Panasonic AG-HVX200 - Manual (Page 5)

High-Resolution Native Progressive 1080/60p Scan
Progressive to interlace conversion, cross conversion and down
conversion all start with the 1080p/60 scan. That initial 1080p Native
Progressive Scan offers the highest level of vertical resolution possible
at this level of camera. Keep in mind that the camera does not record
this signal but uses it as a basis for all capture. The result is an HD or
SD recording with a level of image quality that electronically
processed scans cannot match.
DVCPRO HD: The Image and Sound Quality Broadcasters
Demand Supports Multi-Codec Recording
The Superb Images and Sound of DVCPRO HD Codec
Using the DVCPRO HD codec
recording system, the
AG-HVX200 records HD video
with outstanding image and audio
quality onto a P2 card in file
format. This codec, thanks to a
low compression ratio at a video
bit rate of 100 Mbps (1080/59.94i,
720/59.94p) and the easy-to-edit
intraframe compression system, is
suitable for recording fast-moving
subjects with no motion artifacts other than motion blur. The 4:2:2
sampling rate minimizes jaggies at chroma edges and is
advantageous in image and compositing. Sound quality is excellent
too, thanks to DVCPRO HD's uncompressed 16-bit, 4-channel digital
audio recording capability.
HD/SD Multi-Format Recording
The AG-HVX200 is the world's first* 1 compact camera to offer
1080/24p recording* 2 . It can record onto a P2 card in 1080/60i or
720/60p HD, and it's compatible with the SD (480i) format currently
used in TV broadcasting. The multi-codec system lets you record in
DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO and DV.*
3
*1: As of November 2005, according to a Panasonic survey
*2: In 1080/24p, Images are recorded in 60i by 2:3 pull-down.
*3: The P2 card can be used for recording video in any codec. Mini DV tape can record video
in the DV format. Both 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios are supported in SD, 16:9 only in HD.
DVCPRO HD in Athens the Olympics
Recording Video Format * 4 Cordec Media Rec. Time * 6
HD
1080/60i
DVCPRO HD
P2 card
16 minutes
1080/24p (over 60i)
1080/24pA (over 60i)
1080/30p (over 60i)
720/60p
720/24p (over 60p)
720/30p (over 60p)
720/24pN (Native) * 5 40 minutes
720/30pN (Native) * 5 32 minutes
SD
480/60i
DVCPRO50 32 minutes
480/24p (over 60i)
480/24pA (over 60i)
480/30p (over 60i)
480/60i
DVCPRO/DV 64 minutes
480/24p (over 60i)
480/24pA (over 60i)
480/30p (over 60i)
480/60i
DV mini-DV Tape 63 minutes
480/24p (over 60i)
480/24pA (over 60i)
480/30p (over 60i)
4 24p=23.98p, 30p=29.97p, 60p=59.94p and 60i=59.94i
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6 P2 8GB
Video format and codec supported by AG-HVX200