Load Data to a Windows PC/Mac or Write It to a Blu-ray Disc with AVCCAM Viewer
(Download it for Free)
AVCCAM Viewer*1 for Windows PC/Mac*2 makes it easy to preview AVCCAM files and other AVCHD motion images, still image and meta-data, with very simple operation. Files can be played from an SD Memory Card, Blu-ray Disc, or hard disk, and saved to a
PC (hard disk) from an SD Memory Card or Blu-ray Disc. Files can also be copied or deleted, meta-data can be displayed, and data can be written to an SD Memory Card or Blu-ray Disc.*3 AVCCAM Restorer software can also be used to restore files that were damaged, for example, by a power interruption during recording.
[Windows PC]
•CPU: Intel® Core™2 Duo or better (2.4 GHz or better is recommended)
•OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business, Windows® XP SP2 or later
•RAM: 1024 MB or more for Windows Vista,
512 MB or more for Windows XP (1024 MB or more recommended)
[Mac]
•CPU: Intel® Core™ Duo 2.6 GHz or faster (including compatible CPUs)
•OS: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
•RAM: 1024 MB or more (2048 MB or more recommended)
*1: AVCCAM Viewer software can be downloaded for free from the following Panasonic website. PASS registration is required. For details, please visit the following website and click on "Support and Downloading Information." <https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/support/desk/e/download.htm>
*2: A Mac version Blu-ray Disc compatible model will be released in September 2009.
*3: Do not insert a disc [DVD (AVCHD)] produced with the provided HD Writer 2.5E software into a device that does not support the AVCHD standard. If it is inserted into such a device, the disc may not eject. Also, do not play the disc with a device that does not support the AVCHD standard.
Copying onto BD/DVDs with DVD Recorder
You can easily copy AVCHD data onto the built-in HDD of a Panasonic DVD recorder. You can also copy HD images onto a BD or DVD.
| SDHC/SD | DVD Recorder |
AG-HMC40 | Memory Card | BD/DVD (AVCHD) |
*Needs to be compatible with AVCHD. DVD recorder is not available in some areas.
HD Playback on a Monitor
Full-HD images recorded in AVCHD can be previewed on a monitor.
HDMI
SDHC/SD
Memory Card
Monitor
*Needs to be compatible with AVCHD playback. Use an HDMI cable with Type A terminal. (Not compatible with VIERA Link)
AVCHD Nonlinear Editing
Compatibility with existing HD editing environments AVCHD files can be transferred at high speed by using the USB 2.0 interface to connect the AG-HMC40 or an SDHC Memory Card reader to a Windows PC/Mac.
This dramatically improves productivity when compared with the time-consuming task of digitizing.
USB 2.0 | | BD (BD-Video) |
AG-HMC40 | |
| AVCHD compatible | DVD (AVCHD) |
| |
Nonlinear Editing System* | |
| USB 2.0 | DVD-Video |
| | (SD) |
| SDHC/SD | SDHC Card Reader |
| Memory Card |
| |
*New AVCHD transcoder software is available for free downloading on the following website.
<For US customers: www.panasonic.com/broadcast>
<Outside US: https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/support/desk/e/download.htm>
Bundled*1 with EDIUS Neo 2
Nonlinear Editing Software*2
(Windows PC only)
This software makes it simple and easy to edit full-HD images, and also lets you burn Blu-ray and DVD discs.
Features
•AVCHD converter 3 (included) lets you convert the images in AVCHD format into Canopus HQ (AVI) and other formats. Editing is easy.
•The new 3D transition GPUfx system enables high-speed, high-quality effect processing.
•Bundles with richly expressive effect software •Real-time editing and conversion of different HD/SD data
•Provides output in a variety of image file formats, including AVI, H.264 and QuickTime
[PC Minimum System Requirements]
•CPU: Intel® Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or faster (Centrino, Xeon, Core Duo with the same or better performance) *SSE2 or above required. Multicore/multi-CPU compatibility
•OS: Microsoft® Windows® Vista SP1 (32-bit/64-bit) (Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate), Windows® XP SP2 or above (32-bit) (Home/Professional)
•RAM: 1024 MB or more, (1024 MB or more recommended)
*1: Limited time offer. The package model number is AG-HMC40U.
*2: Only the EDIUS Neo 2 install disc is bundled with this package. The Bonus Content CD is not included with the bundle version. Also, PASS registration is required to install the software.
For more details, please visit the following website:
< https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/ (Starting AVCCAM EDIUS Neo 2 Bundle Sales)>
For details about EDIUS Neo 2, please visit: <http://desktop.grassvalley.com/products/EDIUSNeo/index.php>
[GENERAL]
Power Supply: | DC7.2V (using with battery), 7.3V (using with AC adapter) |
Power Consumption: | 7.8 | W (max., when the AG-MYA30G XLR microphone adapter is connected) |
| 5.8 | W (in standalone condition) |
Operating Temperature: | 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) |
Operating Humidity: | 10% to 80% (No condensation) |
Weight: | Approx. 2.16 lb. (Approx. 0.98 kg) camcorder only |
| Approx. 3.08 lb. (Approx. 1.4 kg) including SD memory cards, supplied battery, |
| | microphone and XLR adapter |
Dimensions (W x H x D): | 5-11/32 x 5-5/16 x 11-31/32 inches (136 × 135 × 304 mm) excluding the projection part |
[CAMERA]
Pick-up Device: | 3MOS (1/4.1-inch progressive modes supported) |
Picture Elements: | Total: Approx. 3.05 megapixels×3 | |
| Effective (video): Approx. 2.51 megapixels×3 (16:9) |
| Effective (still image): Approx. 2.32 megapixels×3 (4:3), |
| Approx. 2.65 megapixels×3 (3:2), Approx. 2.51 megapixels×3 (16:9) |
Lens: | LEICA DICOMAR lens with optical image stabilizer, motorized/manual mode switching, | |
| 12× zoom, F1.8 to 2.8 (f=4.0mm to 48mm), |
| 35mm equivalent (video): 40.8mm to 490mm (16:9) |
| 35mm equivalent (still image): 41.3mm to 496mm (3:2), |
| 40.8mm to 490mm (16:9), 45.0mm to 540mm (4:3) |
Optical Color Separation: | Prism system | |
ND Filter: | Auto On/Off by IRIS | |
Minimum shooting distance: | 35.43 inches (0.9 m) | |
Gain Selection: | <Motion Image> 0 dB to +24 dB (Variable in 1-dB steps; | |
| USER button allocation; up to +34 dB using the High Gain setting) |
| <Still Image> 0 dB to +18 dB (Variable in 1-dB steps) | |
Shutter Speed: | <Motion Image> 60i/60p mode: 1/60 sec. to 1/2000 sec. (7 steps) |
(Preset) | 30p mode: 1/30 sec. to 1/2000 sec. (8 steps) |
| 24p mode: 1/24 sec. to 1/2000 sec. (8 steps) |
| <Still Image> 1/2 sec. to 1/2000 sec. (16 steps) |
Shutter Speed: | 60i/60p mode: 1/60.0 sec. to 1/250.0 sec. | |
(Synchro Scan) | 30p mode: 1/30.0 sec. to 1/250.0 sec. 24p mode: 1/24.0 sec. to 1/250.0 sec. |
Slow Shutter Speed: | 60i/60p mode: 1/2 sec., 1/4 sec., 1/8 sec., 1/15 sec., 1/30 sec. | |
| 30p mode: 1/2 sec., 1/4 sec., 1/8 sec., 1/15 sec. |
| 24p mode: 1/2 sec., 1/3 sec., 1/6 sec., 1/12 sec. |
Minimum Luminance: | Approx. 1 lx (Gain: +34 dB, Slow Shutter: 1/2 sec.) | |
Digital Zoom: | 2x/5x/10x (Assigned to the USER button, only available for 1080/60i, 720/60p) | |
Filter Diameter: | 43 mm | |
[Video Recording] | | |
Recording Format: | AVCHD | |
Compression Method: | MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 | |
Recording Media*1: | SD Memory Card : 512MB, 1GB, 2GB (FAT12, FAT16) | |
| SDHC Memory Card : 4GB, 6GB, 8GB, 12GB, 16GB, 32GB (FAT32) |
Recording Video | PH mode: 1080/60i, 1080/30p (over 60i), 1080/24p (native), | |
Format: | 720/60p, 720/30p (over 60p) and 720/24p (native) |
| HA, HG and HE mode: 1080/60i only |
Transmission Rate: | PH mode: Approx. 21 Mbps (VBR, Max. 24 Mbps) | |
| HA mode: Approx. 17 Mbps (VBR), HG mode: Approx. 13 Mbps (VBR) |
| HE mode: Approx. 6 Mbps (VBR) |
Interval REC*2: | 1 sec. / 10 sec. / 30 sec. / 1 min. / 2 min. / OFF | |
SD Memory Card: | Max. recordable clips per card: 900 | |
| (after formatting, without removing/inserting the card) |
| Max. playable clips: 1,000 (up to 1,000 clips displayed) |
Thumbnail View: | Selectable from 20 frames/page, 9 frames/page, and 1 frame/page | |
Editing Functions: | Delete, write-protect | |
Formatting Function: | Yes | |
[Still Picture]
Compression Method: | JPEG (DCF/Exif2.2 standard), DPOF |
Recording Media: | SD Memory Card: 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, | |
| | 512MB, 1GB, 2GB (FAT12, FAT16) |
| | SDHC Memory Card: 4GB, 6GB, 8GB, 12GB, 16GB, 32GB (FAT32) |
| Recording Pixels: | [4:3] 9 megapixels / 8 megapixels / 5 megapixels / 0.3 megapixels | |
| | [3:2] 10.6 megapixels / 7 megapixels / 4.5 megapixels |
| | [16:9] 10 megapixels / 6 megapixels / 3.5 megapixels |
| Quality: | Fine/Normal | |
Flach Function: | No | |
Number of Recordable | [4:3] 6030 (9M 3520 x 2640 pixels)*4 |
Still Pictures*3 (approx.): | [3:2] 5300 (10.6M 3984 x 2656 pixels)*4 |
| | [16:9] 5580 (10M 4224 x 2376 pixels)*4 | |
[Video System]
Video Signals: | 1080/60i, 720/60p |
HDMI Output: | HDMI x 1 (HDMI Type A terminal), 1080/60i, 720/60p, 480/60p |
| | (Not compatible with VIERA Link) |
| Component Output: | Mini-D x 1, Y: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 , PB/PR: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 |
A/V Output: | 1.0 Vp-p, 75 |
[Audio System]
Compression Method: | Recording/Playback: Dolby Digital/2 ch |
Sampling Frequency: | 48 kHz |
Quantization: | 16 bit |
Compression Bit-rate: | PH mode: 384 kbps, HA, HG and HE mode: 256 kbps |
[Audio IN/OUT]
XLR Input: | Exclusive terminal for AG-MYA30G |
Internal Microphone: | Stereo microphone | |
A/V Output: | Output: 316 mV, 600 2 ch | |
HDMI Output: | 2 ch (Linear PCM), 5.1 ch (Dolby Digital) | |
Headphone: | Stereo mini jack (3.5 mm diameter) x 1 | |
Built-in Speaker: | 20 mm (round) x 1 | |
External Microphone | -70 dBV (Mic sensitivity: -50 dB equivalent, 0 dB=1 V/Pa 1 kHz) |
Input: | Stereo mini jack (3.5 mm diameter) (Not compatible with plug-in power microphone) |
[Other Connectors]
USB: | Type mini B connector (compliant with USB ver. 2.0) |
Camera Remote: | Super mini jack (2.5mm diameter) x 1, for zoom and rec start/stop operations |
| Mini jack (3.5mm diameter) x 1, for focus and iris controls |
[Monitor]
LCD Monitor: | 2.7 inches, wide LCD color monitor, Approx. 230,000 pixels |
Viewfinder: | 0.26 inches, wide LCD color viewfinder, Approx. 113,000 pixels |
[Standard Accessories]
AC adapter/charger, 2640mAh battery pack (secure type), AC cable, DC cable (catch type), Wireless remote controller with button-type battery, Eye cup, Shoulder Belt,
Component video cable, AV cable, PIN-BNC conversion plugs, Handle, Touch pen, CD-ROM, AVCCAM Restorer (Windows PC/Mac)
The following accessories are attached to the unit. Lens hood cap and XLR adapter terminal cover
*1: SDHC/SD memory card (8MB to 32GB) can be used for storing/reading scene file and user file, and reading metadata.
*2: Records only in PH mode, 1080/24p. The maximum recording interval is 24 hours.
*3: The number of recordable still pictures varies depending on the subject and whether both Fine and Normal mode pictures are included.
*4: Fine mode, using one 32GB SDHC Memory Card.
*Weight and dimensions shown are approximate. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
