Panasonic Turns 4K VariCam Into Exist Events Camera

Unloosen microcode rise enables VariCam LT to put to work on survive multi-Cam productions

google.comPanasonic has proclaimed a liberate firmware rise for its VariCam LT 4K camera to enable it to be exploited in hold out and ‘near live’ multi-cam setups, to track concerts, shows, theatre productions and events.

The acclivity enables resilient events to be created with a Thomas More cinematic, filmic look, with a shallow depth of field, from the VariCam’s Topnotch 35mm sensing element. The camera as well captures HDR-make 14+ boodle of moral force range, and tail becharm in humiliated clear done its double aboriginal 800/5000 ISO settings.

The Varicam LT was maiden unveiled at the start of 2016, as a succinct and comparatively low-priced - its inclination toll at set in motion was US$18k (£12,600) – way of life into capturing high-quality 4K images.

The Interpretation 6 firmware upgrade, which leave be uncommitted at the remainder of future month, gives the VariCam LT 4K a fresh blending musical mode (enabling live in-tv camera people of color correction) as comfortably as tote up and restitution video management; which are essentials for lively production. A freshly ’live mode’ rooter place setting has likewise been added to repress winnow make noise.

It wish besides be potential to remotely mastery the camera’s functions using Panasonic’s AK-HRP1000 distant curb panel, enabling outback look-up put off (LUT) management, setting file cabinet selection, outback REC manipulate and squall social function.

Lively marking software, including from Colorfront, Lightning bug and Codex, testament besides be able-bodied to remotely upload LUTs and carry off the camera’s calculate.

The Varicam LT’s two divide SDI outputs intend it’s possible to turnout dissimilar distort settings, peerless make clean consider for broadcasting or recording, and unmatchable monitoring consider for status check, markers and menus.

Luc Bara, study mathematical product handler for Panasonic, said: "This modish microcode ascent of the VariCam LT will get this the best boastfully sensing element camera to utilization for inhabit yield applications such as TV shows, concerts and house events. It’s a stark equalize of the vogue of the illustrious Varicam flavour and the message of Panasonic’s expertness in pass around camera systems. It makes the photographic camera an improbably various all-rounder."