AG-HMC41 AVCCAM Panasonic

• Newly developed 1/4.1-inch 3.05-megapixel, progressive 3MOS sensors. Also records still images with 10.6-megapixel resolution (approx.)
• 12x Leica Dicomar zoom lens with Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS)
• Professional-quality PH mode and reliable SD memory card recording
• Wide-ranging functions include a detachable XLR adapter (option),
• waveform monitor, and camera remote
• Smooth, easy operation with a manual focus ring and touch panel
• Outstanding mobility with a small body that weights just 0.98 kg (camera-recorder only)

Sharp, Crisp Rendering of Every Subject with 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 colour 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 colours, 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.

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-HMC41 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.

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.

Highly Nuanced Image Expression : 3.05-megapixel Progressive 3MOS Sensors

The progressive 3MOS image sensors record full-HD images with a total, 3.05-megapixel (approx.) resolution [effective motion-image resolution of 2.51 megapixels (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 colours of light (red, green and blue), they render more precise images and more faithful colours than the single light-receiving 1MOS sensor.

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-HMC41 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 recording

High-end AVCHD Image Quality : High Bit Rate of the Pro-use PH Mode

The AG-HMC41 features the image-enhancing PH mode that Panasonic developed exclusively for AVCCAM camcorders. It delivers a maximum AVCHD bit rate of 24 Mbps (average: 21 Mbps). Designed for professional image production, this mode lets you record 1080/25p and 720 progressive images in addition to 1080/50i from the AG-HMC41's 1920 x 1080 full-raster HD images.