This auction is for a used Panasonic AG-DVX100B camcorder with a total of 2 hours of use.  It is in new condition having only been used to test its functions. Items included with the camera are: two 4 hour batteries, charger, all factory packaging, manual and the accessories supplied with the camera when it was new. A 72mm UV filter is also installed on the lens front. 

This was the#2 backup camera we purchased for our feature shoot that was never needed due to the reliability of our other DVX100B.

The Panasonic AG-DVX100B looks almost identical to its predecessor the 100 A, however, Panasonic has made subtle but significant improvements to the already excellent viewfinder and flip-out monitor. Both are now slightly higher in resolution (increased from 200,000 to 210,000 pixels in the LCD, 180,000 to 230,000 in the viewfinder), and both now show the full overscanned image. The ability to see the overscan is particularly useful for Web video, which lacks television's slight underscan (cropping). Under the flip-out LCD, a new Display button makes it easy to toggle the onscreen graphics on and off. Perhaps to enable audio playback when the flip-out LCD is closed, the speaker and VCR-record buttons have switched places. A new 1/8-inch Focus/Iris port lets you connect an optional wired control--a major convenience for studio shooting.

The only other change to the camera's controls was to make them more rugged. The audio-level and scene-file knobs are surrounded by bumpers even more prominent than those on the Panasonic AG-DVX100A, making them almost impossible to accidentally adjust. The tripod socket has been beefed up with a replaceable metal plate. The flip-out LCD hinge has been reinforced and stiffened.

Though barely visible from the outside, the entire tape-transport mechanism has been strengthened. This last feature comes at a slight loss in convenience: while the older versions of the DVX had only a single cassette door, the Panasonic AG-DVX100B incorporates the more common double-door system, in which the user must close the inner door and wait for the tape to retract before closing the outer

 The professional controls on this model are almost identical to those on cameras costing 10 times as much. The Panasonic AG-DVX100B offers discrete and logically positioned buttons, switches, and wheels for iris, shutter speed, white balance, two built-in neutral-density filters, gain, zoom, focus, left and right audio levels, audio monitor level, phantom power, image stabilizer, zebra stripes, frame rate, and more.

You can control each of these functions quickly and directly without needing to explore time-wasting menus or automation. The camera even offers three user-assignable buttons, enabling you to directly control three functions that you could otherwise access only through menus.

 Besides the usual complement of audio and video connectors, the AG-DVX100B offers a pair of balanced XLR audio jacks. These are a necessary for working with professional microphones and mixers. An improvement for most MiniDV cameras requires accessories or rigged adapters to interface with professional XLR equipment.

The Panasonic AG-DVX100B shares its predecessor's excellent Leica Dicomar 10X zoom lens. The lens is particularly notable because it is quite wide, eliminating the common need for a wide-angle lens adapter. The lens can be zoomed manually and has focal-length markings on the barrel. You can also focus it precisely using the focus numbers. Telephoto adapters are available to extend the focal length.