PANASONIC INTRODUCES AG-AF100, 4/3” PROFESSIONAL HIGH-DEFINITION CAMCORDER

Panasonic today announced a beautiful gift to movie making enthusiast its a game-changing AVCCAM HD camcorder, the AG-AF100 is the first professional micro 4/3-inch video camcorder which can take different lens and optimized for high-definition video recording.
Scheduled to ship by the end of 2010.


The camera on the picture has the Panasonic 14-140mm Lens

Camera is targeted at the video and film production communities, the AF100 delivers the shallow depth of field and wider field of view of a large imager, with the flexibility and cost advantages of use with a growing line of professional quality, industry standard micro 4/3-inch lenses, filters, and adapters. The full 1080 and 720 production camera offers superior video handling, native 1080/24p recording, variable frame rates(60i to 24i), professional audio capabilities, and compatibility with SDHC and SDXC media(upto 2TB).

Equipped with an interchangeable lens mount, the AF100 can utilize an array of low-cost, widely-available still camera lenses as well as film-style lenses with fixed focal lengths and primes.
The AF100 incorporates a 4/3-inch, 16:9 MOS imager. The camcorder records 1080/60i, 50i, 30p, 25p and 24p (native) and 720/60p, 50p, 30p, 25p and 24p (native) in AVCHD’s highest-quality PH mode (maximum 24Mbps). Ready for global production standards, the camcorder is 60Hz and 50Hz switchable.