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MillimeterPanasonic AJ-HPX3700 Review
Jun 3, 2010 12:00 PM, By Barry Braverman
A no-nonsense performer with a powerful work ethic.
The diminutive Panasonic HMR10/HCK10 camera-recorder combination. The unit's compact size and low profile open up a wealth of interesting filmmaking options.
Panasonic AG-HMR10/HCK10
It happens sometimes that a two-piece camera-recorder is exactly what the doctor-director ordered. Whether you're shooting in the tight confines of a police car or under a sink or affixing the miniature camera head to the front of a careening luge at the Winter Olympics, the Panasonic AG-HMR10/HCK10 allows access to difficult or unusual locations, thereby dramatically expanding the creative shooter's visual storytelling possibilities.
The go-anywhere camera-recorder system can easily mount to your saddle as you approach the Great Pyramids.
The 10oz. camera head employs three 1/4in. CMOS imagers to capture full-raster 1920x1080 AVCHD. Recording in this format can be highly efficient, allowing three hours of running time at maximum PH quality on an inexpensive 32GB HDSC card. The down side of the long-GOP recording format is the more constrained 4:2:0 color space and the higher compression applied compared to popular intraframe formats like DVCPRO HD or AVC-Intra. (The latter format also uses the MPEG-4 compression engine, albeit with a much more professional profile.) From a creative perspective, the shooter must also know that the HMR10 produces enormous depth of field, an attribute that's usually helpful in point-of-view cameras to ensure sharp focus in even the most difficult applications.
Behold your imperative: to show the audience the world they haven't seen before. Given the portability and flexibility of the HMR10/HCK10, that imperative for every shooter is accomplished more easily than ever.
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