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4 editorial reviews
When form and function meet up, you know you really have a winner. The Panasonic AG-DVX200 has stunning looks, and we’ve set off to find out ifRead more
While some filmmakers may be drifting away from DSLRs as their tool of choice (see “Rethinking DSLR Filmmaking” from our February issue), the “DSLR look” is still prized. Panasonic’s AG-DVX200 is a bid to win the disaffected DSLR shooter’s heart by pairing the shallow depth of field and dynamic range of a larger image sensor with the ergonomics and feature...Read more
By technical editor Matt Allard: In the final part of my review of the Panasonic DVX 200 I am going to look at some of the extra features the camera has and give you my final thoughts and conclusions. You can see all the previous parts of my review here: Panasonic DVX 200 Review Part … ContinuedRead more
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8 editorial reviews
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSMOSExmor R CMOS
Optical sensor size1.0 in
N/A
1.0 in
Effective megapixels2.07 Mpx15.49 Mpx14.2 Mpx
Total megapixels3.2 Mpx15.49 Mpx14.2 Mpx

Image

Maximum image resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px5968 x 3352 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Tungsten
Auto
  • Outdoor
  • Indoor
Supported image file formatsJPGJPGJPG
Image stabilizeryesyesyes
Image stabilizer typeOpticalOpticalOptical
Supported aspect ratios16:9
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 17:9
  • 4:3
  • 16:9

Optics and focus

Optical zoom32.0 x13.0 x12.0 x
Digital zoom57.0 x10.0 x160.0 x
Minimum aperture1.82.82.8
Maximum aperture4.54.54.5
Focal length equiv32.5 - 1853
N/A
29 - 348
Focal length range (f-f) (Lens system)2.8 - 89.612.8 - 1679.3 - 111.6
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAutoAuto/Manual
Filter size
N/A
2.83 in2.44 in

Screen and viewfinder

Built-in displayyesyesyes
DisplayLCDLCDLCD
Display diagonal3.0 in4.3 in3.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Viewfinder type
N/A
ElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
0.39 in0.39 in
Display aspect ratio
N/A
N/A
16:9

Photography features

Camera shutter speed0.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Continuous shootingno
N/A
N/A
Self-timeryes
N/A
N/A
Self-timer delay10.0 s
N/A
N/A
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Spotlight
  • Sunset
N/A
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Spotlight
  • Sunrise
  • Sunset
Built-in flashnonono
3D supportnono
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Camera shutter type
N/A
ElectronicElectronic
Light exposure modes
N/A
N/A
  • Program
  • Auto

Videography features

Resolution
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 720 x 480
  • 720 x 576
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 4096 x 2160
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HDFull HD
Video formats supported
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • MPEG4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • XAVC S
Maximum frame rate25.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Audio systemDolby Digital 2.0Dolby Digital
N/A
Built-in speaker(s)
N/A
yesyes
Supported audio file formats
N/A
LPCM
N/A
Microphone type
N/A
N/A
Surround

Design

Colour of product
  • Brown
  • Black
Black,RedBlack
Operating temperature0 - 400 - 40
N/A
Operating relative humidity
N/A
10 - 80
N/A
Dustproof
N/A
N/A
no
Waterproof
N/A
N/A
no
Freezeproof
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height2.24 in7.13 in3.54 in
Width2.09 in8.5 in3.29 in
Depth4.57 in14.72 in8.8 in
Weight8.29 oz95.24 oz27.87 oz

Storage

Internal storage8.0 GB
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick PRO Duo Mark2
  • SDHC
  • Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
  • Memory Stick XC-HG Duo
Maximum memory card size64.0 GB
N/A
N/A
Memory slots12
N/A
Storage typesNANDMemory cardMemory card
Camera file systemExif 2.3
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.2
N/A

Connectivity

HDMInoyesyes
USB portyesyes
N/A
Headphone port3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Wi-Fiyes
N/A
yes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
PictBridgenono
N/A
AV outputyes
N/A
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
  • Micro-USB B
  • USB Type-A
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
yesyes
Microphone port
N/A
N/A
yes
Remote control
N/A
N/A
yes

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