Panasonic AG-DVX100

The Panasonic AG-DVX100, first released in December 2002, was the first consumer-affordable digital progressive scan camcorder, able to record 576p SD video at 24 progressive frames per second (without interlacing).

The camera is popular among television studios and is popular with independent film makers because of its film-emulating features. Currently the latest and last revision is the DVX100B. The camera records to tape, but third party developers have modified DVX100 cameras to dump raw images to a tethered laptop. However, the company most known for doing this, Reel Stream, is no longer operational. The high definition successor to the AG-DVX100 is the AG-HMC150. The AG-HVX200 is considered to be the DVX100's "Big Brother".

Panasonic created a complete line of cameras that support recording in 24p, which is an analog of how film cameras record frames, for independent film production. 24p stands for 24 frames per second progressive: a frame rate which is commonly used in motion picture production, and progressive scan which avoids interlacing to give artifact free frames. These features give the recordings a film quality appearance. The original AG-DVX100 nor the later AG-DVX100A (announced on 2003.11.19) and B revisions cannot record in HD. The original Panasonic AG-DVX100 is a 4:3 aspect ratio SD camera only. Difference in original model and A revision are small. The B revision introduced the ability to properly monitor 16:9 aspect ratio, but still only in standard definition. The B revisions CCD sensors have a native aspect ratio of 4:3.

At the time, Progressive video was rare for cameras below the US$10,000 price point. The AG-DVX100 originally retailed around MSRP US$2,995 in 2002. At that time, the DVX100 was rivaled in standard definition video only by the Canon XL-1 which also records progressive video.

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