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Review Summary
2011-10-29T21:00:00
I bought this form Adorama as a second camera to my Sony FX7. I have found that in good lighting the picture quality is very very close to the FX7. The zoom is great 23X, Image Stabilization is great, the manusl controls are easy to access and give you plenty of control, and battery lasts forever. I put a shotgun mike on it and the sound is good, no XLR's, but a beachtec adapter solves that. Low light is not bad, but I shoot those scenes with my Flashpoint led on-camera light so everything looks great. This is a great camera, it is hard to believe you can get this kind performance for the price. Just shot a wedding with this as the main camera and it turned out great.
Kurt H.
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1/4.1 Type MOS (3.32 MP)
Motion Image: 4:3: 1.02 Mp (tele) to 1.44 Mp (wide)
16:9: 1.36 Mp (tele) to 1.92 Mp (wide)
Still Image3:2: 1.46 Mp (tele) to 2.08 Mp (wide)
16:9: 1.36 Mp (tele) to 1.92 Mp (wide)
4:3: 1.52 Mp (tele) to 2.16 Mp (wide)
Standard: 1400 lux
Minimum: Approx. 4 lux (1/30 Low Light scene mode); approx. 1 lux (Color Night View)
Auto / Indoor1 / Indoor2 / Sunny / Cloudy / White settings
Motion Image: (At 60i) 1/60 to 1/8000 sec
Still Image 1/2 to 1/2000 sec
Hybrid Optical Image Stabilizer (O.I.S.) / O.I.S. Lock
Auto/manual
Auto/manual
Yes
Panasonic Lens, 2.9-48.7mm (16.8x optical zoom, 23x intelligent zoom)
50x / 1200x
Motion Image: 35.8-716mm (16:9), 43.9-878 (4:3)
Still Image: 35.8-716mm (16:9), 35.8-716mm (4:3), 35.8-716mm (3:2)
f/1.8 (wide) to f/2.7 (tele)
2.7 inch (6.7 cm) widescreen LCD (230,000 pixels)
Yes (no specifications provided)
JPEG (design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard)
Still Picture Only: 3:2: 2.8 Mp (2064 x 1376)
16:9: 2.1 Mp (1920 x 1080)
4:3: 2.9 Mp (1952 x 1464); 0.3 Mp (640 x 480)
Simultaneous Recording: 16:9: 2.1 Mp (1920 x 1080)
4:3: 0.3 Mp (640 x 480)
Creating Still Picture from Motion Picture: 16:9: 2.1 Mp (1920 x 1080); 0.2 Mp (640 x 360)
4:3: 0.3 Mp (640 x 480)
1080i60, 480i60
MPEG-4 AVC / H.264
1920 x 1080: HA (approx. 17 Mb/s VBR), HG (approx. 13 Mb/s VBR), HX (approx. 9 Mb/s VBR), HE (approx. 5 Mb/s VBR)720 x 480: SA (approx. 9 Mb/s VBR), SX (approx. 4.5 Mb/s VBR)
SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card Slot
HA Mode: Approx. 8 hrs 30 min
HG Mode: Approx. 11 hrs
HX Mode: Approx. 16 hrs 50 min
HE Mode: Approx. 27 hrs 30 min
SA Mode: Approx. 16 hrs 30 min
SX Mode: Approx. 33 hrs
Dolby Digital (2-channel)
2-channel stereo (with zoom function)
1x 3.5 mm external mic-in jack
1 round speaker, dynamic type
HDMI
USB 2.0
Component connector video output level: Y; 1.0 Vp-p, 75 h/Pb; 0.7 Vp-p, 75 h/Pr; 0.7 Vp-p, 75 h
AVconnector video output level: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 h, NTSC system
AV connector audio output level (Line): 316 mV, 600 h, 2 ch
Headphone: 77mV, 32 h (stereo mini jack)
9.3V DC (when using AC adapter)
7.2V DC (when using battery)
5.0W (recording)
8.5 x 8.9 x 17.1 inch (216 x 224 x 432mm)
Main body only: Approx. 3.97 lb (1.8 kg)
The Panasonic AG-AC7 Shoulder-Mount AVCHD is Full HD camera that enables a truly professional style of operation. Professional projects require stable operation over long periods of time and manual control over the picture, with smooth adjustments. The AC7's shoulder-mount design, its relatively low power draw from the included long-life battery and selectable-bit-rate AVCHD recording to high-capacity SD/SDHC/SDXC cards all serve to facilitate long days of shooting events, weddings, news and anything else that requires you to be on the move, ready to shoot, camera on shoulder.
It's also perfect for houses of worship and educational institutions that teach manual settings and a professional style of camera operation. For ease in completing both SD and HD projects, the AG-AC7 camera features AVCHD recording at 1920 x 1080 and 720 x 480, both at 60i. The built-in 16.7x (optical) / 23x (Intelligent) zoom lens starts out nice and wide at 35.8mm (35mm equivalent), so indoor shooting does not become a challenge to see how deeply into the corner you can smash yourself.
With a large grip and zoom lever and a large, easy-to-hold manual focus ring, you've got accessible, precise controls and a zebra pattern assists you in setting exposure. In addition to extensive manual controls, there's also Intelligent Auto (IA) and Hybrid optical image stabilization, providing the high-tech help you need to ensure smooth, reliably crisp & clear capture of Full HD video.