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Panasonic AG-HMC40

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Panasonic AG-HMC40
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Manufacturer Panasonic Information about Panasonic

Name AG-HMC40
European name ?AG-HMC41E
US name ?AG-HMC40
lowest US price 1599 $
On the market since August 2009
Manufacturers URL link to Panasonic
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

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Video formats ? AVCHD
Recording Medium SD Card
SDHC card
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/25p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/50p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/25p
video resolutions US ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1280 x 720/60p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/30p
AVCHD 1280 x 720/24p
Max Bitrate ?24 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG4
on-board memory ? 
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Leica
Optical Zoom ?12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?41 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm
Image Stabilization ?optical
ND Filter ?Yes
Exchangable optics ?No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?3
Size of image sensor ?1/4 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2510000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
WB-Shift
Focus ?auto
manual
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
Infrared recording ?No
Expanded Focus ?Yes
Peaking ?No
Signal Processing
Zebra ?50-105%
Histogram ?waveform
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Adjustable color ?Yes
Cinegamma ?Yes
Black Strech ?No
Knee ?Yes
Colorbars ?Yes
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
Custom Presets ?Yes
Set Time Code ?Yes
Configuration

Connections
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FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
HDMI ? Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		-
USB ?USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
XLR optional
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
Time-code interface ?No
Genlock ?No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
HD-SDI ?No
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 980 g
Weight (with battery) 1200 g
Battery type Panasonic VW-VBG260E
Battery capacity  
Charger ?internal
external
Remote control Yes
Size
Height 136 mm
Width 135 mm
Depth 304 mm
Relative Size ?55
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
Color Viewfinder ?Color
Viewfinder format ?16:9
Viewfinder pixels ?113000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Color display ?Color
Display size 2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:9
Display pixels ?230000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?Yes
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Manual Focus ? Ring
Manual Aperture ? Ring
Focus switcher ?Yes
ND Filter ?Yes
Exp Lock ?Yes
Gain ?No
White balance ?Yes
Push AF ?Yes
Audio Levels ?No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		3
Audio

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Audio Formats ?Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Stereo internal
Mini-jack external
Audio Control ?auto
manual
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
Still

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Recording Medium ?SD Card
SDHC card
Medium included ?No
Effective pixels ?10600000 Pixel
Resolutions ?4224 × 2376 max
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
Misc.

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Specials optional available XLR adapter
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
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Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		 
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Reviews and Forums
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