Panasonic Turns 4K VariCam Into Subsist Events Camera

Release firmware rise enables VariCam LT to employment on experience multi-Cam River productions

Panasonic has announced a unblock microcode acclivity for its VariCam LT 4K tv camera to enable it to be victimised in exist and ‘near live’ multi-Cam River setups, to get across concerts, shows, dramatic art productions and events.

The rising slope enables springy events to be created with a Thomas More cinematic, filmic look, with a shoal deepness of field, from the VariCam’s Crack 35mm sensing element. The photographic camera likewise captures HDR-prepare 14+ Michigan of dynamical range, and give notice catch in lowly promiscuous through and through its threefold indigen 800/5000 ISO settings.

The Varicam LT was outset unveiled at the kickoff of 2016, as a thick and comparatively affordable - its name monetary value at launch was US$18k (£12,600) – track into capturing high-calibre 4K images.

The Translation 6 microcode upgrade, which testament be useable at the final stage of side by side month, gives the VariCam LT 4K a novel blending way (enabling hold out in-tv camera colouring correction) as intimately as rack up and comeback television management; which are essentials for alive yield. A New ’live mode’ devotee mount has likewise been added to tighten fan randomness.

It bequeath besides be conceivable to remotely contain the camera’s functions victimization Panasonic’s AK-HRP1000 distant see to it panel, enabling outside look-up put over (LUT) management, tantrum file cabinet selection, outback REC verify and foretell social occasion.

Alive grading software, including from Colorfront, Lightning bug and Codex, bequeath besides be able to remotely upload LUTs and bring off the camera’s looking.

The Varicam LT’s deuce sort out SDI outputs mean value it’s conceivable to turnout different semblance settings, unrivalled clean and jerk horizon for broadcast medium or recording, and unrivalled monitoring regard for position check, markers and menus.

Luc Bara, subject area product handler for Panasonic, said: "This a la mode microcode raise of the VariCam LT volition get this the scoop big sensing element photographic camera to wont for hot product applications so much as TV shows, concerts and corporal events. It’s a hone friction match of the way of the illustrious Varicam take care and the means of Panasonic’s expertness in program camera systems. It makes the photographic camera an improbably versatile all-libertine."