Panasonic AG-UX180 4K Premium Professional Camcorder

Panasonic Optical Technology

The integrated Leica Dicomar 20x zoom lens was designed specifically for professional HD video production and features a 24mm equivalent focal length on the wide end of the zoom when recording DCI 4K for a 24-480mm (35mm equivalent) zoom range. The lens combines four lens groups and incorporates Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), and when shooting in HD, it supports 5-Axis Hybrid image stabilization.

Intelligent Zoom

The i.Zoom function increases the zoom range in FHD to 30x while maintaining a high resolution. When the zoom reaches the 20x optical zoom limit, it switches seamlessly to i.Zoom.

Digital Zoom

The AG-UX180 is equipped with 2x, 5x, and 10x digital zoom. Using the 20x optical zoom and i.Zoom together, the digital zoom will extend the range to 60, 150, and 300x without affecting exposure.

Manual Control Rings

Three manual rings, mechanical (cam-driven) zoom, focus, and iris, allow you to operate as if you’ve got an interchangeable-lens camcorder, able to adjust either focus, zoom, or iris directly without having to select a control surface.

Intelligent Auto Focus

Features high-speed focusing, high-precision focus tracking, and high-focusing stability.

Customizable Autofocus

You can adjust the AF speed, sensitivity, and area width to fine-tune the AF functionality to your tastes or the needs of the shot. The speed can be set from 1 to 7; the higher the number, the faster the AF. The sensitivity likewise can be adjusted in steps from 1 to 10, with the higher value corresponding to tracking faster-moving subjects. The adjustable area width can be adjusted to fine-tune the autofocus selection.

Manual Focus

To assist you in setting and confirming focus, the following features are included:

• Focus Assist (Expand and Peaking): You can select from enlarging a part of the image to check the focus, or engaging focus peaking, which highlights the sharpest part of the image in a solid color. You can select to engage either or both functions simultaneously.
• One-Push AF: Temporarily activates AF when you are in manual focus mode when you press the Push AF button.
• Manual Focus Assist: For quick and accurate focus, this mode fine-tunes the focus adjustments you make using the focus ring.
• Focus Transition: Allows you to set up to three preset focus position. A single touch will shift the focus from one of the presets to the other. You can set how long each transition takes from 2 to 15, 20, 30, 45, 60, and 90 seconds. You can also set the transition to delay 0, 5, or 10 seconds from when you initiate it.
• Area Functions: Enables you to touch the LCD screen and have the camera adjust focus to make that area sharp (can also be used for Auto Iris and screen brightness).

ND Filter

The AG-UX180 features a four-position (OFF, 1/4 ND, 1/16 ND, 1/64 ND) optical neutral density filter wheel.

16-Axis Independent Color Correction Function

This function provides an independent effect to each of the 16 phases of video images. It enables color matching of multiple cameras under the same lighting conditions, as well as creative image rendering.

Skin Detail Adjustment

Skin Detail smooths out fine detail on the face of your subject.

Eight-Mode Gamma

Drawing upon the technology of the high-end VariCam line, the UX180 features 8 selectable gamma modes including two cine-like gammas:

• HD NORM: Standard HD recording
• SD NORM: Standard SD recording
• FILMLIKE 1: Reproduces more gradation in highlight areas than when shooting in HD
• FILMLIKE 2: Reproduces more gradation in highlight areas than when shooting in FILMLIKE 1
• FILMLIKE 3: Reproduces more gradation in highlight areas than when shooting in FILMLIKE 2
• Cine-Like D: The Cine-Like mode shifted to prioritize dynamic range
• Cine-Like V: The Cine-Like mode shifted to prioritize contrast
• Still-Like: Setting to match images captured with still cameras

Three-Position Gain Selection

There is a 3-position gain selector, with L, M, and H settings. To each setting you can assign a gain value of 0, +3, +6, +9, +12, and +18 dB. There is also a Super Gain of +24 dB and +30 dB, accessible via a user button only.

Other Camera Image Settings

Three values (A/B/Preset) of white balance are selectable with an auto-tracking white function. The preset can be set to 3200K, 5600K, and VARIABLE, which ranges between P2.4K and P9.9K. As with gamma, matrix setting includes a Cine-Like mode. H and V detail levels are adjustable, as are detail coring and skin-tone detail. That’s not all: chroma level, chroma phase, color temperature, and master pedestal are all adjustable as well. The camera offers four settings for knee point: Auto, Low, Mid, and High.

High-Quality, Multi-Format Professional AVCHD PH Mode

The AG-UX180 uses the AVCHD recording…