<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
AG-DVX100	O
was	O
Panasonic	O
's	O
first	O
affordable	O
3CCD	B-Algorithm
digital	B-General_Concept
progressive	B-Device
scan	I-Device
camcorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Equipped	O
with	O
a	O
10x	O
Leica	O
Dicomar	O
lens	O
,	O
sensor	O
was	O
a	O
1/3	O
inch	O
,	O
470,000	O
pixel	O
3CCD	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
AG-DVC30	O
was	O
a	O
3CCD	B-Algorithm
prosumer	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CCD	B-Algorithm
and	O
lacks	O
the	O
true	O
progressive	B-Device
scan	I-Device
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AG-HVX200	O
is	O
a	O
fixed-lens	O
hybrid	O
camcorder	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
for	O
60Hz	O
market	O
and	O
April	O
2006	O
for	O
50Hz	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camcorder	O
allows	O
file-based	O
recording	O
onto	O
P2	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
recording	O
SD	O
footage	O
onto	O
traditional	O
MiniDV	O
cassettes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
imaging	O
section	O
employs	O
a	O
3CCD	B-Algorithm
system	O
with	O
1/3inch	O
sensors	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
about	O
520,000	O
photosites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
formats	O
can	O
be	O
recorded	O
onto	O
P2	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BBC	O
used	O
the	O
HVX	O
to	O
shoot	O
all	O
their	O
coverage	O
of	O
the	O
2006	O
and	O
2010	O
Olympics	O
,	O
the	O
Fox	O
network	O
is	O
using	O
P2	B-Device
exclusively	O
at	O
all	O
network	O
owned-and-operated	O
stations	O
,	O
Raycom	O
has	O
over	O
85	O
HVXs	O
at	O
their	O
21	O
television	O
stations	O
;	O
NDTV	O
(	O
New	O
Delhi	O
TV	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
private	O
producer	O
of	O
news	O
and	O
entertainment	O
in	O
India	O
uses	O
several	O
dozen	O
HVXs	O
and	O
New	O
York	O
1	O
uses	O
the	O
HVX	O
for	O
all	O
its	O
one-person	O
news	O
crews	O
(	O
over	O
25	O
reporters	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
AG-HVX200/200A	O
,	O
the	O
AG-HPX170	O
is	O
smaller	O
and	O
about	O
1.6	O
pound	O
lighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AG-HPX170	O
also	O
contains	O
an	O
SDI	O
(	O
HD/SD	O
)	O
output	O
terminal	O
enabling	O
the	O
serial	O
transfer	O
of	O
uncompressed	B-Device
video	I-Device
and	O
audio	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Panasonic	O
AG-HPX500	O
is	O
a	O
popular	O
,	O
highly	O
regarded	O
,	O
versatile	O
P2	B-Device
HD	I-Device
camcorder	O
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
NAB	O
2007	O
trade	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
records	O
on	O
three	O
"	O
progressive	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
's	O
and	O
utilizes	O
a	O
menu	O
structure	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
HVX200	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Panasonic	O
Varicam	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
difference	O
is	O
recording	O
media	O
(	O
Secure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
cards	I-Device
versus	O
P2	B-Device
cards	I-Device
)	O
and	O
encoding	O
format	O
(	O
AVCHD	O
versus	O
DVCPROHD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
is	O
recorded	O
onto	O
a	O
Secure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
card	I-Device
in	O
720p	O
,	O
1080i	O
and	O
1080p	O
formats	O
with	O
data	O
rate	O
up	O
to	O
24	O
Mbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Panasonic	O
AG-HPX370	O
is	O
a	O
1/3	O
"	O
ENG	O
format	O
P2	B-Device
camcorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AF100	O
features	O
two	O
XLR	O
inputs	O
with	O
+48V	O
Phantom	O
Power	O
capability	O
,	O
48-kHz/16	O
-bit	O
two-channel	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	O
recording	O
and	O
supports	O
LPCM/Dolby	O
-AC3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
SDXC	O
is	O
the	O
newest	O
SD	B-Device
memory	I-Device
card	I-Device
specification	O
that	O
supports	O
memory	O
capacities	O
above	O
32GB	O
up	O
to	O
2TB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
two	O
SD	B-Device
slots	I-Device
,	O
the	O
AF100	O
can	O
record	O
up	O
to	O
12	O
hours	O
on	O
two	O
64GB	O
SDXC	O
cards	O
in	O
PH	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2/3	O
"	O
ENG	O
style	O
P2	B-Device
camcorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
models	O
featured	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
record	O
5.1	O
channel	O
Dolby	O
Digital	B-General_Concept
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
models	O
recorded	O
interlaced	O
video	O
only	O
with	O
frame	O
size	O
of	O
1440×1080	O
pixels	O
and	O
pixel	B-Device
aspect	I-Device
ratio	I-Device
of	O
1.33	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
HDV	O
1080i	O
camcorders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camcorders	O
were	O
equipped	O
with	O
1/4	O
-inch	O
3CCD	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
camcorders	O
either	O
use	O
a	O
single	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
system	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
system	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
3CCD	B-Algorithm
setup	O
with	O
smaller	O
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AG-HSC1	O
was	O
however	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
portable	O
40GB	O
battery	O
operated	O
hard	O
drive	O
,	O
the	O
VW-PT2ZP	O
which	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
import	O
video	O
directly	O
from	O
a	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HDC-SD5	O
and	O
the	O
HDC-SD7	O
used	O
Secure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
memory	O
cards	O
as	O
recording	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lens	O
thread	O
size	O
has	O
been	O
reduced	O
from	O
43mm	O
to	O
37mm	O
,	O
the	O
sensor	O
size	O
has	O
been	O
reduced	O
from	O
1/4	O
-inch	O
to	O
1/6	O
-inch	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
3CCD	B-Algorithm
setup	O
has	O
been	O
preserved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HDC-SD9	O
recorded	O
onto	O
Secure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
memory	O
cards	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
HDC-HS9	O
recorded	O
onto	O
a	O
built-in	O
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
largest	O
functional	O
difference	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
models	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
record	O
progressive	B-Device
video	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
50Hz	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
camcorder	O
can	O
shoot	O
25-frame/s	O
progressive	B-Device
video	I-Device
,	O
recording	O
it	O
within	O
an	O
interlaced	O
stream	O
using	O
the	O
progressive	O
segmented	O
frame	O
technique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
60Hz	O
version	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
shoot	O
and	O
record	O
native	O
24-frame/s	O
progressive	B-Device
video	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
both	O
progressive	B-Device
modes	I-Device
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
x.v.color	O
mode	O
and	O
will	O
exhibit	O
too	O
much	O
saturation	O
levels	O
on	O
displays	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
this	O
color	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HDC-SD100	O
and	O
the	O
HDC-HS100	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
signified	O
Panasonic	O
's	O
switch	O
from	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
to	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interlaced	O
video	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
recording	O
format	O
for	O
both	O
camcorders	O
,	O
though	O
there	O
was	O
an	O
option	O
of	O
recording	O
progressive	B-Device
video	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
50Hz	O
versions	O
were	O
capable	O
of	O
shooting	O
25-frame/s	O
progressive	B-Device
video	I-Device
,	O
recording	O
it	O
within	O
interlaced	O
stream	O
using	O
progressive	O
segmented	O
frame	O
technique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
60Hz	O
versions	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
shoot	O
and	O
record	O
native	O
24-frame/s	O
progressive	B-Device
video	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
an	O
unusual	O
feature	O
for	O
a	O
consumer	O
camcorder	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
with	O
x.v.color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
a	O
slightly	O
noticeable	O
worse	O
noise	O
performance	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
DX1	O
and	O
SD1	O
but	O
much	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
1/6	O
inch	O
3CCD	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
camcorders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
Digital	B-General_Concept
Cinema	O
mode	O
allows	O
shooting	O
progressive-scan	B-Device
video	O
at	O
film-like	O
rates	O
—	O
25p	O
or	O
24p	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
shot	O
in	O
progressive	B-Device
mode	I-Device
is	O
recorded	O
in	O
interlaced	O
container	O
by	O
using	O
either	O
progressive	O
segmented	O
frame	O
technique	O
for	O
25p	O
mode	O
or	O
2-3	O
pulldown	O
for	O
24p	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progressive	B-Device
mode	I-Device
is	O
mentioned	O
in	O
neither	O
the	O
camera	O
specification	O
nor	O
the	O
operating	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HDC-TM300	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
departure	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
built-in	O
32GB	O
of	O
Flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
a	O
hard	O
disc	O
drive	O
(	O
The	O
'	O
TM	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
model	O
number	O
stands	O
for	O
'	O
Twin	O
Memory	O
 '	O
as	O
this	O
model	O
takes	O
FLASH	B-Device
memory	I-Device
cards	O
as	O
well	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
HDC-TM300	O
except	O
for	O
a	O
larger	O
64	O
GB	O
built	O
in	O
Flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
and	O
being	O
coloured	O
grey	O
instead	O
of	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inbuilt	O
FLASH	B-Device
memory	I-Device
of	O
the	O
HDC-TM700	O
remains	O
unchanged	O
at	O
32GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HDC-SD700	O
only	O
records	O
to	O
SD	O
,	O
SD-HC	O
or	O
SD-XC	O
FLASH	B-Device
memory	I-Device
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dolby	O
digital	B-General_Concept
2.0	O
audio	O
(	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
Dolby	O
5.1	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inbuilt	O
FLASH	B-Device
memory	I-Device
of	O
the	O
HDC-TM900	O
is	O
unchanged	O
at	O
32GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
3	O
megapixel	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
image	I-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
enables	O
up	O
to	O
50	O
times	O
total	O
zoom	O
,	O
assisted	O
by	O
lossless	O
digital	B-Algorithm
zoom	I-Algorithm
(	O
branded	O
as	O
intelligent	O
zoom	O
/	O
iZoom	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
full-resolution	O
(	O
2304×1296	O
pixel	O
)	O
still	O
images	O
while	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
recording	O
modes	O
are	O
1080/50i	O
(	O
Interlaced	O
video	O
)	O
with	O
four	O
selectable	O
bit	O
rate	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
540p/25p	O
mode	O
which	O
uses	O
intra-frame	B-General_Concept
coding	I-General_Concept
rather	O
than	O
inter-frame	B-Algorithm
coding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resistive	B-Device
touch	I-Device
screen	I-Device
's	O
brightness	O
can	O
optionally	O
automatically	O
adapt	O
to	O
the	O
surrounding	O
brightness	O
measured	O
through	O
the	O
image	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
models	O
accept	O
SD	O
,	O
SD-HC	O
and	O
SD-XC	O
FLASH	B-Device
memory	I-Device
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
HC-X900M	O
also	O
features	O
32GB	O
of	O
built	O
in	O
FLASH	B-Device
memory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HC-X800	O
is	O
similar	O
but	O
is	O
missing	O
the	O
electronic	O
viewfinder	O
;	O
has	O
a	O
smaller	O
LCD	O
panel	O
(	O
3	O
inches	O
-v	O
-	O
3.5	O
inches	O
)	O
;	O
is	O
slightly	O
smaller	O
;	O
only	O
records	O
sound	O
in	O
Dolby	O
stereo	O
instead	O
of	O
Dolby	O
Digital	B-General_Concept
5.1	O
and	O
lacks	O
an	O
external	O
microphone	O
input	O
and	O
a	O
headphone	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
again	O
the	O
M	O
designates	O
a	O
built-in	O
32GB	O
of	O
flash	B-Device
storage	I-Device
and	O
the	O
VW-CLT2	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
recording	O
in	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
wifi	O
,	O
dual	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slots	O
,	O
20x	O
optical	O
zoom	O
,	O
40x	O
intelligent	O
zoom	O
(	O
in	O
1920x1080	O
or	O
lower	O
record	O
modes	O
)	O
and	O
2/5/10x	O
digital	B-Algorithm
zoom	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HC-V550	O
and	O
HC-V500M	O
were	O
unveiled	O
at	O
CES	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
somewhat	O
similar	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
HC-V500	O
,	O
but	O
extended	O
optical	O
and	O
digital	B-Algorithm
zoom	I-Algorithm
and	O
added	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
50	O
times	O
optical	O
zoom	O
;	O
lossless	O
digital	B-Algorithm
zoom	I-Algorithm
is	O
supported	O
up	O
to	O
150	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
can	O
be	O
recorded	O
using	O
High	B-Application
Dynamic	I-Application
Range	I-Application
(	O
HDR	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
combines	O
two	O
images	O
taken	O
with	O
different	O
exposures	O
to	O
reduce	O
over	O
-	O
and	O
underexposure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
lossless	O
digital	B-Algorithm
zoom	I-Algorithm
,	O
described	O
by	O
Panasonic	O
as	O
"	O
Intelligent	O
Zoom	O
"	O
,	O
zoom	O
levels	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
25	O
times	O
and	O
40	O
times	O
can	O
be	O
achieved	O
at	O
2160p	O
and	O
1080p	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HDR	B-Application
video	I-Application
can	O
be	O
captured	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
1080p	O
(	O
Full	O
HD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
