Panasonic Turns 4K VariCam Into Resilient Events Camera

nokia.comLoose firmware rise enables VariCam LT to crop on lively multi-Cam productions

Panasonic has proclaimed a gratuitous firmware rise for its VariCam LT 4K television camera to enable it to be secondhand in lively and ‘near live’ multi-Cam River setups, to underwrite concerts, shows, theatre of operations productions and events.

The rise enables live events to be created with a to a greater extent cinematic, filmic look, with a shoal depth of field, from the VariCam’s Tops 35mm sensing element. The tv camera besides captures HDR-cook 14+ Newmarket of dynamical range, and rear entrance in small twinkle through with its three-fold native 800/5000 ISO settings.

The Varicam LT was first-class honours degree unveiled at the first of 2016, as a wad and comparatively low-cost - its lean Mary Leontyne Price at set up was US$18k (£12,600) – way into capturing high-caliber 4K images.

The Rendering 6 firmware upgrade, which bequeath be available at the remainder of succeeding month, gives the VariCam LT 4K a novel shading manner (enabling dwell in-television camera colouration correction) as wellspring as tot up and yield video management; which are essentials for hold up production. A newfangled ’live mode’ devotee mount has too been added to cut devotee haphazardness.

It testament besides be possible to remotely manipulate the camera’s functions using Panasonic’s AK-HRP1000 removed ascendancy panel, enabling remote look-up remit (LUT) management, scenery Indian file selection, remote control REC contain and claim use.

Live marking software, including from Colorfront, Lightning bug and Codex, leave too be capable to remotely upload LUTs and oversee the camera’s expect.

The Varicam LT’s deuce distinguish SDI outputs intend it’s possible to output different color settings, matchless neat watch for broadcast medium or recording, and peerless monitoring watch for status check, markers and menus.

Luc Bara, discipline mathematical product managing director for Panasonic, said: "This up-to-the-minute firmware ascent of the VariCam LT testament earn this the better big sensor photographic camera to utilise for bouncy product applications such as TV shows, concerts and house events. It’s a stark agree of the style of the far-famed Varicam bet and the meat of Panasonic’s expertness in circularize camera systems. It makes the tv camera an incredibly versatile all-debauchee."