Panasonic AG-DVX100

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The Panasonic AG-DVX100 was a video camera that was released on October 13, 2002.^{[citation needed]} Its 60Hz version was the first consumer digital camcorder capable of recording video at 24 progressive frames per second (FPS).^[2][3] The rate of 24 FPS is the standard for 35 mm sound film.

The latest revision was the DVX100B(E) in 2005.^[4][5] The camera^[6] records to tape, but third-party developers have modified DVX100 cameras to dump raw images to a tethered laptop. However, the company most known for doing this, Reel Stream, is no longer operational.^[7][8]

For the Chinese market, the series was badged as "AG-DVC180/A/B". They are otherwise identical to the European PAL AG-DVC180E.

Panasonic created a complete line of cameras that supported recording in 24p, which is an analog of how film cameras record frames, for independent film production. 24p is commonly used in motion picture production and progressive scan, which avoids interlacing to give artifact free frames. These features mimic the frame rate and image characteristics typically associated with traditional film cameras.

The original AG-DVX100 can only shoot in a 4:3 aspect ratio. The "A" revision added a capability to shoot widescreen video, but this appeared squashed on the built-in monitor. The "B" revision introduced the ability to properly monitor 16:9 aspect ratio. All revisions have CCD sensors with native aspect ratio of 4:3, which causes the decrease of vertical resolution in widescreen mode because of cropping.

The DVX100 contains a 3-CCD image sensor system, with 410,000 (380,000 effective) pixels each with 4:3 native aspect ratio. When shooting widescreen, the sensor is cropped at the top and bottom, resulting in a significant loss of resolution.

The DVX100 can record 24p video in "telecined" fashion (2-3 pulldown for 24P and 2-3-3-2 pulldown for 24PA), 30p video in PsF fashion (25p in PAL version), and in 60i standard (50i PAL) interlaced video onto MiniDV tape. The camera incorporates "CineGammafunctionality to approximate the characteristic curve of film. ^[9][10]

The DVX100 also features two XLR audio inputs, a 4-pin FireWire port, as well as S-Video and RCA in and out ports. It features manual and servo zoom, with a second zoom control and record button on top of the handle for recording from low angles.

Typical camera accessories included batteries (did not come in box), spare batteries, lens adapters, matte boxes, optical filters, tripods, geared and fluid heads for smooth panning and tilting, follow focus systems, external microphones, and storage cases.

Many documentaries, independent shorts, and feature movies have been shot with the Panasonic AG-DVX100, including the Sundance Film Festival-winning feature November, The Puffy Chair by the Duplass Brothers, and the Oscar-nominated documentary named Murderball.^[11] The documentary "Iraq in Fragments" was also shot with this camera over a two-year period in Iraq.^[12] Seasons 1-5 of the popular TV show It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia were also shot with the DVX100.^[13] The Man From Earth was shot from only two DVX100 cameras.^[14]

The documentary film Ghost Adventures, which won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature from the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in 2006, was also filmed using the Panasonic AG-DVX100A fitted with on-board lights.