Panasonic AVCCAM AG-HMC40 User Manual page 3

S upe rb Full- HD I m a ge Qua lity
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 Highly Refractive Lens
Reduces color aberration to Makes it possible to fit a 12x optical zoom
produce clear images. 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.
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.
Image with OIS OFF Image with OIS ON
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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?
3MOS
1MOS
Light Light
RGB filter
Prism
Image sensor
Light of any color other than The 3MOS system offers three times
the filter color is absorbed. the light utilization of a 1MOS system.
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MOS (metal-oxide semiconductor)
image sensors process the three primary
colors of light (red, green and blue).
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.
High-quality Digital Stills
Still Shots with 10.6-megapixel Resolution
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
Image with still shots
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.
Image
sensor The digital zoom cannot be used.
Images with the Dynamic Range Stretch (DRS) Effect
Image with DRS OFF Image with DRS ON
Blown highlights
are suppressed.
Highly Detailed Image Composition
Advanced Pro Tuning Functions
(approx.)
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Matrix settings
Lets you choose basic color hues
that convey the desired overall
image mood.
NORM1 For colors suited to shooting outdoors or under halogen lights.
NORM2 For colors more vivid than NORM1.
FLUO For colors suited to shooting indoors under fluorescent lights.
CINE-LIKE To reproduce colors similar to those in movies.
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Knee point settings
Controls the highlights within the frame. (AUTO/LOW/MID/HIGH)
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Adjustable H detail level, V detail level,
detail coring and skin detail
Corrects edges and removes image noise.
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Adjustable chroma level, chroma phase,
color temp and master pedestal
Sets the basic levels for brightness and other signals.
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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.
Image with VIDEO GAMMA Image with CINE-LIKE GAMMA
AG-HMC40 Gamma Modes
HD NORM Suitable for HD recording
LOW Works to flatten out a high contrast scene
SD NORM Normal setting for SD (This was available in the DVX100 series.)
HIGH Provides more contrast and color gradation
B.PRESS Provides more contrast and blacks in low contrast scenes
CINE-LIKE-D The Cine-like mode shifted to prioritize dynamic range
Blocked shadows
CINE-LIKE-V The Cine-like mode shifted to prioritize contrast
are suppressed.
Matrix settings
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