Panasonic announced it will add a new member to the Micro Four camera system, welcome the Panasonic Micro Four Thirds camcorder.
How much damage for the M4/3 camcorder? A whopping, estimated US$6000 and will be available late this year.
The price is extremely steep and unless you’re the next George Lucas, do you think you would even buy one? Regardless of your answer, this Micro Four Third camcorder shows Panasonic’s commitment to develop the M4/3 market.
The Panasonic Micro Four Thirds camcorder records full 1080 HD video which can be rendered in several frame rates. A great feature of this Micro Four Thirds camcorder is that it is compatible with Panasonic’s Lumix G lenses, adapters and filters. The M4/3 camcorder records a variety of format you want to capture, just make sure it’s not bigger than 1080p at 30fps.
The Panasonic Micro Four Thirds camcorder uses a SDXC media card compatibility in addition to existing SDHC card support (SDXC is the newest SD memory card specification that supports memory capacities above 32GB up to 2TB). There are 2 memory card slots, the AF100 can record up to 12 hours on two 64GB SDXC cards in PH mode.
Videographers, filmographers, film production outfits are the target audience of Panasonic’s higher end camcorder.
“Designed in consultation with the filmmaking community, the AF100 eclipses the video performance of other cameras in this price range,” said Joe Facchini, Vice President of Sales & Product Management, Media & Production Services, Panasonic Solutions Company. “Ideal for film schools and independent filmmakers, this affordable, digital cinematography camera employs an advanced professional AVC/ H.264 Hi Profile AVCHD codec compatible with a wide range of editing tools and affordable players.”
Micro Four Thirds is really proving to be the most promising camera system of the future.
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The AF100 incorporates a 4/3-inch, 16:9 MOS imager. The camcorder records 1080/60i, 50i, 30p, 25p and 24p (native) and 720/60p, 50p, 30p, 25p and 24p (native) in AVCHD’s highest-quality PH mode (maximum 24Mbps). Ready for global production standards, the camcorder is 60Hz and 50Hz switchable.
The AF100 maximizes the potential of its high-resolution imager with built-in ND filtering and dramatically reduced video aliasing. Standard professional interfaces include HD-SDI out, HDMI, time code recording, built-in stereo microphone and USB 2.0. The AF100 features two XLR inputs with +48V Phantom Power capability, 48-kHz/16-bit two-channel digital audio recording and supports LPCM/Dolby-AC3.
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