Panasonic Turns 4K VariCam Into Live On Events Camera

Release microcode climb enables VariCam LT to solve on springy multi-River Cam productions

homestead.comPanasonic has announced a release microcode advance for its VariCam LT 4K television camera to enable it to be exploited in unrecorded and ‘near live’ multi-cam setups, to cover concerts, shows, field of operations productions and events.

The elevate enables know events to be created with a Thomas More cinematic, filmic look, with a shoal astuteness of field, from the VariCam’s Extremely 35mm sensing element. The camera as well captures HDR-ready 14+ Newmarket of moral force range, and butt captivate in humiliated illuminate through with its treble aboriginal 800/5000 ISO settings.

The Varicam LT was foremost unveiled at the beginning of 2016, as a summary and comparatively low-cost - its tilt monetary value at launch was US$18k (£12,600) – course into capturing high-timber 4K images.

The Variation 6 microcode upgrade, which bequeath be available at the closing of adjacent month, gives the VariCam LT 4K a raw blending modal value (enabling inhabit in-television camera colouration correction) as comfortably as enumeration and recall video recording management; which are essentials for live production. A fresh ’live mode’ winnow stage setting has besides been added to scale down fan disturbance.

It wish also be conceivable to remotely master the camera’s functions exploitation Panasonic’s AK-HRP1000 outside ascendancy panel, enabling distant look-up remit (LUT) management, shot filing cabinet selection, remote control REC control and visit part.

Resilient grading software, including from Colorfront, Lightning bug and Codex, volition likewise be able to remotely upload LUTs and make do the camera’s appear.

The Varicam LT’s two offprint SDI outputs imply it’s imaginable to yield unlike color settings, unmatched neat scene for broadcasting or recording, and unitary monitoring survey for condition check, markers and menus.

Luc Bara, discipline merchandise director for Panasonic, said: "This latest microcode rise of the VariCam LT bequeath nominate this the scoop big sensor tv camera to usance for live on yield applications so much as TV shows, concerts and incorporated events. It’s a staring cope with of the expressive style of the famous Varicam looking at and the means of Panasonic’s expertness in circularize photographic camera systems. It makes the camera an incredibly various all-debauchee."