Product Information

The Panasonic AG-187U 2 hour VHS Camcorder delivers the features required for professional and institutional applications... including easy operation. The advanced CCD and highly sensitive lens system allow recording in light as low as 1 lux with high quality results. high - speed shutter settings up to 1/10,000 sec. provide sharp, clear images even when shooting aciton scenes. The 12 x Power Zoom function deliver crystal - clear close - ups. There's also Full-Range Auto Focus and Auto - Tracing White Balance. Perhaps the key feature of the AG187U, though, is that all these high - performance functions are packed into a convenient, compact design. Camera width is a superslim 3 3/4". So the AG-187 is not only extremely portable, it's remarkably easy to handle in virtually any shooting situation

12 x Power Zoom Lens with Macro Capability and 2 - Speed Power Zoom
The 12 x Power Zoom Lens allows smooth zoom - in and zoom - out. In addition, the macro function lets you capture even small subjects in close - ups of extreme clarity. The 2 - Speed Power Zoom function allows you to zoom in and out at either of two speeds.

Super - Low - Light Shooting
The AG187 overcomes the restrictions that are placed on conventional video cameras by poor lighting. It is advanced CCD and highly sensitive lens system allow shooting under the most unfavorable lighting conditions with excellent results. Even in light levels as low as 1 lux, the AG-187U delivers clear, distinct images.

High - Resolution CCD image Sensor
The key to the superb picture quality of the AG-187U is its extremely sensitive 1/3" solid state CCD pick - up element. The 270,000 pixels (250,000 effective of this advanced image sensor provide outstanding resolution, even under extremely lowlight conditions. In addition, the High Quality Picture System in the VCR section helps assure superb picture performance.

High - Speed Electronic Shutter
The AG-187 shutter speed can be manually set in eight steps between 1/60 and 1/10,000 sec. or, Auto Shutter will automatically adjust the shutter speed from 1/60 to 1/250 sec. according to the brightnes of the subject. Images that would have been blurred if recorded at the conventional shutter speed of 1/60sec. are sharp and clear with the 1/10,000 sec. setting. And this exceptional image clarity, with minimal distortion, carries through in Slow mode playback, and frame - by - frame review (with VCR's so equipped).

Additional Features

• Rec End Search
• Audio/Video FADE In/Out (Black)
• Auto Playback
• 10W Color Enhancement Light (Optional)
• Full Range Auto Focus (Macro)
• Auto Focus, Manual Macro Focus (for close-ups)
• Full Auto, and Auto - Tracing White Balance
• Rotary Erase Head
• 2/3" Electronic Viewfinder with status indicator
• Automatic Date/Time Display
• Tape, Battery Remaining Indication
• Up to 120 minutes of recording from one battery
• Audio/Video Output
• Wind Buffer Switch
• Unidirectional High-Sensitivity Microphone
• External Mic Input

Specifications

• Power Source: 12V DC
• Power Consumption: Recording Mode: 12V - 11W (Max. 21W)
• Operating Temperature: 32 F - 104 F (0 C - 40 C)
• Operating Humidity: 10%-75%

System

• Television System: EIA Standard NTSC color signal
• 525 lines, 60 fields
• Video Recording System: Four rotary heads, helical scanning system
• Luminance: FM azimuth recording
• Color signal: Converted subcarrier phase shift recording

Tape Transport

• Tape Format: VHS tape
• Recording/Playback Time: 160 min. with NV-T1-60
• FF/REW Time: Less than 10 min. with NV-T1-20

Video

• Horizontal Resolution: Color: more than 230 lines
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: More than 43 dB

Audio

• Frequency Response: 100 Hz - 8,000 Hz
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: More than 42 dB
• Audio Track: 1

Input Level

• Input Level: Mic In (M3): -70 dB, 4.7k ohms or more, unbalanced

Output Level

• Video Output (Phono): 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms, unbalanced
• Audio Output (Phono): 4 dB, 600.0, unbalanced

Camera

• Image Sensor: 1/3" CCD image sensor
• Lens: 12:1 power zoom lens
• F1:1.6 with
• Auto iris control Auto focus system
• Focal length: 5.4 - 64.8 mm
• Lens filter diameter: 49 mm
• Viewfinder: 2/3" electronic viewfinder
• Standard Illumination: 1,500 lux
• Minimum Required Illumination: 1 lux
• Approximately 4.1 lbs
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 3 3/4" x 8" x 15 3/8" (95 x 203 x 389 mm)

Included Accessories