Panasonic AG-AC30

Panasonic's AG-AC30 camcorder is a portable camcorder with excellent low-light properties. Panasonic AG-AC30 provides professional features and tools to capture beautiful zoom footage. Thanks to the wide focal range (20x zoom and 29.55mm angle) you can even fit a large group into the picture.With the camera's three manual rings for focus, zoom and aperture, you'll have more flexibility and control. You can customize the light, so you can capture beautiful images in any lighting situation. Panasonic AG-AC30 contains several features including Focus Assist, Advanced Professional Assist and others.

 

Panasonic AG-AC30

 

Sensor Unit

Image sensor 1/3.1 type BSI MOS

Effective Pixels 6.03 megapixels [16:9]

 

Lens

F-value F1.8 - F3.6

Optical Zoom 20x

Focal length 4.08 - 81.6 mm

35 mm film camera equivalent

(Moving Image/Still Image) 29.5 - 612 mm [16:9].

Filter diameter 49 mm

Panasonic Lens Brand

 

Camera unit

Standard Illumination 1400 lx

Minimum subject illumination 1.4 lx (Super Gain 36 dB, Shutter 1/30) (AG-AC30PJ/PB)

1.2 lx (Super Gain 36 dB, Shutter 1/25) (AG-AC30EJ)

Focus Auto / Manual

Zoom Smart Zoom OFF 20x

Intelligent Zoom ON 40x

Digital Zoom 2x / 5x / 10x

White Balance ATW / ATW Lock / 3200K / 5600K / VAR (2000K-15000K) / AWB Ach / AWB Bch

Shutter Speed AG-AC30PJ/PB

60p / 60i 1/8 - 1/8000

23.98p 1/6 - 1/8000

Super slow 1/120 - 1/8000

AG-AC30EJ

50p / 50i 1/6 - 1/8000

Super slow 1/100 - 1/8000

Auto / Manual Iris

Super Slow Recording AG-AC30PJ/PB

Shooting Frame Rate FHD 120fps

Slow Motion Effect 1/2 speed, 1/4 speed, 1/5 speed

AG-AC30EJ

Shooting Frame Rate FHD 100fps

Slow Motion Effect 1/2 Speed, 1/4 Speed

5-axis HYBRID O.I.S.+ Image Stabilizer with Level Shot function

 

Memory Card Recorder

Recording Support SDHC/SDXC Memory Card

Recording Format MOV / MP4 / AVCHD: Progressive AVCHD

MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Video Compression Method

Audio Compression Method MOV LPCM(2ch)

MP4 LPCM(2ch)

AVCHD Dolby Audio(2ch)

System Frequency AG-AC30PJ/PB 59.94Hz

AG-AC30EJ 50.00Hz

MP4 / MOV Recording/Playback Mode (AG-AC30PJ/PB)

1920 x 1080 59.94p 50Mbps Media (VBR), LPCM

1920 x 1080 59.94i 50M 50Mbps Media (VBR), LPCM

1920 x 1080 29.97p 50M 50Mbps Media (VBR), LPCM

1920 x 1080 23.98p 50M 50Mbps Media (VBR), LPCM

MP4 / MOV(AG-AC30EJ)

1920 x 1080 50p 50M Media 50Mbps(VBR), LPCM

1920 x 1080 50i 50M 50Mbps Media (VBR), LPCM

1920 x 1080 25p 50M Media 50Mbps (VBR), LPCM

AVCHD (AG-AC30PJ/PB)

PS 1080 59.94p 1920 x 1080, 25Mbps Media (VBR)

PH 1080 59.94i/23.98p 1920 x 1080, Average 21Mbps (VBR)

HA 1080 59.94i 1920 x 1080, Average 17Mbps (VBR)

HE 1080 59.94i 1440 x 1080, Average 5Mbps (VBR)

PM 720 59.94p 1280 x 720, 8Mbps Media (VBR)

SA 480 59.94i 720 x 480 (SIDE CROP/SQUEEZE), 9Mbps Media (VBR)

AVCHD (AG-AC30EJ)

PS 1080 50p 1920 x 1080, Media 25Mbps (VBR)

PH 1080 50i 1920 x 1080, Average 21Mbps (VBR)

HA 1080 50i 1920 x 1080, Average 17Mbps (VBR)

HE 1080 50i 1440 x 1080, Average 5Mbps (VBR)

PM 720 50p 1280 x 720, Average 8Mbps (VBR)

SA 576 50i 720 x 576 (SIDE CROP/SQUEEZE), Average 9Mbps (VBR)

Thumbnail Display 20 thumbnails/page, 9 thumbnails/page, 1 thumbnail/page

Microphone Stereo microphone

Speaker Dynamic type

 

Still image section

Recording Format JPEG (DCF/Exif2.2)

RecordingPicture size Recording mode [16:9] 2.1 megapixel (1920 x 1080), 0.2 megapixel (640 x 360)

[4:3] 0.3 megapixels (640 x 480)

Playback Mode [16:9] 2.1 megapixels (1920 x 1080), 0.9 megapixels (1280 x 720)

 

General

Power Supply 7.2V (battery) / 12V (AC adapter)

Power Consumption 11.7W (recording) / 27.4W (charging)

Weight*1 Approx. 1500g (3.31 lb) (without battery and SD card)

Dimensions*1 Approx. 170 (W) x 170 (H) x 335 (D) mm (6.69 x 6.69 x 13.2 in.)

Type 3.0 inch Wide LCD monitor (approx. 460K dots)

0.24-inch EVF (type 0.24) Wide Viewfinder (approx. 1555K dots equivalent)

Manual Focus / Zoom / Iris Ring

AV Interface Yes

 

HDMI Type A

Input XLR (3 pin) x 2

Line: 0dBu / +4dBu, Mic: -40 dBu / -50 dBu / -60 dBu

Headphones Yes (3.5mm stereo mini)

USB Micro-B: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, mass storage function (read only)

Type A: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, for connecting external media devices*2,

Bus power supply

Remote camera 2.5mm super mini jack x 1 (ZOOM S/S)

3.5mm mini jack x 1 (FOCUS/IRIS)

LED video light Average illumination Approx. 300 lx (1.0 m)

Beam angle Approx. 30° Color temperature

Color temperature Approx. 5000 K

Average illumination with

Diffraction filter Approx. 70 lx (1.0 m)

Color Temperature with

Color Conversion Filter Approx. 3000 K

Accessory Shoe Yes