Leica Dicomar Lens with Wide-Angle and 12x Zoom Range
The glass-molded, ultra high refractive index, aspherical lens enables wide-angle shots with a wide end of 38.5mm (35mm conversion) from a compact unit. So even with 12x optical zoom*, you can shoot with superb HD image quality. Featuring 13 individual lens elements arranged in 10 groups, the Leica Dicomar lens is specifically designed for HD shooting. The lens elements are made of low dispersion glass to assure low chromatic aberration and high resolution.
A total of 21 multi-coated lens surfaces minimize flare and ghosting.
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Leica Dicomar Lens (13 lenses in 10 groups) | 3CCD |
* Digital zoom goes up to 700x.
•Leica is a registered trademark of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH.Dicomar is a registered trademark of Leica Camera AG. Leica Dicomar products are manufactured using Leica-certified measuring instruments and quality assurance systems based on rigorous quality standards approved by Leica Camera AG.
Optical Image Stabilizer Compensates for Hand-Shake
The AG-HMC70 series advanced Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) compensates for hand shaking that occurs as you shoot. Gyro sensors detect hand-shake and send 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. It's perfect for those Run & Gun applications.
*Due to particularly large vibrations caused by hand-shake or other conditions, blurring may not be eliminated. * Depending on shooting conditions, no large difference may appear.
1/4-inch Progressive CCD Faithfully Reproduces Colours
To assure high sensitivity, Panasonic developed a 1/4- inch progressive CCD. Enlarging the area of each CCD pixel enables high- sensitivity shots in light as low 6 lux. This lets you shoot dark scenes with minimal noise.
High-Precision Progressive Scan
In the AG-HMC70 series camera section, the progressive CCD creates native progressive images with outstanding vertical resolution. Progressive interlace conversion is then used to provide image quality that is higher than you get with conventional electronic interpolation of interlaced signals. Progressive 3D noise reduction also dramatically reduces noise and after-images.
Progressive Image | Interlaced Image |
