Panasonic dates, prices pro Micro Four Thirds video camera
updated 04:15 pm EDT, Thu October 14, 2010
Panasonic to ship AG-AF100 camera this year
Panasonic has dated and priced its first-ever Micro Four Thirds camcorder, the pro-level AG-AF100. First shown back in April, the camera will begin shipping on December 27 and cost $4,995. It is capable of recording native 1080p24 video but also offers variable frame rates and professional audio.
The format allows users to interchange lenses from Canon and Nikon, among others, as well as filters and adapters. It holds pro inputs and outputs for sound and video, with HD-SDI uncompressed video and two XLR inputs that can generate Dolby AC3-ready audio. The SLR-sized sensor shoots in a cinema-like 16:9 aspect ratio. AVCHD video is saved onto SDHC or SDXC memory cards in dual slots.
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while this article was mildly informative, it gave me a tantalizing taste of a cool camera leaving me wanting more (like, ok 24p is nice I guess, but does it do 30? 60?)
so I'm just saying the author should have posted a link to the actual press release so I didn't have to hunt it down to find the real story - http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prModelDetail?storeId=11301&catalogId=13251&itemId=600005&modelNo=Content10142010111917496&surfModel=Content10142010111917496
Look, I know macnn is just a news aggregator, but it doesn't have to be so agitating! I'm not going to go all mellow dramatic and say I'll never visit again I'm fine with just a taste of every story that out there, but its common courtesy to link to the source when you cut and paste an excerpt out.