The AG-HDX200 has a 13x optical zoom controlled through a zoom ring, in addition to a focus ring. The new AG-HDX200 includes three 16:9 1/3 in. CCDs. The camcorder offers multiple levels of manual control including many of the film-like controls included in the AG-DVX1000. The camcorder includes both IEEE 1394 and USB 2.0 support for connecting the camcorder to a non-linear editing system

The HVX200A is equipped with a 1/3" 16:9 progressive 3-CCD imager (effective resolution of 1.1 million active pixels with a spatial offset) that delivers outstanding image quality.