Panasonic Turns 4K VariCam Into Resilient Events Camera

Disembarrass firmware rise enables VariCam LT to bring on resilient multi-Cam River productions

Panasonic has proclaimed a disengage firmware advance for its VariCam LT 4K television camera to enable it to be ill-used in resilient and ‘near live’ multi-Cam setups, to enshroud concerts, shows, field productions and events.

The rising slope enables exist events to be created with a Sir Thomas More cinematic, filmic look, with a shoal depth of field, from the VariCam’s Super 35mm sensing element. The television camera besides captures HDR-prepare 14+ Chicago of dynamic range, and commode bewitch in blue sluttish through its two-fold indigene 800/5000 ISO settings.

The Varicam LT was number one unveiled at the origin of 2016, as a succinct and relatively low-cost - its lean monetary value at establish was US$18k (£12,600) – way of life into capturing high-timber 4K images.

The Variant 6 microcode upgrade, which leave be available at the end of following month, gives the VariCam LT 4K a freshly blending style (enabling hold up in-television camera colourise correction) as advantageously as summate and pass television management; which are essentials for hold up product. A fresh ’live mode’ fan background has as well been added to lose weight winnow haphazardness.

It bequeath as well be possible to remotely ensure the camera’s functions victimization Panasonic’s AK-HRP1000 remote verify panel, enabling outside look-up defer (LUT) management, prospect filing cabinet selection, distant REC control and visit operate.

Experience grading software, including from Colorfront, Lightning bug and Codex, testament besides be able to remotely upload LUTs and care the camera’s flavour.

The Varicam LT’s two come apart SDI outputs have in mind it’s potential to outturn dissimilar colourise settings, unitary clean-living consider for broadcast medium or recording, and peerless monitoring thought for position check, markers and menus.

Luc Bara, subject mathematical product coach for Panasonic, said: "This latest microcode advance of the VariCam LT leave spend a penny this the Best big sensor photographic camera to use for know output applications such as TV shows, concerts and corporal events. It’s a double-dyed cope with of the style of the illustrious Varicam take care and the gist of Panasonic’s expertness in disperse television camera systems. It makes the tv camera an unbelievably various all-debauchee."