Panasonic AG-AC30 | Lightweight 50Mb/s HD camcorder with built-in LED light

The AG-AC30 is a handheld camcorder with superb low-light characteristics and many professional features and tools, enabling the user to capture beautiful zoom shots and large groups thanks to its wide focal range (zoom 20x and 29.5 mm wide angle).

Its LED video light with 2 light filters included allows reliable shooting even in night-time scenes and dark places as the color conversion filter adapts color temperature whereas the diffusion filter softens the light source. The outstanding low-light characteristics of the camcorder is a result of the built-in, newly-designed 1/3.1-type BSI sensor which achieves a high image quality of 6.03M effective pixels. This enables bright, beautiful shots even in dark places.

Besides the Focus Assist Functions (Expand, Peaking, Area Mode Function) and the sophisticated Professional Assist Functions the camcorder has many more features to offer:

• 20x Zoom Lens (F1.8 29.5-612mm)
• 3 manual rings (Focus, Zoom and Iris)
• Build-in, powerful LED video light
• Simultaneous and relay recording on 2 SD cards
• 2 XLR audio input and HDMI output
• Several Focus Assist functions
• Touch Panel: 460K dots 3.0-type LCD
• Cam Remote: Focus IRIS & Zoom S/S
• 5-axis hybrid OIS and Level Shot function

20x Zoom

The powerful 20x super-high-resolution zoom can be utilized for shooting scenes that you cannot get close to. Intelligent Resolution technology allows for shooting at high zoom rates while preserving the image resolution. The 29.5mm wide-angle (35mm equivalent) fits more people and more of the background into the frame which is especially handy when wanting to take a group photo in a small room.

To correct horizontal tilt and hand-shake blur the HYBRID O.I.S. + uses five-axis correction to thoroughly suppress blurring all the way from wide-angle to powerful zoom shots. It also achieves great effects when shooting while walking or in other motion. The included Level Shot function automatically detects and corrects the tilting of captured images.

The 3 manual rings of the camcorder (Focus, Zoom and Iris) add flexibility, provide control and adjust the light to get beautiful pictures regardless of the surrounding brightness.

Audio

The 2-Channel XLR Audio Input Terminals of the camcorder enable the use of professional-spec, high-performance microphones for recording high-quality sound. For more convenience, one input is positioned at the front of the camera and the other one at the back.

Media

The double SD card slots enable concurrent recording onto two cards which provides an extra assurance in recording important events and for safeguarding against recording media crashes.

LCD

The 1,555K-dot-equivalent color viewfinder can be tilted for added convenience.

The versatile 3-type Slide-Retractable LCD of the camcorder has touch operation and serves as a high-definition, 460K-dot monitor and menu-setting touch panel. When not in use, it slides into the handle front for extra mobility and safety. It also rotates 270 degrees vertically for easy high-angle, low-angle and self-interview shooting.

Ver. 1.05

Improvements

1. On rare occasions, the operation of REC button on the unit or a wired remote control may no longer have any effect. This problem is fixed.
2. If the card is ejected from the main slot during the simultaneous recording, the recording in the sub-slot stops 10 hours after the start of recording. The indication shows the same as during recording, and the operations of REC button are refused. This problem is fixed.
3. LCD may not show anything when the camera is booted up. This problem is fixed.
4. A very few SD cards may have a write error. This problem is fixed.

Ver. 1.04

1. After a test tone is output, if you switch to camera mode and start recording, on rare occasions periodic noise is recorded. This problem is fixed.
2. If the recording is not completed correctly due to a power interruption or others, the clip will be repaired automatically by rebooting the camera. But, if the card is in the different slot from the one used in this incomplete recording and the auto-repair process is started, the damaged clip (MOV/MP4 file) will be deleted.
   This will not occur on files except MOV/MP4 mode. This problem is fixed.
3. Error is corrected in calculation method for remaining capacity in VFR recording（120fps）.

Ver. 1.03

• Time stamp recording function is added.
  MENU: RECORD SETUP TIME STAMP ON/OFF

The date and time of recording can be recorded on the image, superimposed at the lowest part of display area.

For details, please see this leaflet

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• Spec Sheet
• Instruction Manual
• AG-AC30 Handbook
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• AG-AC30 camcorder
• 1 x Battery pack
• 1 x AC adaptor
• 1 x AC Cable
• 1 x Microphone holder
• 2 x Audio Input terminal cap
• 1 x Microphone holder mounting screws
• 2 x Filter (diffuser & tungsten)
• 1 x CD ROM (For PC)
• 1 x AV Cable
• 1 x Eye cup
• 1 x Lens cap
• 1 x Lens hood