE-V Suitable for HD recording Works to flatten out a high contrast scene Normal setting for SD (This was available in the DVX100 series.) Provides more contrast and color gradation Provides more contrast and blacks in low contrast scenes The Cine-like mode shifted to prioritize dynamic range The Cine-like mode shifted to prioritize contrast 05