Panasonic AG-HMC153 manual Compact, Lightweight and Perfectly Balanced, New Focus Assist Functions

Focus assist (combined mode)

Assist Functions and Interfaces for Professional Recording

Compact, Lightweight and Perfectly Balanced

The super-compact AG-HMC150 series 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 series 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 series 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.

Wide	Tele (13X optical zoom)	13X optical zoom X
		10X digital zoom (130X)

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 series. 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 series 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.

Waveform Monitoring(WFM) VECTOR (Vectorscope)

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 25p recording mode must be set separately.