Movie Making Manual/Cinematography/Cameras and Formats/AG-HVX200
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The Panasonic HVX-200 is a low-cost professional fixed lens HD camera released in December 2005 (NTSC) and April 2006 (PAL).
AG-HVX200 | |
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Model number | |
Manufacturer | Panasonic |
Intro date | 2005 |
Category | Low budget HD |
Price | $6k |
Format(s) | DVCproHD, DVCpro50, DVCpro, DV |
Mediums | MiniDV, P2 |
Sensor resolution | 1280x720 (0.9MP) with pixel shift |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 / 4:3 (SD only) |
Sensor tech | native 1080/60 progressive CCD (not confirmed by Panasonic, might be smaller and use pixel-shifting) |
Sensor manufacturer | |
# sensors | 3 |
Sensor size | 1/3" |
Recording res & fps | 1080/60i, 1080/24p, 1080/30p, 720/60p, 720/24p, 720/30p, 480/60i, 480/24p, 480/30p Some variable framerates in 720p |
Shutter mechanism | |
Shutter speeds | 1/30th - 1/2000th depending on mode |
Luma sampling freq. | |
Chroma subsampling | 4:2:2 |
Colour model | |
Colour depth | |
Low light performance | 6 lux |
Available sensitivities | |
Lens | Wide angle Leica Dicomar high definition lens with optical image stabilizer |
In-built filters | ND, size=82mm |
Adjustable gamma | CineGamma™ and NewsGamma |
Viewfinder | electronic |
LCD size | 3.5" |
Dynamic Range | 7 stops? |
Signal to Noise Ratio | |
Video outputs | HD component (D4), composite, s-vid |
Video inputs | composite, s-vid |
Audio inputs | 2 x XLR |
Audio Compression | PCM |
# audio channels | 4 |
audio sample rate | 48kHz |
audio quantisation | 16bit |
Digital IO | IEEE1394, USB2 |
Weight | |
Notes | not yet released |
Features edit
- Variable frame rates and resolutions, including (in the NTSC version):
- 1080: 60i, 30p
- 720: 60p, 48p, 36p, 32p, 30p, 26p, 24p, 22p, 20p, 18p, 12p
- 480: 60i, 30p, 24p
- Professional/Robust format (DVCPRO-HD)
- Tapeless recording (P2 memory cards)
- Professional Audio (48 kHz 16-bit 4-channel PCM audio, 2xXLR)
Competitors edit
In the field of semiprofessional HDTV cameras, the main competitors of the HVX200 (all of which use the HDV format) are (as of January 2006):
Films made with the HVX200 edit
- American Standard (2007)
- Cloverfield (2008)