Ultra HD 4k Camcorder with LEICA Dicomar Lens

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Ultra HD 4k Camcorder with LEICA Dicomar Lens | HC-VX980EB-K Black

Everlasting Memories in 4K

Capture precious moments as 4K videos or photos – with the LEICA Dicomar lens, clear quality is yours – that result in unique final footage with Wireless Multi Camera recording. Regardless of the situation, HDR Movie gives you crisp detail in bright and d

4K Ultra HD Camcorder with Wireless Multi Camera, LEICA Dicomar 20x Zoom Lens, and HDR Movie Function

4K Video Recording / 4K Photo Mode

Advanced LEICA lens, 8M sensor and engine

Wireless Multi Camera

Create unique footage from many angles

HDR (High Dynamic Range) Movie

Easily get clear, natural-looking videos

Ultra HD 4k Camcorder with LEICA Dicomar Lens | HC-VX980EB-K Black

Everlasting Memories in 4K

4K Ultra HD Camcorder with Wireless Multi Camera, LEICA Dicomar 20x Zoom Lens, and HDR Movie Function

Preserve Your Memories In All Their Beauty

4K video recording gives you four times the resolution of Full-HD.
This compact camcorder records in 4K resolution giving you detailed, true to life scenes in any shooting situation. Capture impressive 4K photos of that special unmissable moment in 4K Photo mode.
High speed and high precision autofocus technology makes 4K shooting easy for everyone.

4K Cropping

Smooth Zooming
Get smooth zooming without any zoom blur. It’s also easy to zoom in on off-centre subjects without manoeuvring the camera angle.
Exact Panning
Enjoy smooth and exact panning by simply selecting the start and end points.
Easy Tracking
Choose a person to be tracked from a video and the camcorder automatically keeps the subject in the cropped area.
Convenient Stabiliser
Enjoy stable and clear footage thanks to automatic adjustment of the cropping position.

High-Quality Core Technologies

Clear optics
In addition to rendering crisp images, the remarkable LEICA Dicomar lens produces the subtle nuances and shading that LEICA lenses are renowned for, with minimized ghosting and flaring.
Accurate scenes
By increasing the read-out speed of the recording, the advanced BSI Sensor with approx. 8M effective pixels suppresses distortion to give an accurate rendering of the scene.
Crystal Engine 4K
The Crystal Engine 4K features a high-speed, large-scale integrated circuit to process the huge volume of 4K data quickly and accurately while reducing noise.

Level Footage at All Times

The Level Shot function automatically detects and corrects the tilting of images so you can shoot carefree. The setting can be adjusted to one of three levels – OFF, Normal or Strong* – for the shooting condition.
* Not available with 4K mode.

Clear, Blurless Results

HYBRID O.I.S.+ uses five-axis correction to thoroughly suppress blurring caused by unwanted shaking – whether you are shooting with a wide angle or at high zoom. This lets you capture crisp, clear images in 4K and other formats, in virtually every shooting situation.

Wireless Multi Camera

Add extra emotion to your footage
Enjoy a new kind of shooting style that lets you add even more emotion to your movies. Using Wi-Fi, you can link to as many as three smartphones and simultaneously record up to two of them as sub-windows. These sub-window images can be interchanged, and their display positions can be switched. This lets you shoot from a variety of angles and viewpoints, to capture a higher level of emotional impact.
Note: This function is not available with 4K mode nor with 24p mode.

HDR (High Dynamic Range) Movie

Get clear shots with excellent detail
Enjoy crisper, clearer videos thanks to the HDR Movie function. It combines two images taken with different exposures to suppress blown highlights and blocked shadows. Even in difficult shooting situations, such as backlighting, you can easily capture natural videos with excellent gradation. A dedicated HDR button enables quick mode changes when necessary.
Note: This function is not available with 4K mode nor with 24p format.

Ultra HD 4k Camcorder with LEICA Dicomar Lens | HC-VX980EB-K Black

Everlasting Memories in 4K

4K Ultra HD Camcorder with Wireless Multi Camera, LEICA Dicomar 20x Zoom Lens, and HDR Movie Function

Ultra HD 4k Camcorder with LEICA Dicomar Lens | HC-VX980EB-K Black

Everlasting Memories in 4K

4K Ultra HD Camcorder with Wireless Multi Camera, LEICA Dicomar 20x Zoom Lens, and HDR Movie Function

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Ultra HD 4k Camcorder with LEICA Dicomar Lens | HC-VX980EB-K Black

Everlasting Memories in 4K

4K Ultra HD Camcorder with Wireless Multi Camera, LEICA Dicomar 20x Zoom Lens, and HDR Movie Function

4K Video Recording / 4K Photo Mode

Advanced LEICA lens, 8M sensor and engine

Wireless Multi Camera

Create unique footage from many angles

HDR (High Dynamic Range) Movie

Easily get clear, natural-looking videos

Zoom Intelligent Zoom OFF

20x

Zoom Intelligent Zoom ON

4K: 25x, Full-HD: 40x

Zoom Digital Zoom

60x / 1500x (The maximum value of zoom magnification can be set in two patterns)

Shutter Speed Motion Image

Auto Slow Shutter ON : 1/25 – 1/8000 (50p / 50i / 25p), 1/24 – 1/8000 (24p)/Auto Slow Shutter OFF : 1/50 – 1/8000 (50p / 50i / 25p), 1/48 – 1/8000 (24p)

Shutter Speed Still Image

1/2 – 1/2000

Standard Illumination

1400 lx

Minimum Illumination

2 lx (Scene Mode Low Light 1/25), 1 lx (Night Mode (Color)), 0 lx (Night Mode (IR))

Focus

Auto / Manual

White Balance

Auto / White Set / Sunny / Cloudy / Indoor1 / Indoor2

Iris

Auto / Manual

Image Stabilizer

HYBRID O.I.S.+ with Active Mode, O.I.S. Lock, Level Shot Function (Strong mode: 2K only)

HDR Movie (Except 4K Mode)

Yes

Creative Control (Except 4K Mode)

Miniature Effect, Silent Movie, 8mm Movie, Time Lapse Rec

Recording/ Playback Mode AVCHD

1080/50p (28Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080/50p)/PH (24Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080/50i)/HA (17Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080/50i)/HG (13Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080/50i)/HE (5Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080/50i)

Recording/ Playback Mode MP4

2160p/25p(72M) (72Mbps / VBR), (3840 x 2160)/2160p/24p(72M) (72Mbps / VBR), (3840 x 2160)/1080p/50p(50M) (50Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080)/1080p/50p(28M) (28Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080)/1080p/24p(50M) (50Mbps / VBR), (1920 x 1080)/720p/25p(9M) (9Mbps / VBR), (1280 x 720)

Recording/ Playback Mode iFrame

960 x 540/25p (28Mbps / VBR)

Recording Media

SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card

Recording Format

[AVCHD] AVCHD Progressive/[iFrame / MP4] MP4

Compression Method

MPEG-4 AVC/H.264

Actual Recordable Time with Supplied Battery

Approx. 45 min (4K MP4)/Approx. 55 min (50p mode)/Approx. 55 min (PH mode)/Approx. 55 min (HA mode)/Approx. 55 min (HG mode)/Approx. 55 min (HE mode)/Approx. 50 min (2160p/24p)/Approx. 1 h 0 min (1080p/24p)/Approx. 50 min (MP4 50M)/Approx. 55 min (MP4 28M)/Approx.1 h 0 min (MP4 720p)/Approx. 1 h 0 min (iFrame)

Thumbnail Display

20 thumbnails/page, 9 thumbnails/page, 1 thumbnail/page

Audio Recording System

AVCHD: Dolby Digital (5.1ch / 2ch)/iFrame, MP4: AAC (2ch)

Microphone

5.1ch Surround, Zoom, Focus and Stereo Microphone

Speaker

Dynamic type

Recording Image Size Still Image

[16:9] 25.9megapixels (6784 x 3816), 14 megapixels (4992 x 2808), 2.1 megapixels (1920 x 1080)/[3:2] 20 megapixels (5472 x 3648), 10.6 megapixels (3984 x 2656）, 2.0 megapixels (1728 x 1152)/[4:3] 20.4 megapixels (5216 x 3912), 10.9 megapixels (3808 x 2856), 0.3 megapixels (640 x 480)

Recording Image Size Simultaneous Recording

4K MP4: [16:9] 20.4 megapixels (6016 x 3384), 8.3 megapixels (3840 x 2160)/Other than 4K MP4: [16:9] 14.0 megapixels (4992 x 2808), 2.1 megapixels (1920 x 1080)

Recording Format

JPEG (DCF/Exif2.2)

Flash

–

Interface AV

Yes

Interface HDMI

Yes (micro)

Interface Microphones (stereo mini)

Yes

Interface Headphone (stereo mini)

Yes

Interface USB

2.0 Hi-Speed

Interface USB Charge

Yes

Power Supply

3.6V (Battery) / 5.0V (AC Adaptor)

Power Consumption

Max. 7.1W (Recording) / Max. 7.7W (Charging)

Dimensions (W x H x D)

Approx. 65 x 73 x 139 mm (2.559 x 2.874 x 5.472 inch)

Weight (w/o battery and SD card)

Approx. 351g (0.774 lb)

LCD Monitor

7.5cm (3.0-type) Wide LCD monitor (460,800 dots )

Touch Panel

Yes

View Finder

–

Manual Ring / Dial

Yes (Dial)

LED Video Light

Yes

Accessory Shoe

Yes (cold)

Lens Cover

Yes (Auto)

On-Screen Display Language

English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Netherlandic, Turkish, Swedish

Image Sensor

1/2.3-type BSI MOS Sensor

Total Pixels

18.91 megapixels

Effective Pixels [Motion Image]

4K: 8.29 megapixels [16:9], Full-HD: 6.10 megapixels [16:9] (Level Shot Function OFF or Normal)

Effective Pixels [Still Image]

7.00 megapixels [3:2]/8.29 megapixels [16:9]/6.22 megapixels [4:3]

Image Sensor

–

Total Pixels

–

F Value

F1.8 (WIDE) / F3.6 (TELE)

Optical Zoom

20x

Focal Length

4.08 – 81.6 mm

35 mm Film Camera Equivalent [Motion Image (16:9)]

4K: 30.8 – 626 mm (Level Shot Function OFF), Full-HD: 37.0 – 752 mm (Level Shot Function OFF or Normal)

35 mm Film Camera Equivalent [Still Image]

34.5 – 690.3 mm [3:2]/30.8 – 626 mm [16:9]/37.6 – 752.8 mm [4:3]

Filter Diameter

49 mm

Lens Brand

Leica Dicomar Lens

F Value

–

Focal Length

–

35 mm Film Camera Equivalent [Motion Image]

–

Standard

IEEE 802.11b/g/n

Frequency

2.4GHz band

NFC

–

AC Adaptor

Yes

AC Cable

–

DC Cable

Yes (USB Type)

Rechargeable Battery Pack

Yes (1,940mAh)

Battery Charger

–

IR Remote

–

HDMI Cable

Yes (micro)

AV Multi Cable

–

AV Cable

–

Shoe adaptor

Yes

Lens Hood

Yes

USB Cable

Yes

Editing Software

HD Writer AE 5.3 (Download)