Panasonic AG-HVX200A manual Professional Design

Professional Design

Manual Zoom, Focus, Iris and Gain Functions

for the Professional

Cam-Driven Manual Zoom

The cam-driven (mechanical) manual zoom ring provides the same fast, precise zooming as cameras with interchangeable lenses. You'll also enjoy the operating feel. When you turn the zoom ring, you experience the same kind of steady resistance as you feel with 35mm lenses. The AG-HVX200A's servo-driven zoom also allows slow zooming.

Manual Focus with Center Zoom

Enjoy quick, sharp focusing manually or automatically. In manual mode, the focus ring gives you the same kind of operating feel and responsive control as cameras with interchangeable lenses. An HD-compatible focus assist (Center Zoom) function enlarges the

center part of the image, making it easier to get the more precise focus needed in HD production.In auto mode, you get quick focusing when shooting. When set to infinity, the focal distance is immediately prepared for the next manual focus. When in manual mode, pressing the Push Auto button temporarily activates auto focus.

Manual Aperture

The large aperture dial (direction setting possible) is designed for easy manual operation. You also can add backlight correction or spotlight correction to the auto aperture function.

SUPERIOR CAMERA FUNCTIONS AND OPERABILITY

Scene File, User Buttons and Auto Functions

for Quicker, Easier Shooting

Scene File Dial

Set this dial for a set of shooting conditions, and later you can instantly retrieve the settings when needed. Six preset files are provided, and you can change any of the six file names and their settings as desired.

You can transfer the settings to an SD Memory Card and load them into other cameras, making it easy to set up multiple cameras on a shoot.

Three User Buttons

The AG-HVX200A has three user buttons, each of which can be assigned any one of 12 functions (rec check, spotlight, backlight, black fade, white fade, ATW, ATW lock, gain 18dB, focus ring, memo/index, slot sel, shot mark). The assigned functions can then be accessed at the touch of a button.

Auto/Manual Mode Selector

Just select the auto position to turn on Auto Aperture, Auto Gain, Auto Tracking White Balance, and Auto Focus — and you are immediately ready to shoot. You can also customize the auto mode by removing functions and setting the gain to any value desired.

Gain, ND Filter

Increases gain up to 18 dB. The selector has three positions: L is fixed at 0 dB; M and H can be set to 0, +3, +6, +9, or +12 dB. +18dB can also be quickly accessed by the use of the USER 1, 2 or 3 switch. Two ND filters (1/8 ND, 1/64 ND) are built-in and easily accessible.

Slow, Synchro and High Speed Shutter

Used with the variable frame rate functions, this allows you to create a blurring effect or crystal clear stop motion sports action.

The AG-HVX200A also features a synchro scan function that's suitable for capturing screen shots from a computer monitor.

White Balance with the Auto Tracking White Function

One press of the AWB button is all it takes to adjust the white balance and black balance. There are three white balance values to select from: one that's preset, and two (A, B) that you can set and save in memory. The auto tracking white balance (ATW) function can also be assigned to any of the three positions. The ATW mode supports fast, active shooting by adjusting the white balance in real-time as lighting conditions change.