Its wide-angle 28mm/F1.8 lens allows you to fit more people and background into the frame, especially useful in narrow spaces. With dual SD card slots and the capability to record on both cards simultaneously, the AC8’s Relay Auto Switch functionality provides dependable back-up recording or the ability to switch from one card to the other for extended recording times. 

The AC8 records in 1080/60p [Max. 28Mbps/VBR], (1920x1080/60p); PH [Max. 24Mbps/VBR], (1920x1080/60i); HA [Ave. 17Mbps/VBR], (1920x1080/60i); HG [Ave. 13Mbps/VBR], (1920x1080/60i); HE [Ave. 5Mbps/VBR], (1440x1080/60i); PM [Ave. 8Mbps/VBR], (1280x720/60p); and SA [Ave. 9Mbps/VBR], (720x480/60i). Dynamic Range Stretch (DRS) helps compensate for wide variations in exposure in a contrast-heavy scene, from light to dark. A Focus in Red function shows the sharp edges of your subject in red, making it stand out better. Its five -access Hybrid O.I.S thoroughly suppresses blurring all the way from wide-angle, to powerful zoom shots. This lets you capture crisp, clear images in almost every shooting situation. 

A manual, multi-purpose lens ring provides fine adjustments and precise control of Focus, Zoom, Iris, white balance and shutter speed. Fast, accurate auto focus is also available. In addition, an illuminating LED ring allows recording verification and serves as a tally light to make shooting smoother. Users can turn the illumination on and off. Eye-Fi SD card compatibility makes the transfer of recordings via a wireless network — to devices like a PC or a file-sharing site such as You Tube or Vimeo — fast, simple and convenient.

 Captures still images of 16:9, 20.4 megapixels (6016 x 3384 resolution) or 4:3, 15.1 megapixels (4480 x 3360 resolution). In simultaneous record mode, it can take a 16:9, 9.4-megapixel (4096 x 2304) still image or a 4:3, 1.4-megapixel (1440 x 1080) still image.