More Info on the Panasonic AG-AF100
This year at NAB, Panasonic unveiled a carved wood block prototype of the AG-AF100, their new micro four thirds video camera. What’s exciting about this camera is that Panasonic has created the first large sensor video camera with interchangeable lenses. The film look from micro four thirds cameras and other HDSLRs is achieved because of the large sensor combined with good fast lenses. By putting that system into a video camera form factor, Panasonic eliminates a lot of the problems inherent in shooting video with DSLRs (or EVILs) including platform ergonomics, run time/overheating and sound recording options.
From the press release:
A 4/3-inch Image Sensor with Digital Still Camera Technology
The same digital single lens still camera technology that’s gathering widespread attention for its innovative motion image techniques, has been applied to this camera recorder. The 4/3-inch MOS image sensor, with an imaging area similar to that of 35 mm movies, lets you easily shoot film-like movies with the shallow depth of field and soft focus of a film camera lens.
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The AG-AF100 records in 1080:59.94i/50i/29.97p/25p/23.98p or 720:29.94p/50p/29.97p/25p/23.98p with its multi HD format.
Video cameras with larger chips that can use still lenses are going to be a very useful part of the HDSLR filmmakers kit and it is great to see Panasonic pushing this segment to market. For more info you can download the press release, read our previous article, or watch the videos below from my iPhone video coverage of NAB.
Panasonic AG-AF100 at NAB 2010 pt 1 from Michael Britt on Vimeo.
Panasonic AG-AF100 at NAB 2010 pt 2 from Michael Britt on Vimeo.
