Superb Mobility for Low-Angle Shots and Interviews
• The 1.9kg weight (lowest in the class) and comfortable weight
balance provide highly stable handheld shooting, while the
magnesium alloy diecast chassis boosts ruggedness and
durability.
• The upper part of the handle
grip contains both the rec Start/
Stop button and a lens zoom
speed control (three speed).
this design assures easy
shooting even at low angles.
• The new LCD monitor mirror
mode is convenient when shooting interviews.
13x Cam-Driven Optical Zoom and 10x Digital Zoom
the cam-driven (mechanical) manual zoom ring provides the
same fast, precise zooming and feeling as cameras with
interchangeable lenses. the servo-driven zoom also allows slow
zooming.
the ag-hPX170 series is equipped with a digital zoom
that instantly magnifies the image by any of three fixed values —
2x, 5x or 10x. Use it together with the 13x optical zoom lens,
and you get super-telephoto magnification equivalent to a 130x
zoom, without the drop in light intensity that happens when using
a lens extender.
Manual Focus and Aperture Control
the manual focus ring, which gives you a level of operating ease
that approaches an interchangeable lens, can be used to control
the aperture too, by switching the ring (Focus/iris) selector. you
can also add backlight correction or spotlight correction to the
auto aperture function.
Focus Assist and Other New Functions
a new focus assist function
with hd compatibility has also
been added to the ag-hPX170
series. this is in addition to a
center zoom function that
enlarges the center of the
frame, and a histogram display.
you can select from three
display modes: center zoom,
histogram, or combined center
zoom and histogram. a new focus
bar display further helps to speed up focusing by indicating the
level of focus by the length of the bar. an electric view Finder
(EVF) DTL (detail) button has also been added that lets you
emphasize the outline of the image in either the EVF or the LCD
monitor for easier viewing.
Simplified Waveform and Vectorscope Display
the ag-hPX170 series has waveform and vectorscope display
functions as well. a single touch of the Waveform Monitoring
(WFM) key displays the waveform and vectors of the captured
video signal on the LCD monitor.
Excellent Operation,
Versatile Assist Functions,
and System Functions for
Broadcasting Work
Waveform Monitoring(WFM)
veCtor (vector scope)
Standard
13x optical zoom
13x optical zoom x
10x digital zoom (130x)
Center Zoom
Histogram
Focus Bar
Focus assist on (Both Mode)
