Panasonic AG-HMC81 Merkblatt
Panasonic Europe Ltd., Hagenauer Strasse 43, 65203 Wiesbaden, Germany
Panasonic introduces new AG-HMC81 professional AVCCAM HD shoulder-
mount camcorder with DV recording
The 3-megapixel, 3MOS HMC81 is the first AVCCAM camera with
both HD and SD recording capabilities
Las Vegas, NV, 11
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April, 2010: Panasonic has announced the versatile AG-HMC81 professional
AVCCAM HD shoulder-mount camcorder, the first in the company’s series of low-cost AVCHD
camcorders to feature solid state DV as well as HD recording capabilities, making it ideal for
customers who desire both formats.
camcorders to feature solid state DV as well as HD recording capabilities, making it ideal for
customers who desire both formats.
With a high-resolution 3-megapixel imager, multiple AVCCAM recording formats, DV support, and
enhanced professional functions, the HMC81 delivers the full benefits of AVCCAM for schools, event
videographers, government facilities, web designers and corporate users who prefer to work with a
shoulder-mount camera and need flexible connectivity and format support. The camera, utilising a
professional 3-chip imager, can also take 10.6-megapixel still images and store them as standard
JPEGs on the solid state card. AVCHD recordings and stills can be directly played back from the SD
card on a wide range of low-cost players including Panasonic Blu-ray players, laptop PCs and game
consoles.
enhanced professional functions, the HMC81 delivers the full benefits of AVCCAM for schools, event
videographers, government facilities, web designers and corporate users who prefer to work with a
shoulder-mount camera and need flexible connectivity and format support. The camera, utilising a
professional 3-chip imager, can also take 10.6-megapixel still images and store them as standard
JPEGs on the solid state card. AVCHD recordings and stills can be directly played back from the SD
card on a wide range of low-cost players including Panasonic Blu-ray players, laptop PCs and game
consoles.
The camcorder’s full HD resolution 3-megapixel 3MOS imager produces stunning 1920 x 1080 or
1280 x 720 AVCHD video with high sensitivity. Because the AVCHD format-based camcorder uses
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 high profile encoding – which provides a doubling of bandwidth efficiency and
improved video performance over the older MPEG-2 compression based formats (e.g. HDV) –
recordings look clean and crisp, even during fast motion, without image degradation or dropouts.
1280 x 720 AVCHD video with high sensitivity. Because the AVCHD format-based camcorder uses
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 high profile encoding – which provides a doubling of bandwidth efficiency and
improved video performance over the older MPEG-2 compression based formats (e.g. HDV) –
recordings look clean and crisp, even during fast motion, without image degradation or dropouts.
The HMC81 records video in all four professional AVCCAM HD recording modes, including the
highest-quality PH mode (average 21 Mbps/Max 24Mbps), the HA mode (approx.17 Mbps), the HG
mode (approx.13 Mbps) and the extended recording HE mode (approx. 6 Mbps).
highest-quality PH mode (average 21 Mbps/Max 24Mbps), the HA mode (approx.17 Mbps), the HG
mode (approx.13 Mbps) and the extended recording HE mode (approx. 6 Mbps).
At 60Hz, the camcorder supports the following HD formats in PH mode: 1080/60i, 1080/30p,
1080/24pN, 720/60p, 720/30p, 720/24pN; in HA, HG and HE modes, it records in 1080/60i. In
standard definition DV, the camcorder records 480/60i, 480/30p, 480/24p.
1080/24pN, 720/60p, 720/30p, 720/24pN; in HA, HG and HE modes, it records in 1080/60i. In
standard definition DV, the camcorder records 480/60i, 480/30p, 480/24p.
The HMC81 records standard-definition DV directly onto SD cards in the AVI Type 2 file format and
offers squeeze, letter box and side crop options.
offers squeeze, letter box and side crop options.
Using just one 32GB SDHC memory card, a user can record three hours of full resolution 1920x1080
video and audio in PH mode, four hours at HA mode and 5.3 hours at HG mode. In the HE mode, the
camera can record up to 12 hours of 1440 x 1080 HD content on a 32GB SDHC card. Up to 2 hours
of DV content can be recorded on a single 32GB SDHC card.
video and audio in PH mode, four hours at HA mode and 5.3 hours at HG mode. In the HE mode, the
camera can record up to 12 hours of 1440 x 1080 HD content on a 32GB SDHC card. Up to 2 hours
of DV content can be recorded on a single 32GB SDHC card.
For the first time in an AVCCAM shoulder-mount, the HMC81 includes such high-end professional
features as a user-assignable manual focus ring functions (Focus/Iris/Zoom) for added control; time
code/UB recording; time/date stamp; and two wired remote control terminals (for zoom, focus, iris,
REC start/stop controls). The camcorder’s lens system captures super sharp images at up to 12X
optical zoom and features a 40.8mm (35mm lens equivalent) wide-angle setting. It also offers users
useful functions including Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) for smooth stable shooting, Dynamic Range
Stretch (DRS), which helps compensate for wide variations in lighting, and a Cine-Like Gamma mode
that gives recordings a more film-like look.
features as a user-assignable manual focus ring functions (Focus/Iris/Zoom) for added control; time
code/UB recording; time/date stamp; and two wired remote control terminals (for zoom, focus, iris,
REC start/stop controls). The camcorder’s lens system captures super sharp images at up to 12X
optical zoom and features a 40.8mm (35mm lens equivalent) wide-angle setting. It also offers users
useful functions including Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) for smooth stable shooting, Dynamic Range
Stretch (DRS), which helps compensate for wide variations in lighting, and a Cine-Like Gamma mode
that gives recordings a more film-like look.