Panasonic AG-DVX102B - Manual (Page 5)

470,000-Pixel, 3CCD Image System Provides F11 Sensitivity
for Superior Image Quality
Panasonic designed the
AG-DVX102B to deliver the highest
sensitivity and picture quality in its
class. At its heart is a 3CCD RGB
system comprising three 1/3-inch,
470,000-pixel progressive CCDs
developed especially for broadcast
and professional applications. The
new on-chip lens design achieves
high F11 sensitivity, allowing the AG-DVX102B to record in light as
dim as below three lux, for example, in nighttime news gathering.
Picture quality is outstanding, with a high S/N ratio that means less
noise in darker parts of the image and low smear that allows shooting
in sunlight or under bright spotlights.
High-Sensitivity Slow Shutter (in cumulative) Function
The slow shutter function uses image accumulation to enable shutter
speeds with frame rates reduced by half or more. You get the ultra-
high sensitivity needed for nighttime shooting without illumination, as
well as dramatic frame-by-frame or soft focus effects.
High Image Quality with 12-Bit A/D Conversion
The AG-DVX102B features an A/D converter that uses the same
12-bit processing as broadcast camera-recorders. Precisely digitizing
the gradation and colours captured by the progressive CCD,
this A/D converter supports gamma switching and other fine
downstream image adjustments — one of the keys to achieving rich
image expression.
RGB Gamma Processor Provides Rich, Cine-Like Tones
Panasonic has greatly expanded the expressive capability of the DV
camera by creating unique gamma functions such as Cine-Like
gamma curves, which produce images strikingly similar in tone to
film images. For each of the RGB signals, the gamma curve settings
are processed immediately upstream from the digital signal
processing circuit. This helps achieve outstanding image quality.
The AG-DVX102B continues with the tradition of the seven gamma
curves pioneered with the DVX102A.
CINE-LIKE Film-like images
CINE-LIKE-D The Cine-Like mode shifted to prioritize dynamic range
CINE-LIKE-V The Cine-Like mode shifted to prioritize contrast
LOW Images with strong black contrast
B.PRESS Images with even stronger black contrast
NORM Standard video gamma
HIGH Bright images with enhanced gradation in dark portions
and soft contrast
High-Quality, Native Progressive 25p Mode
The AG-DVX102B provides two shooting modes: 25p (25 fps,
progressive) and standard 50i (50 fps, interlace). In 25p mode, the
AG-DVX102B gives images and motions a film-like effect
— they look
very much like the images and motions of conventional 24fps film.
Thanks to its progressive CCD, the AG-DVX102B creates native
progressive images with outstanding vertical resolution — unlike
images produced using conventional electronic interpolation. With its
high mobility and low costs, the AG-DVX102B is the ideal tool for
producing indies, shorts, or streaming video.
25p Shooting — 50i Recording
The 25p images are split into two frames and recorded onto tape in the
standard 50i TV format. They can be played back with an ordinary DV
VTR and TV monitor and edited with a DV system. With 25p mode and
cine-like gamma, the AG-DVX102B lets you produce video images that
closely replicate film images, with a depth not previously possible.
Improved Colour Reproduction and Advanced Image
Adjustments Built-In
•Optimized colour separation optics help provide true-to-life colours
•"Enriched" Matrix setting offers more saturated colours
•Adjustable V detail level (edge correction in vertical direction),
H/V detail balance, and detail coring (detail noise removal)
•Knee point (luminance compression) settings –
Auto, Low, Mid and High
25p Shooting Functions for Professionals
•Focus assist*
•Gain up (+12 dB max.)
•Colour bar display and output
*Auto focus in 25p mode requires slightly more focusing time than in 50i mode.
25p image
(25 progressive frames per second)
50i image
(50 interlace fields per second)
Output
NORM
CINE-LIKE_V
CINE-LIKE_D
CINE-LIKE
Gamma Curve image
IEEE 1394 Interface cable
Non-Linear Editing System AG-DVX102B
Digital A/V data
25p (capture)
50i (record)
• 25p Mode (Cine-Like)
A B C D E F
A A B B C C D D E E F F
50i (capture)
50i (record)
• 50i Mode (Normal)
A
A
A' B B' C C' D D' E E' F F'
A' B B' C C' D D' E E' F F'