The AG-HVX202A offers all the invaluable features of the popular AG-HVX202 and adds a higher-resolution 3-CCD imager and improved image performance. The HVX202A is equipped with a 1/3" 16:9 progressive 3-CCD imager (effective resolution of 1.1 million active pixels with a spatial offset) that delivers outstanding image quality. It offers lower smear and a higher S/N ratio that results in lower noise and better low light performance than the prior model. The HVX202A's image quality is also enhanced by a new high-performance digital signal processor (DSP) featuring 14-bit A/D conversion and 19-bit inner processing. Equivalent to the processors used in many higher-end HD cameras, this new DSP ensures precise, beautiful recordings in all video formats. Because the HVX200A scans at native 1080P for the initial picture processing, users get the highest level of vertical resolution, whether shooting in HD or SD Wider Angle (13X) Leica Dicomar® Zoom Lens The camera's lens system features a large 82-mm diameter filter including three asperical lenses. With its powerful 13x zoom lens, the camera offers a wide 30mm (35mm equivalent) viewing angle, covering most shooting situations without the need for a wide-angle conversion lens. The lens also features an Optical Image Stabilizer (O.I.S.) function that ensures stable images during shooting Variable Frame Rates for Fast- or Slow-Motion Effects The HVX202 offers variable frame rate capability, providing the cinematic expression of higher-end cameras like the Panasonic VariCam® AJ-HDC27. In 720p mode, the HVX202's frame rate can be set in 11 steps from 12 to 50 fps, allowing for undercranking/ overcranking for fast or slow-motion effects in 720P. These effects can be dubbed to a DV tape after recording to offer some unique capabilities in the SD mode. Outstanding P2 HD Reliability and Flexibility, Plus DV Recording Offering the vast advantages of P2HD solid-state acquisition as well as a mini DV tape mechanism for shooting in SD, the HVX202 is ideal for transitioning from an older standard definition, tape-based infrastructure to a file-based, high definition production. With two 64GB P2 cards installed, the camera records for up to 256 minutes (over 4 hours) in 720/25pN native before changing or downloading of the card is required.