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Accidents happen where life happens. Protect your favorite Adorama products and purchase a protection plan to stay covered from accidental damage, mechanical or electrical failure, and more.
If we can’t fix it, we’ll replace it at no additional cost.
Protect your product from drops, spills, and more.
Enjoy your gear without fear. We have you covered!
When regular use of your product over time results in mechanical or electrical failure.
We will never charge you a deductible after the purchase of a plan.
Our claims process is simple & easy and our customer service team is happy to help.
Adorama Protect powered by Extend is available for purchase to customers in the United States. Not available for purchase Internationally or in U.S. Territories.
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1080/60i, 1080/30p (over 60i), 1080/24p (native)
720/60p, 720/30p (over 60p), 720/24p (native)
HA, HG and HE mode: 1080/60i only
480/60i, 480/30p (over 60i), 480/24p (over 60i)
AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
DV: AVI Type 2
Recording Modes: PH mode: Approx. 21 Mbps (VBR), HA mode: Approx. 17 Mbps (VBR), HG mode: Approx. 13 Mbps (VBR), HE mode: Approx. 6 Mbps (VBR)
1/4" 3MOS Sensors
12x zoom, F1.8 to 2.8 (f=4.0 mm to 48 mm)
35mm equivalent (video): 40.8 mm to 490 mm (16:9)
35mm equivalent (still image): 41.3 mm to 496 mm (3:2),
40.8 mm to 490 mm (16:9), 45.0 mm to 540 mm (4:3)
43mm
Automatic On/Off Interlock w/Iris
Approx. 35.4" (0.9m)
Video: 0 dB to 24 dB (Variable in 1 dB step; USER button allocation; up to 34 dB using the High Gain setting)
Still Image: 0 dB to 18 dB (Variable in 1 dB step)
ATW, ATW LOCK, preset 3200 K, preset 5600 K, Ach or Bch
Preset: Video: 60i/60p mode: 1/60 sec to 1/2000 sec (7 steps), 30p mode: 1/30 sec to 1/2000 sec (8 steps) 24p mode: 1/24 sec to 1/2000 sec (8 steps), Still Image: 1/2 sec to 1/2000 sec (16 steps)
Synchro Scan: 60i/60p mode: 1/60.0 sec to 1/250.0 sec, 30p mode: 1/30.0 sec to 1/250.0 sec, 24p mode: 1/24.0 sec to 1/250.0 sec
Slow: 60i/60p mode: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30 sec; 30p mode: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15 sec; 24p mode: 1/2, 1/3, 1/6, 1/12 sec
1 lux (Gain +34 dB, Slow Shutter: 1/2 sec.)
2x/5x/10x
AVCHD: Approx. 180 minutes (in PH mode with 1920 x 1080 pixels and using a 32GB SDHC Memory Card)
DV: Approx. 128 minutes (using a 32 GB SDHC Memory Card)
2.7", 230,000 Pixels (Flip-up for LCD)
SD, SDHC
Yes, Different Ranges for Different Record Modes
Dolby Digital (2 ch)
Linear PCM (Digital/2 ch)
48 kHz
16 bit
Component: BNCx3 (x1 Output)
Composite: BNC (x1 Output, shared w/Component)
HDMI: HDMI (x1 Output)
FireWire: 6-pin IEEE 1394 (x1 Input/Output)
Line/Mic: 3-pin XLR (x2 Input)
Microphone: 3.5mm Stereo Mini (x1 Input)
Audio Out: Pin Jack (x2 Output)
Headphone: Stereo Mini Jack
USB: USB 2.0
Camera Remote: Super Mini Jack for Zoom, Mini Jack for Focus and Iris
7.2VDC (with Battery)
7.3VDC (with AC Adapter)
11W
32-104 deg.C (0-40 deg.C)
10.5 x 9.2 x 18in / 26.67 x 23.37 x 45.72cm
7.06lbs / 3.2kg
7.3lbs / 3.3kg with battery




A professional AVCCAM HD shoulder-mount camcorder that features solid state DV as well as HD recording capabilities, making it ideal for customers who desire both formats. The HMC80 with its high-resolution 3-megapixel imager offers multiple AVCCAM recording formats and enhanced professional functions for stable, shoulder-mount shooting.
The HMC80 uses MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 high profile encoding which provides a doubling of bandwidth efficiency and improved video performance over the older MPEG-2 compression based formats (e.g. HDV) so recordings look clean and crisp, even during fast motion, without image degradation or dropouts. The camera offers useful solid-state recording functions including pre-record, interval recording, shot marker and metadata capture. Additional features include waveform monitor display, focus assists such as focus bar display and enlarged display, auto focus with face detection, white balance, mode display, zebra display, color bars, tally lamps, slow smooth zoom and soft landing, slow shutter and synchro-scan shutter functions and three programmable user buttons. A wireless remote is also included.
It can also take 10.6-megapixel still images and store them as standard JPEGs on the solid state card. AVCHD recordings and stills can be directly played back from the SD card on a wide range of low-cost players including Panasonic Blu-ray players, laptop PCs and advanced game consoles. Using just one 32GB SDHC memory card, a user can record three hours of full resolution 1920 x 1080 video and audio in PH mode, four hours at HA mode and 5.3 hours at HG mode. In the HE mode, the camera can record up to 12 hours of 1440 x 1080 HD content on a 32GB SDHC card. Up to 2 hours of DV content can be recorded on a single 32GB SDHC card.
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