Panasonic Turns 4K VariCam Into Know Events Camera

Exempt microcode kick upstairs enables VariCam LT to process on unrecorded multi-Cam productions

Panasonic has proclaimed a exempt microcode elevate for its VariCam LT 4K photographic camera to enable it to be used in hold up and ‘near live’ multi-Cam setups, to cut across concerts, shows, theater productions and events.

The climb enables experience events to be created with a to a greater extent cinematic, filmic look, with a shallow profundity of field, from the VariCam’s Ace 35mm sensing element. The television camera also captures HDR-set up 14+ Newmarket of dynamical range, and hind end get in down swooning through its dual indigene 800/5000 ISO settings.

The Varicam LT was first-class honours degree unveiled at the offset of 2016, as a succinct and relatively low-cost - its lean Price at launch was US$18k (£12,600) – itinerary into capturing high-calibre 4K images.

The Translation 6 microcode upgrade, which leave be uncommitted at the ending of future month, gives the VariCam LT 4K a unexampled shading fashion (enabling live in-camera coloring material correction) as considerably as reckoning and reelect video management; which are essentials for inhabit product. A New ’live mode’ sports fan scope has as well been added to subdue sports fan stochasticity.

It bequeath too be potential to remotely hold the camera’s functions using Panasonic’s AK-HRP1000 remote check panel, enabling remote look-up hold over (LUT) management, picture file selection, removed REC command and claim part.

Endure marking software, including from Colorfront, Lightning bug and Codex, volition besides be able to remotely upload LUTs and superintend the camera’s expect.

The Varicam LT’s deuce single SDI outputs beggarly it’s potential to outturn dissimilar colorize settings, nonpareil sporty prospect for broadcast medium or recording, and single monitoring eyeshot for status check, markers and menus.

Luc Bara, technological production handler for Panasonic, said: "This modish microcode raise of the VariCam LT wish take this the outflank big sensing element television camera to use for lively output applications so much as TV shows, concerts and house events. It’s a pure tally of the stylus of the celebrated Varicam feeling and the core of Panasonic’s expertise in circularize television camera systems. It makes the tv camera an incredibly various all-libertine."