Using the latest in compression technology (AVC High Profile) and widely available SD memory cards as the recording media, the AG-HMC70 is as easy to use as a digital still camera. The content recorded on the SD card can be directly played on a growing number of affordable consumer players including Playstation 3, Blu-ray players, plasma screens, PC’s or the camcorder itself. With most NLE systems now supporting AVCHD, content can be edited and rendered to play in any type of SD or HD playback system. An available free downloadable transcoder is also available to convert content to DVCPRO HD.

The huge improvement in resolution from SD to HD and 4:3 to 16:9 format, brings significant benefits as well as new challenges. The AG-HMC70 meets theses challenges with the added stability of Shoulder Mounting, Optical Image Stabilization and Superb Auto Focus making the HMC70 a great Point & Shoot choice for less experienced shooters. With BNC output connectors this amazing camcorder can also be used to provide live video to a wide range of HD and 16:9 projectors & plasmas for auditoriums and other staging applications. At a list price of $2,495 the HMC70 is an incredible value! In addition to video & audio, this amazing camcorder can capture still images, even while it is shooting moving video. Perfect for web producers who want to offer both video and photographs on their website.

Great Audio
If you don’t think audio is important, just lower the sound on your TV and watch it with poor quality sound. Now, with the AG-HMC70, shooters can capture & monitor truly high quality audio found only in professional cameras costing many times more. Two locking XLR inputs at the rear, complete with hard switches for Mic, Line, +48V Phantom Power, Auto/Manual level, Mic Attenuation and Front/Rear assignment. There’s even a Headphone Volume Control to match the camera’s output to the shooters’ particular stereo headphones.

Key Target Markets
Schools, churches, government agencies and businesses that want to capture events or project live video of individuals on the stage to projectors or large flat panel displays

• 3-CCD camera records 1080/60i 16:9 onto SDHC & SD memory cards
• 12X Leica Dicomar Lens
• F1.8 - 2.8 f=4mm - 48mm, (35mm equivalent 38.5 - 462mm), Filter diameter size: 43 mm
• Video connectors: BNC
• Audio connectos: XLR x 2
• Phantom power: Yes
• Mic/Line switching: Yes
• Weight: Less than 6 lbs.