High Quality - Panasonic AG-DVC30 Brochure & Specs

High Quality

Outstanding Image Quality, Sensitivity and Wide-Angle Framing — Plus Extra Versatility
Wide-Angle, High-Magnification Leica 16x Zoom Lens
The AG-DVC30's Leica Dicomar 16x
optical zoom lens answers a broad
range of shooting needs, delivering
superb results from 39.5mm wide
angle all the way to 632mm
telephoto (both 35mm lens
equivalents). In wide-angle
performance — critical in broadcast
and other professional applications
— this lens is tops in its class. Behind
this outstanding performance are the
advanced optical technologies and expertise that have made Leica
Camera AG one of the most respected names in the camera world. This
new 16x optical zoom 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.
*Leica and Dicomar are registered trademarks of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH.
Optical Image Stabilizer Compensates for Hand Shaking
The AG-DVC30's advanced Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) compensates
for hand shaking that occurs as you shoot. A gyrosensor detects
hand-shake and sends signals to a linear motor, which adjusts the lens to
compensate. Because this process takes place prior to the CCD image
capture (rather than in the downstream electronic processing), it virtually
eliminates any effect of hand-shake on resolution and screen angle. The
OIS can also be helpful when zooming or shooting in dim lighting.
1/4-Inch, 410,000-Pixel 3CCD Image System:
High Sensitivity, Low Noise
To assure a level of picture quality
suitable for professionals,
the AG-DVC30 uses a 3CCD image
system that delivers the highest
sensitivity in its class. Its high S/N
ratio and extremely low noise (in
darker areas of a picture) combines
with high sensitivity to deliver
excellent image quality even when
shooting indoors under dim lighting. When shooting in sunlight or under
bright spotlights, this 3CCD system offers low smear.
12-bit A/D and RGB Gamma Processor
The AG-DVC30 features an A/D
converter that uses the same 12-bit
processing as broadcast-quality
camera-recorders. This, combined
with an RGB gamma processor that
uses Panasonic's unique gamma
curve function, helps assure high-
image-quality processing. In fact,
the AG-DVC30's A/D converter and
RGB gamma processor are the same
ones used in our popular AG-DVX100A, which has won acclaim as the
industry's highest image quality DV camera.
Optical Image Stabilizer
aspherical lens
A Digital Zoom for Professionals
Engineered for professionals, the AG-DVC30 is
equipped with a digital zoom that instantly
magnifies the image by any of five fixed values
— 1.25x, 1.5x, 2x, 5x or 10x.
Use it together with the 16x
optical zoom lens, and you get
super-telephoto magnification
equivalent to a 160x zoom.
Image degradation during the
digital processing is particularly
low in the 1.25x magnification
mode, so you get superb zoom
quality all the way to 20x.
Movie Simulation Mode
The AG-DVC30 can capture and reproduce images that are strikingly
similar in tone to film images, thanks to Panasonic's unique Cine-Like
gamma curve and a 30-fps frame recording function that electronically
interpolates interlaced images to create frames with no time differences
between fields.*
Settings for this mode are preset in the Movie-Like scene file.
*The resulting images are not the same as native progressive images recorded with a progressive CCD.
Gamma Curve and Images (conceptual)
High-Sensitivity Slow Shutter
The slow shutter function uses image
accumulation to allow shutter speeds with
frame rates reduced by half or more.
The accumulation method
provides bright-color images with
less noise than those captured
using conventional gain-up,
so you get the higher sensitivity
needed for nighttime shooting
without illumination. The slow
shutter function can also be used
to obtain movie-like effects.
16:9 Wide Recording
The aspect ratio can be set to either 4:3 or 16:9
to accommodate wide-image recording.
In 16:9 recording, you can select
either letterbox or squeeze mode,
giving you more possibilities in
downstream editing and playback.
16:9 Squeeze
Wide (x 1)
Image
x 20 Zoom Image
NORM
CINE-LIKE
Gain Up Image
Slow Shutter Image
4:3
16:9 Letter Box