Panasonic Debuts AG-DVX100B Mini-DV Camcorder
October 26, 2005
Secaucus, NJ - Panasonic Broadcast has introduced the AG-DVX100B 24p/30p/60i Mini-DV Camcorder ($3,995) with more than two dozen enhancements.
The successor to the AG-DVX100A and AG-DVX100, the AG-DVX100B is among the first professional camcorders to be RoHS*-compliant, i.e. a product that is virtually free of lead, arsenic and other hazardous substances. Compliance with the RoHS directive becomes mandatory in July 2006 in Europe.
“Our objective with the AG-DVX100B was to create an environmentally-conscious camcorder while improving upon the outstanding feature-set of its predecessors,” said Jan Crittenden Livingston, DVCPRO/DVCPRO50 Business Line Manager, Panasonic Broadcast. “While making it RoHS compliant, we revisited the product design and enriched the camera with many improvements that video professionals have been requesting.”
The 4-pound, hand-held AG-DVX100B boasts new specifications that are tailor-made for full-fledged video production. For instance, Panasonic says it is the industry’s first DV camcorder to allow camera-to-camera time-code syncho and user-settable file transfer over IEEE 1394, facilitating the AG-DVX100B’s use in simultaneous, multi-camera shoots. Other innovations include 16:9 Letter-box Display Mode on the electronic viewfinder (EVF) and 3.5” color LCD monitor designed for distortion-free Squeeze Mode or Anamorphic Display; Remote Control of Focus and Iris (wired) for easier operation when mounted on a jib or tripod; Single Button Character Off for LCD and EVF displays; improved Video S/N for better low light recording; and higher resolution LCD (210,000 pixels) and EVF (235,000 pixels) monitors.
The company reports these other key improvements: a more sensitive on-camera mic; the re-location of the speaker to nearer the LCD screen to make audio easier to hear during playback; slower middle zoom speed; a heavier duty, easily replaced tripod connection; audio off tape or live E-E mode for delay free (echo free) monitoring; an End Search Camera Function to speed up search; a “what you see is what you get” image in the LCD and EVF; a new design for the scene file dial’s rib protector to prevent unintentional file changes; a color drop-down display mode for menu choices; and a new color (Black Sapphire).
The camcorder’s standard accessories include a CGR-D54 battery, AC adapter/charger, microphone holder, remote control, shoulder strap, lens cap, cleaning tape and instruction manual.
Like its predecessor, the 1/3" 3-CCD AG-DVX100B offers extensive auto and manual controls; a CineGamma curve that emulates the look of film and CineSwitch technology that supports 480i/60 (NTSC), cinema-style 480p/24fps and 480p/30fps image capture.
Also available is the AG-DVX100B Serious Production Package consisting of the AG-DVX100B, Serious Magic DV Rack software and a Kata EFP bag.
* RoHS (Restriction on Hazardous Substances) compliant means that the product or part does not contain any of the following substances in excess of the following maximum concentration values in any homogeneous material, unless the substance is in an application that is exempt under RoHS: (a) 0.1% (by weight) for lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls or polybrominated diphenyl ethers; or (b) 0.01% (by weight) for cadmium.
For more information, visit:
www.panasonic.com/dvcinema
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