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Image mixer 3 panasonic11/12/2022 The HMC40 shoots a full-resolution, no-excuses-necessary HD image, and records it using the highest bitrate allowed in the AVCHD specification. Both 720-line and 1080-line formats are supported, and the diminutive HMC40 steals a march on its bigger brother: the smaller camera uses 3.05 Mpixel sensors, with 2.51 million effective photosites in video mode: that’s more than the 2.07 million photosites needed to fully sample a 1920×1080 image. Yet it offers AVCHD recording at up to 24 Mbit/sec (maximum, including audio average video data rate is 21 Mbit/sec), interlaced and progressive imaging, and 24fps recorded as native 24p, without 3-2 pulldown. Like the DVC30, the HMC40 has a detachable T-handle, and it controls exposure the same way. In the same manner, the HMC40 can be thought of as the AG-HMC150’s younger brother: it’s half the cost and half the weight, and uses 1/4″ CMOS sensors in place of the 150’s 1/3″ CCDs. The 1/3″ DVX100 was the first DV camcorder to offer 24fps the DVC30 sprang from the same design mindset but used 1/4″ CCDs and cost considerably less, while sporting a unique, removable T-handle. If you’ve been following Panasonic’s camcorders for a while, you may remember the DV-format DVX100 and its smaller brother, the DVC30. While it lacks some of the amenities of its larger cousins, it provides no-excuses, full-resolution HD imaging, 24 Megabit/sec AVCHD recording, and native 24fps frame rates for a street price around US$2000. Two kilobucks, two pounds, and two megapixels: the Panasonic AG-HMC40 sits squarely in the gap between palm-sized consumer camcorders and pro-level handheld cameras with pro-level price tags.
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