Assist Functions and Interfaces for Professional Recording

Compact, Lightweight and Perfectly Balanced

The super-compact AG-HMC150 weighs only 3.7 pounds (1.7 kg). It
combines small size and light weight with an ideal balance — the center
of gravity is in the hand grip –- to bring exceptional comfort and
maneuverability to handheld recording. The zoom lens further enhances
shooting ease and convenience, letting the AG-HMC150 handle a wide
range of applications without requiring a conversion lens.

Superb Mobility for Low-Angle Shots and Interviews

• The upper part of the handle grip
contains both the Rec Start/Stop button
and a lens zoom control (with three
speeds). This design assures easy
shooting even at low angles.
• The new LCD monitor mirror mode is
convenient when shooting interviews.

13X Cam-Driven Optical Zoom and 10X Digital Zoom

The cam-driven (mechanical) manual zoom ring provides the same fast,
precise zooming and feeling as cameras with interchangeable lenses. The
servo-driven zoom also allows slow zooming.
The AG-HMC150 is 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 13X optical zoom lens, and you get super-telephoto
magnification equivalent to a 130X zoom, without the drop in light
intensity that happens when using a lens extender.

Manual Focus and Aperture Control

The manual focus ring, which gives you a level of operating ease that
approaches an interchangeable lens, can be used to control the aperture
too, by switching the Focus Ring (Focus/Iris) selector. You can also add
backlight correction or spotlight correction to the auto aperture function.

New Focus Assist Functions

A new focus assist function with HD
compatibility has also been added to
the AG-HMC150. This is in addition
to a center zoom function that
enlarges the center of the frame, and
a histogram display. You can select
from three display modes: center
zoom, histogram, or combined center
zoom and histogram. And the Push
Auto button temporarily activates the AF system for quick focusing in
manual mode.

Simplified Waveform and Vectorscope Display

The AG-HMC150 has waveform and vectorscope display functions as
well. A single touch of the WFM key displays the waveform and vectors of
the captured video signal on the LCD monitor.

Scene File Dial

Set this dial for instant recall of an entire set of shooting conditions. Six
preset files are provided, and you can change any of the six file names and
their settings as desired. You can also store the settings to an SD Memory
Card, and load them when desired.
File Description
F1: — Standard settings
F2: FLUO. Indoor shooting under fluorescent lights
F3: SPARK Provides for Extra Color & Detail
F4: B-STR Enhanced gradations of luminance in low light scenes
F5: CINE V Cine-Like setting shifted to prioritize contrast
F6: CINE D Cine-Like setting shifted to prioritize dynamic range
*The recording image format is not affected when the F5 or F6 file is selected. The 24p/30p recording mode
must be set separately.
Focus assist (combined mode)
Wide Tele (13X optical zoom) 13X optical zoom X
10X digital zoom (130X)
Waveform Monitoring(WFM) VECTOR (Vectorscope)