Panasonic AG-DVC7: PROLINE cam for $1300

[Dr Mordrid]

I mentioned this camera a while back in passing, but it deserves a thread mention of its own.

This is a single CCD (680k/340k) miniDV PROLINE cam, meaning that it's less expensive than the 3 CCD PROLINE cams higher up in the food chain, but is still a shoulder mount design. It also has audio and video I/O, an F/1.8 lens capable of 15x optical (750x digital) etc. etc. No 16:9 though.

List: $1,295 USD

Street: $950 USD



Page: http://www.panasonic.com/PBDS/subcat...f_ag-dvc7.html

Brochure: ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/pub/panasoni.../B_AG-DVC7.pdf

Accessories:

Features:

2.5" color LCD side monitor

Additional Rec start/stop button and zoom lever on top handle grip

Digital Effect Functions include WIPE, MIX, STROBE, GAIN-UP, TRAIL, MOSAIC and MIRROR

Picture Effect Functions include NEGATIVE, SEPIA, SOLARIZE and MONOCHROME (B&W)

Jog menu dial

Video and S-Video In/Out

Mic In and Audio In/Out

15x optical zoom and 750x digital zoom

Convenient shoulder-mount design

4.62 lbs. in full operating condition

Manual/Auto focus

Digital EIS (Electric Image Stabilizer) to compensate for jitter and vibration-included image distortions

Backlight Compenstation to prevent black breakdown

Auto Tracking White Balance for superb pictures when tracking moving subjects

Five Program AE settings -- sports, portrait, spotlight, surf & snow, and low light

8-bit digital recording system / 16-bit digital audio system

48-kHz/16-bit, 2-channel, or a 32-kHz/12-bit, 4 channel mode during playback

IEEE-1394 4-pin digital interface terminal (In/Out)

Not too shabby for a sub-kilobuck shoulder mount camera.

Dr. Mordrid