Building on its years of camera innovation, Panasonic delivers with two 4K UHD compact handheld camcorders, the AG-UX90 and AG-UX180. Sharing many features, the two cameras provide you with the option to choose the one that most closely matches your needs, without sacrificing image quality. The AG-UX 90 is the basic camera, and it records in NTSC-compatible frame rates in UHD and HD in a variety of progressive and interlaced formats. You can also record as interlaced SD, which comes in handy when working with legacy projects. The AG-UX90 incorporates a 15x optical zoom lens with manual control rings for focus, zoom, and iris, which can also be servo controlled. The lens features a 35mm equivalent focal length of 24.5 to 367.5mm in FHD and 35.4 to 531mm in 4K UHD.
The AG-UX180, on the other hand, is considered by Panasonic to be the premium camera of the two, and it enjoys a far more robust feature set. In addition to the capabilities of the AG-UX90, the AG-UX180 adds PAL frame-rate compatibility, so it can be used to shoot footage compatible with either a 59.94 or 50 Hz system. This includes allowing you to shoot interlaced footage with PAL (576i) resolution. However, the AG-UX180 packs another surprise: it features a 4K DCI mode for shooting the cinema variant of 4K at a true 24 fps. This mode allows you to incorporate footage into DCI 4K projects without requiring scaling, cropping, or speed/audio manipulation—a nice little bonus to have. The built-in 20x optical zoom lens has manual control rings for focus, zoom, and iris, which can also be servo controlled. It features a 35mm equivalent focal length of 24 to 480mm when capturing in 4K DCI and 25.4 to 508mm in UHD.
Both cameras feature a 1" MOS sensor and a color sampling ratio of 4:2:2 8-bit to an external recorder / 4:2:0 8-bit internally via two SDHC/SDXC media card slots. Variable frame rate recording is supported for under- and over-cranked effects, and the AG-UX180 also supports high-speed capture at 120 fps in FHD (1920 x 1080). Two 3-pin XLR audio inputs support mic, line, and +48-volt phantom power, allowing you to record two channels of 48 kHz / 16-bit audio.
So, whether it is the basic AG-UX90 or the tricked-out AG-UX180, Panasonic has a broadcast-quality camera to suit your needs.
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