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<strong>AG</strong>-<strong>AC90</strong><br />

Memory Card Camera Recorder<br />

(<strong>AG</strong>-<strong>AC90</strong>EJ, <strong>AG</strong>-<strong>AC90</strong>EN)<br />

*The mic shown in the photo is an option.<br />

<strong>AV</strong>CCAM 3-Year Warranty Repair Program*<br />

* <strong>AG</strong>-<strong>AC90</strong> users qualify for a 3-year warranty on repairs.<br />

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Featuring a Wide-Angle/High-Powered Zoom Lens <strong>and</strong><br />

High-Sensitivity BSI Type 3MOS Sensors, This Stylish <strong>AV</strong>CCAM<br />

Includes the Smooth Operation of Triple Manual Rings.<br />

Triple Manual Rings<br />

Focus, zoom <strong>and</strong> iris rings are positioned on the<br />

lens barrel. This provides an operation to enable<br />

the kind of speedy <strong>and</strong> intuitive camera work.<br />

*picture simulated<br />

Slide-Retractable LCD Touch Panel<br />

This versatile LCD serves as a high-definition,<br />

1,152,000 dot monitor <strong>and</strong> menu-setting touch<br />

panel. When not in use, it slides into the<br />

h<strong>and</strong>le front for extra mobility <strong>and</strong> safety. It<br />

also rotates 270 degrees vertically for easy<br />

high-angle, low-angle <strong>and</strong> self-interview<br />

shooting.<br />

Highly Functional Controls<br />

The control panel offers both<br />

multifunctional versatility <strong>and</strong> easy<br />

operation. Frequently used functions<br />

have large, distinct buttons in an<br />

easy-to-recognize layout. Large<br />

audio level dials are also designed<br />

for both safety <strong>and</strong> operating ease.<br />

Large-Capacity Battery<br />

Included<br />

A large-capacity 5,400 mAh battery<br />

comes included, to give you around<br />

6 hours of continuous shooting in PH<br />

mode.

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XLR Mic/Line Input<br />

The <strong>AG</strong>-<strong>AC90</strong> comes st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />

with 2-channel XLR audio input<br />

terminals for external mic or line<br />

recording use. It also has a 48 V<br />

phantom power supply.<br />

29.8 mm Wide-Angle<br />

12x Zoom<br />

The zoom lens combines<br />

F1.5 (at the widest angle)<br />

high speed <strong>and</strong><br />

29.8 mm (35 mm equivalent)<br />

wide-angle with highpowered<br />

12x optical zooming.<br />

A Nano Surface Coating<br />

minimizes ghosts <strong>and</strong> flaring.<br />

<strong>Panasonic</strong>’s new <strong>AG</strong>-<strong>AC90</strong> <strong>AV</strong>CCAM combines the high image quality, advanced functions <strong>and</strong> easy operation that<br />

professionals dem<strong>and</strong> in a stylish, easy-to-h<strong>and</strong>le design. The high-speed F1.5 lens extends from 29.8mm (35mm<br />

equivalent) wide-angle to 12x optical zoom. BSI (backside illumination) type 3MOS Image Sensors exhibit high<br />

sensitivity, Full-HD resolution <strong>and</strong> a high S/N ratio. The <strong>AV</strong>CHD recorder section supports both PS mode, for Full-HD<br />

progressive image production, <strong>and</strong> pro-use PH mode. They realize the versatile shooting angles, image quality, <strong>and</strong><br />

recording formats you need for news gathering <strong>and</strong> image production. Other professional operating features include<br />

Triple Manual Rings (focus, zoom <strong>and</strong> iris), XLR Microphone/Audio Inputs, <strong>and</strong> remote terminals to provide the system<br />

capabilities that professional applications require.<br />

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Shooting Angles, Image Quality, Mobility, Operating Ease – No Compromises in<br />

29.8mm Wide Angle to 12x Zoom Lens<br />

This high-powered zoom lens covers from news gathering to<br />

image production field. It goes from 29.8 mm (35 mm equivalent)<br />

wide-angle to 12x zoom. <strong>Panasonic</strong>’s unique Nano Surface<br />

Coating minimizes ghosts <strong>and</strong> flaring, <strong>and</strong> the high-speed F1.5<br />

(at the widest angle) enables extremely clear image rendering.<br />

Ghost<br />

General multi coating lens Nano surface coating lens<br />

High-Sensitivity BSI Type<br />

3MOS Sensors<br />

Three (RGB) 1/4.7 type MOS<br />

image sensors have an effective<br />

pixel count of 2,680,000 pixels. In<br />

addition to high BSI (backside<br />

illumination) sensitivity <strong>and</strong><br />

excellent 3MOS colour<br />

reproduction, 4x dense pixel<br />

shifting technology achieves high<br />

resolution. This lets you record<br />

high-quality Full-HD (1920x1080)<br />

images even in dim lighting. The<br />

image processing circuit, which is<br />

tuned for professional use,<br />

produces highly natural gradation<br />

<strong>and</strong> detail.<br />

Three Manual Rings —<br />

Zoom, Focus, Iris<br />

The lens barrel is equipped with manual rings for focus, zoom<br />

<strong>and</strong> iris operation to enable the kind of speedy, intuitive<br />

camera work.<br />

5-Axis Hybrid H<strong>and</strong>-Shake Correction<br />

The <strong>AG</strong>-<strong>AC90</strong> features 5-Axis Hybrid OIS (Optical Image<br />

Stabilizer/h<strong>and</strong>-shake correction). This powerful image stabilizer<br />

combines the advantages of both optical <strong>and</strong> electronic systems<br />

to ensure stable h<strong>and</strong>held shooting.<br />

1080<br />

1080 × 2<br />

1920<br />

The green MOS sensor is shifted by a<br />

half-pixel both vertically <strong>and</strong> horizontally.<br />

1920 × 2<br />

4x dense pixel shifting technology<br />

(concept image)<br />

Intelligent Zoom <strong>and</strong> Digital Zoom<br />

Intelligent Zoom gives you seamless zooming up to 25x<br />

magnification while minimizing decreases in resolution. And a<br />

2x/5x/10x Digital Zoom is also featured. Combining the optical<br />

zoom <strong>and</strong> Intelligent Zoom, this provides an ultra-telephoto<br />

range up to 250x.<br />

Focus Assist <strong>and</strong> Push AF<br />

The Focus Assist (Focus in Red)<br />

button shows when your subject<br />

is in focus by outlining subject<br />

edges in red on the LCD<br />

monitor. And Push AF activates<br />

the AF function while in Manual<br />

Focus Assist<br />

mode with the press of a button<br />

(allocated to a User button). This provides h<strong>and</strong>y support for<br />

manual focusing.<br />

Scene File Function for<br />

Advanced Image Quality Settings<br />

The six preset scene settings allow immediate response to a<br />

variety of shooting situations. The following settings can be<br />

freely changed <strong>and</strong> saved over the preset values.<br />

• DRS (Dynamic Range Stretch): Suppresses blocked shadows<br />

<strong>and</strong> blown highlights by visually exp<strong>and</strong>ing the dynamic range.<br />

• 7 Mode Gamma: Allows selection from seven gamma curves:<br />

HD NORM/LOW/SD NORM/HIGH/B.PRESS/CINE-LIKE D/<br />

CINE-LIKE V.<br />

• Other settings: H detail level, V detail level, detail coring <strong>and</strong><br />

skin tone detail, chroma level, chroma phase, colour temp <strong>and</strong><br />

master pedestal, auto iris level, knee (LOW/MID/HIGH), matrix<br />

(NORM1/NORM2/FLUO/CINE-LIKE).<br />

<strong>Professional</strong> Camera Functions<br />

• ZEBRA Button: Displays two zebra patterns (blown highlight<br />

warning) <strong>and</strong> a marker (brightness level percentage).<br />

• BARS Button: Outputs a color bar image <strong>and</strong> test tone audio.<br />

• DISP/MODE CHK Button: Shows mode settings at a glance.<br />

• Auto Slow Shutter: Allows the shutter to automatically slow<br />

down to brighten dark scenes.<br />

• High-Speed Shutter: Adjusts up to a maximum speed of<br />

1/2000 sec.<br />

• White Balance: Allows selection of ATW/3200K/5600K <strong>and</strong><br />

two manual settings (A/B).<br />

• iA Mode: The <strong>AG</strong>-<strong>AC90</strong> detects the shooting conditions <strong>and</strong><br />

automatically switches to the optimal iA mode (Portrait,<br />

L<strong>and</strong>scape, Spotlight, Low Light, Normal).

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This <strong>Professional</strong> H<strong>and</strong>held Model.<br />

Seven User Buttons<br />

User buttons one to three are hardware buttons, <strong>and</strong> User<br />

buttons four to seven are touch panel controls. Seven functions<br />

out of a total of twelve (Push AF, Backlight Compensation,<br />

Spotlight Compensation, Black Fade, White Fade, ATW, ATW<br />

Lock, Digital Zoom, Histogram Display, Rec Check, Last Clip<br />

Delete, <strong>and</strong> Menu) can be allocated to these buttons.<br />

<strong>AV</strong>CHD PS/PH Mode + SD Recording<br />

• PS Mode: Records Full-HD progressive (1080/50p) images<br />

compliant with the <strong>AV</strong>CHD Progressive st<strong>and</strong>ard.<br />

• PH Mode: This <strong>AV</strong>CCAM professional mode supports<br />

1920x1080 full-pixel images <strong>and</strong> switchable HD formats of<br />

1080/50i <strong>and</strong> 1080/25p.<br />

• SD Image Recording: Enables SD (576/50i) recording in<br />

<strong>AV</strong>CHD SA mode.<br />

Dual Memory Card Slots<br />

The slot to be used can be<br />

switched during normal<br />

recording. Auto-Switch<br />

Recording* 1 lets you record<br />

images onto two memory cards<br />

consecutively, <strong>and</strong> Back-Up<br />

Recording* 2 records the same<br />

images onto two different<br />

memory cards to increase reliability.<br />

*1: Simple relay recording. When switching recording media, audio is interrupted for maximum<br />

0.8 sec.<br />

*2: Rec Check <strong>and</strong> Last Clip Delete do not operate during Back-Up Recording.<br />

Versatile Recording Functions<br />

• Interval Rec: Records one frame at a time in set intervals<br />

(1 sec, 10 sec, 30 sec, 1 min, 2 min). Ideal for observation,<br />

surveillance <strong>and</strong> other applications.*<br />

• Pre Rec: Prevents missed shooting opportunities by storing<br />

about 3 seconds of video <strong>and</strong> audio data in memory prior to<br />

pressing the Rec button.<br />

• Rec Check: Lets you check the end of the most recently<br />

recorded clip with one-touch ease.<br />

• Last Clip Delete: One-touch delete of the most recently<br />

recorded clip.<br />

• The built-in SMPTE time-code generator lets you select the<br />

Free Run/Rec Run modes <strong>and</strong> preset. UB (User Bit) is also<br />

provided.<br />

• Still shots with 3-megapixel resolution. (Still shots can also be<br />

captured during video recording.)<br />

*Up to a maximum of 12 hours, HA mode only, no audio recording.<br />

Slide-Retractable, High-Definition LCD Touch Panel<br />

• High-definition 16:9 aspect ratio 8.8 cm (3.5 inches) LCD<br />

monitor with approx. 1,152,000 dots.<br />

• Slides into the h<strong>and</strong>le front for storage. Rotates 270 degrees<br />

for high-angle, low-angle <strong>and</strong> self-interview shooting (with Mirror<br />

mode).<br />

• Menu settings <strong>and</strong> playback by touch panel operation.<br />

• Various playback functions can be selected on thumbnail<br />

display, such as Pause, Fast Rewind, Fast Forward, Slow, Frame<br />

Advance, Skip, <strong>and</strong> Repeat.<br />

SDXC Memory Card Support<br />

The SDXC memory card, which is more than 32 GB, can be<br />

used on the <strong>AG</strong>-<strong>AC90</strong>, as well as conventional SDHC <strong>and</strong> SD<br />

memory cards.<br />

*Use SDXC/SDHC/SD memory cards with an SD Speed Class of 4 or higher.<br />

XLR Input <strong>and</strong> Other <strong>Professional</strong> Audio Features<br />

In addition to a built-in 5.1-channel surround sound mic, the<br />

<strong>AG</strong>-<strong>AC90</strong> features 2-channel XLR audio input terminals for<br />

external mic use. Input (Mic/Line) can be selected for CH1/CH2<br />

independently, <strong>and</strong> a 48 V phantom power supply (ON/OFF) <strong>and</strong><br />

level control are provided.<br />

<strong>Professional</strong> Interfaces <strong>and</strong> Design<br />

• HDMI Output: Digital<br />

output of video <strong>and</strong> audio<br />

signals to a wide variety of<br />

HD devices.<br />

• <strong>AV</strong> Multi Output: Analog<br />

video <strong>and</strong> audio output.<br />

Output analog component<br />

video (component terminal),<br />

analog composite video (pin<br />

jack), <strong>and</strong> analog audio (L/R<br />

pin jacks) through the<br />

Rear terminal Side terminal<br />

bundled cable.<br />

• USB 2.0 (DEVICE): For transferring files to a PC.<br />

• Remote terminals enable remote operation of iris, focus, zoom<br />

<strong>and</strong> Rec Start/Stop functions.<br />

• The <strong>AG</strong>-<strong>AC90</strong> has a well balanced center of gravity <strong>and</strong> a<br />

short body for nimble mobility.<br />

• The upper part of the h<strong>and</strong>le grip contains both the Rec Start/<br />

Stop button <strong>and</strong> a zoom speed control (three speed steps).<br />

• A front tally lamp is provided (ON/OFF switchable).<br />

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