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| Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 579
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Optical Zoom: 13
Display Size: 3.5
Maximum Focal Length: 51
Minimum Focal Length: 3.9
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.7
Dimensions (in): 17.7 x 12 x 10.7
Warranty: Full USA Warranty
MPN: AGHMC150PJ
Model: AGHMC150PJ
UPC: 791871304860
EAN: 0092281895130
ASIN: B001DKELYC
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Full range of HD formats: 1080/60i, 1080/30p, 1080/24p (Native); 720/60p, 720/30p, 720/24p (Native) | | • | Higher bit-rate recording than consumer models (21 Mbps PH Mode) | | • | 13X Wide angle 28 mm lens out of the box (35mm equiv.); 1/3-inch CCD Progressive Imagers | | • | Waveform Monitor, Vectorscope plus two Focus displays for accurate, quick focus | | • | 3.5-inch LCD monitor displays thumbnails for quick non-linear access to clips |
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Product Description
AVCCAM - the Industry's Next Generation Affordable HD... The AG-HMC150 handheld is Panasonic's exciting new introduction to the AVCCAM series. Representing a major step forward in affordable HD video capture, the HMC150 utilizes highly efficient AVCHD recording, the industry's new long GOP standard based on MPEG-4, to provide stunning image quality and longer record time. The new handheld incorporates three 1/3-inch progressive CCD imagers to produce stunning 1920 x 1080 resolution picture quality far exceeding older Long GOP formats like HDV. It's equipped with a high-performance wide-angle* Leica Dicomar 13x zoom lens and 24-and 30-frame progressive capture in a full range of HD formats, making it well suited for all types of projects. With an excitingrange of professional video and audio features and a compact, well-balanced design, the HMC150 is a "must have" for video professionals and enthusiasts looking for the best in affordable HD. Extra-Long Solid-State Recording: Forget minutes! With AVCHD technology and high-capacity SD memory cards, the HMC150 provides hours of beautiful high definition recordings at professional bitrates up to 21Mbps. And it's as easy to use as a digital still camera, with simple playback on many consumer devices and players, from computers and video game consoles to Blu-ray players and flat panel displays with SD card slots. AVCHD is currently supported by variety of editing solutio
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 22
 WOW :-) November 16, 2008
Bob Mckelvy (Rockport, TX USA)
30 out of 32 found this review helpful
I received my 150 a little over a week ago. Bought it because I wanted to move up to HD and get out of the tape business. It did not come with an SDHC card. Bought an 8 GB to carry me over until my 16 GB cards arrive via Amazon. I am still on the learning curve on it. Especially liked the large comfortable color view eye piece. I was also amazed by the clarity of the video play back on my 48" LCD screen. Used the three cable output first, that came with the camera( Video, Lt. Rt. Audio )
Very clear video, much clearer than my trusty old Canon GL-2 It does not come with an HDMI cable. Bought one locally and tried it. Plugged one end into the HDMI out port on the camera and the other end into the HDMI port of my TV. I was blown away by how clear it was !! The video was clearer than some of the stations I view in HD.
On playback, you are given a thumbnail of the first frame of each scene you shot when you turned the camera on. On playback, you can skip around the scenes you want to view , or delete if needed. The focus assist is another nice feature. When you use it, it momentarily zooms in on the middle of your next shot so that you can fine focus if needed.
It has many other features that I have not tried yet. On editing, bought the Pinnacle 12 Ultimate because it is set up to handle the AVHCD format and a PC with the AMD quad Phenom processor with 3 GB of RAM. Waiting for a more powerful graphics card to arrive before trying to edit in this new format. The battery that came with it is small. Would recommend buying the larger battery as soon as you can to balance it out. Right now, it feels a little out of balance because of the smaller battery. Also liked the solid magnesium body. No plastic anywhere ! Overall, I am impressed with this camera.
Nothing new to add... other than I love this camera January 16, 2009
Michael Harvey (Renton, WA United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
One thing you need to keep in mind is that editing AVCCam/AVCHD is a P.I.T.A. I'm using CS4 on a 2.4 quadcore with 8gig of RAM and Vista64 and it's sluggish with frequent lockups. I'm getting Cineform ProspectHD v4 when it comes out to compensate. Vegas 8.0c and Edius works well I'm told, and FCP need to convert it to ProRes (or whatever it's called). I think Avid needs to convert it to a native codec as well. Panasonic does offer a free converter to DVCProHD on there website
[Update 6/5/09... Premiere CS4 4.1 update is out, and editing is much easier. Also, Prospect v4 is out, and editing with the demo I've been trying has been a joy]
That said... the camera itself is awesome. Really. I'm coming from the DVX, and this is leaps and bounds above that (which is saying something). The images I'm getting are beautiful. I'm planning on going out now on my days off to shoot just for the fun of it.
I really can't add anything that hasn't been said already by others. But if you're looking at the HVX200a or HPX170 (they all share the same chips, and the HMC shares the same glass as the HPX), but don't want to deal with the costs of P2 or need all of the features of the HPX or HVX, I would HIGHLY recommend buying this instead.
Just be prepared for some editing headaches at first (the problem with bleeding edge technology is sometimes you need to get stitches).
Fantasic product, great Post Path February 24, 2009
David Hutt (Santa Barbara, CA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This new HD camcorder which is capable of saving 1080p video to SDHC memory cards is fantastic. The footage we are taking is very impressive, sharp with great HD depth of field. Be sure to register it through Panasonic to ensure your 3 years of warranty coverage. An important note: I also got the Panasonic PZ850U TV which includes an SDHC slot. The PZ850U line from Panasonic will play the raw HD video fromthe SDHC cards without ANY transcoding! This enables me to sit back and watch the footage, make notes on the clip numbers, time points and greatly simplify the content that needs to go into post production.
OutStanding Picture Quality for the Price February 24, 2009
Le Roy D. Candelaria (Ontario, California)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am completely happy with this camera's performance. I'm still learning some of the finer in and outs of it but I am completely satisfied with its color pick up and picture quality.
The recording media is very affordable, I bought to 16gb class 6 SDHC cards when i purchased this camera and so far is the easiest format to use especially if you come from a background using dslr's. The formatting must be done in the camera if anyone is wondering, and if you do format the sd card in your computer you will get an error message once you pop in.
My only problem with this camera is the AVCHD editing. It's a monster to edit and rendering is a painful process. I'm buying a new computer to accommodate the editing process because I currently can't effectively edit my work with the duo core processor I have at home. In my office I have a Core2 Quad and it is also kind of sluggish and rendering in any of the HD formats is about 15:1 (minute) ratio. It's just ridiculous.
But enough of that, I did enough research to know that the editing would be a beast, I just wasn't truly aware of the true impact it would have on me.
All in all this camera is an exceptional product and I am extremely pleased with my investment.
2/25/09 I forgot to mention these cards can be played in a PS3, which is a great feature for reviewing the days shoot. =)
7/10/09 So it's been 5 months now and I recently hooked up with a local magazine to do their internet video content. [...]
I still love this camera and it is DEFINITELY one of the BEST INVESTMENTS I have made on any type of equipment I have ever owned.
Panasonic AG HMC150 vs AG-HVX200 October 16, 2009
Terry Pick (TN, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
We just bought our HMC150 & the ease of using the SD cards is FANTASTIC as opposed to the minidv tapes & P2 cards that our HVX200 takes. The savings in the cost of the SD's vs P2's is astronomical as anyone reading this already knows. My son shoots weddings & business profiles for the internet along with hunting videos for outfitters, as he is pro staff for various hunting gear companies.
Unless you are needing to shoot an Indy film or something like that, the resolution from the smaller ccd's is adeqate for his/your needs without the exorbitant costs for the HVX's P2's, bigger tripod system, firestore etc....
On the Pro side, the wide angle lens that it comes with is great & it the camera as a whole is MUCH lighter for those LONG hand held shoots & you can get by with a lighter tripod/head combo than needed for the weight load of the HVX while not sacrificing that FULL size "PRO camera" look for a job! Lets face it when someone is forking over $1,000.00 for a wedding, they don't want to see a little camera that looks like they would use to shoot family movies with no matter that it is HD ect....
Also we bought a Wind netbook that we can download footage on site to free up the SD cards so we only need a couple of them & the netbook is so much lighter & smaller than a full size laptop rigged up to use as a firestore for the P2's!
On the Cons, we could NOT use our Sennheiser shotgun mike that fits perfectly on the HVX as it appears in the shot unless you are zoomed out 1/2 way! I don't know if there is some kind of an adapter that we can use to lift it up & out of the way yet.
My son is currently in Missouri on a Hunt that his dad is filming him in with the HMC150, so I'll have him update this review with how it performed in the field in rough conditions with an amatuer at the controls! The temps are dropping & we have had a LOT of rain...........so we'll sure have more to share as they are filming full day shoots for a week in extremely inclement weather conditions!
BTW... you might want to Immediately go ahead & buy the long life battery & UV filter at the same time you buy this as they are a DEFINITE "must" to protect the expensive wide angle lens that it comes with & to NOT lose a shot when filming because your battery died!
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