Panasonic AG-DVC60 PROLINE Camcorder

Panasonic Updated: 2007-06-28
Panasonic AG-DVC60 PROLINE Camcorder

You shoot like a professional, so you want to look like a professional. The AG-DVC60 delivers. Its wide-angle, 16X optical lens allows dramatic zoom effects. Its top-quality audio capabilities include XLR mic/line inputs and two manual level controls. With rock-solid, shoulder-mount stability, an adjustable viewfinder, 18 shutter speeds, and exceptional image quality, the AG-DVC60 lets you take your career to new heights.

The AG-DVC60 is a mobile, shoulder-mount Mini-DV camcorder in a rugged yet lightweight carbon fiber alloy body with a Midnight Black matte finish. Designed for professional use, this high-performance workhorse stands at the top of its class in image quality, sensitivity, framing flexibility, and functionality.

The oversized should pad combines with a hand grip on the side of the lens to give you a firm, no-slip grip. For shooting comfort, you can slide the large, field-spec viewfinder to the right or left side as you prefer, and lock it in place.

With a multi-functional lens ring that controls zoom, focus, and aperture, the AG-DVC60 has the same solid feel as a standard field camera. And it gives you clear, stable images with minimal hand-shake, plus the responsive action you need to start shooting on a moment's notice. A full-sized microphone is set at the top of the camera, above the lens -- an ideal position for capturing the sound from in front of the camera.

The AG-DVC60 is fully equipped to meet your everyday production needs. It comes standard with terminals for connecting an optional stereo gun mic and XLR-type mic/input terminals for connecting either a hand mic or line recording.

Add an optional Anton Bauer adapter plate, and you can mount any of several heavy-duty Anton Bauer batteries to the camera rear for extended shooting work. Or snap an Anton Bauer Ultra Light onto the shoe built into the top of the handle, and you have all the light you need for high-level shooting jobs.

You can use the color LCD monitor and viewfinder at the same time. When using the viewfinder for shooting, you can face the LCD monitor forward, where someone in front of the camera can use it as a monitor when speaking or conducting an interview.

•  Wide-Angle High-Magnification 16X Zoom Lens

•  Optical Image Stabilization Compensates for Hand Shaking

•  1/4" 410,000-Pixel 3-CCD Image System: High Sensitivity, Low Noise

•  12-Bit A/D and RGB Gamma Processor

•  Digital Zoom

•  Movie Simulation Mode

•  High-Sensitivity Slow Shutter

•  16:9 Wide Recording

•  Zero Lux IR Mode (Super Nighttime Shooting System)

•  Date/Time Superimpose Function

•  Full Auto or Manual Shooting

•  Multi-Function Focus Ring

•  3 User-Assignable Buttons

•  Focus Assist with One-Push Zoom

•  Four Scene Files

•  2.5" Color LCD Monitor

•  Professional-Level Audio with XLR Line/Mic In

•  Audio Level Meters

•  Large Viewfinder

•  Carbon Fiber Composite Body

•  Automatic Head Cleaning

•  Standard IEEE 1394 Terminal with Synchro Lock

•  SMPTE Time Code Generator/Reader

•  And much more.

Pick-Up Device (size & type)   1/4-inch 3-CCD
Picture Elements (pixels)   410,000
Quantization   12-bit
Sensitivity   4 lux
Minimum Illumination   4 lux (F 1.6, 18dB gain, 50 IRE output)
Aspect Ratio   4:3, 16:9 letterbox, 16:9 digital squeeze
Lens   Fixed, F1.6, with OIS
Zoom Range   16X, f=4.1 to 65.6mm, 35mm equivalent: 39.5 to 623mm
Focus   Manual, Full Automatic
Media Format   Mini-DV
Recording Format   DV25
Frame Rates   60i, 30fps frame mode
Shutter Speeds (sec.)   1/60, 1/100, 1/120, 1/180, 1/250, 1/350, 1/500, 1/750, 1/1000, 1/1500, 1/2000, 1/3000, 1/4000, 1/8000
Slow Shutter Speeds (sec.)   1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30
Synchro-Scan Shutter (sec.)   1/60.3 to 1/250.0
CineSwitch Technology   Yes (60i, 30fps frame mode only)
CineGamma Software   Yes
Assignable Scene Files   4
Infrared Recording   Yes
Programmable User Buttons   3
SMPTE Color Bar Generator   Yes
IEEE 1394 Interface   Yes
LCD Screen   2.5"
Viewfinder   .44" Color LCD, 180,000 pixels