Panasonic premieres a PTZ camera (4K 50p), the Camcorder AJ-PX5100 and MOIP technology

Under the motto ‘Live. Sports Entertainment ’, The Japanese manufacturer presents its latest catalog of remote cameras, Camcorders ENG and study cameras.

On the occasion of IBC 2018, Panasonic Business It has presented its range of innovative products and technologies for professional uses, such as the dissemination of content and the broadcast of live events.

Under the motto Live. Sports. Entertainment, The Japanese manufacturer has presented the latest in remote camerass, Camcorders ENG and study cameras.

Andre Meterian, Regional Director of the Professional Division Video Systems Business of Panasonic, affirms that the company's objective is “to offer innovations for live emissions, facilitate work processes and reduce costs for our clients. We have also reinforced our relationships with third parties to offer solutions to those clients who seek to integrate different robotic systems. This is a need that grows more and more within the sector, in diverse environments of live They can be a corporate study or event. ”

AW-EU150, a PTZ that captures 4K to 50p

As for remote cameras, Panasonic has presented the latest incorporation into its catalog of PTZ cameras with the AW-UE150 that will allow capturas a 4K 50p, an authentic first for a Broadcast PTZ camera.

Thanks to mode HDR, compatibility with different 4K interfaces and Simultaneous output 4k/hd, the EU150 also offers the broader visualization angle (75.1 degrees, horizontal) of its category.

This PTZ incorporates a sensor Mos of 1 type and a 20X optical zoom, as well as an intelligent continuous zoom (i Zoom). In addition, it is compatible with 4K 12G-SDI, HDMI, fiber optics and IP interfaces.

Recently, Panasonic has also announced a new remote camera controller, he AW-RP150, compatible with the EU150 and also with the high -end PTZ cameras of Panasonic and other remote cameras. The RP150 offers notable improvements with respect to the previous models, including a new control joystick that can be used with one hand (to control the PTZ or the focus and a large LCD touch screen for monitoring and menu settings. The RP150 incorporates an SDI entrance to the LCD panel for camera monitoring

This camera appeared in Europe for the first time with a new Remote touch screen controller (AW-RP150). End of a large LCD screen for menu settings and supervision functions, the controller is very easy to use and can be controlled with one hand thanks to a joystick that manages all control operations.

AV-HS7300

To crown its range of switches, Panasonic has entered the Mezclador AV-HS7300: powerful, flexible and designed for 4K and HD production. The system provides up to 72 inputs and 42 exits for large -scale programs. The panel has a design that provides ease of use to a powerful system that also offers high -level 4K recording.

On the other hand, the company has highlighted the growth experienced in terms of market share in the range of study cameras as a result of the adoption of these units by important European chains and production companies, such as France Televisions, Mediapro y Streamteam. From the relaunch of your range of study cameras in 2012, Panasonic has achieved a market share of 17% throughout Europe, which amounts to 40% in the case of the mid -range of study cameras and live broadcasts.

To maintain this activity, Panasonic announced a your firmware update high speed (optional with 2x, 3x and 4x) for And-UC4000. This study camera, launched in March 2018, now offers capacity for 4K signals through 12G-SDI outings from the camera head and from the control unit.

The camera can be used in HDR mode and SDR simultaneously, with the 4.4K image sensor and a Mounted for B4 targets of type 2/3, which offers authentic 4K resolution and high images. In addition, the AK-MSU1200 main control unit, recently launched to the market, provides a compact controller that allows users to combine and use all cameras from a single centralized point.

Camcorders para ENG

As for Camcorders for ENG, Panasonic has presented the new P2 B4, the AJ-PX5100. Con Type 2/3 and 2.2 megapixel sensor, High sensitivity and compatibility with HDR (HLG), AJ-PX5100 offers extraordinary visual quality. It incorporates several codecs, including AVC-INTRA200/100/50 and AVC-LongG25/50, and offers recording in two codecs with AVC-Proxy.

Regarding storage, the camera incorporates P2 and Micro P2 slots, which guarantees an effective and reliable recording. Several interfaces, streaming functions, P2 PCOL processing with a special ROP application and integration with the AK-HRP200 controller allow the camera to respond to the needs of the sector.

Panasonic has also announced a according to Quicklink To distribute your Studio-in-A-Box product. It is a Portable solution with a remote Panasonic camera intended for the ENG sector. It allows live broadcast from several locations through remote control and management by a central study.

In his stand, Panasonic has demonstrated his avant -garde with the 8K ROI technology (region of interest). This technology uses a single 8K camera to provide a visual canvas that allows you to take four individual Full HD images simultaneously. The system largely reduces operational costs and complexity when broadcasting live events. Another advantage is that, because the system requires less in situ cameras, space is released and the seats that can be put on sale increase, thus increasing the number of attendees.

Average on IP

Another technology presented at the fair is Moip (media about IP) 8K, the next -generation operating system based on IP that makes possible the System integration based on IP issuance standards (ST2110). This technology is scalable and offers remote management and the shared use of resources through standard IP protocols. Panasonic has introduced a new IP media processor, which has presented in the IBC in the form of IP/SDI catwalk and the central scalable switching system, which allows its use as a 2ME switch, together with more conventional switching panel operations.

Improvements in Eva 1

Finally, Panasonic presents to the sector its film novelties oriented to live entertainment productions: the so -called Configuración CineLive. The EVA1 now incorporates a function of cable -based remote control with Cyanview RCP. It also premieres the transmission system and Control Dt 4k Para La Varicam lt.

On the other hand, the Japanese manufacturer announced that EVA1 now allows record infrared color images by means of an unlocking function with a single pulsation of the IR cut filter and its replacement by a clear filter.

The technique has been presented with a brief video entitled Palette, a fantasy work created by the Japanese filmmaker Yuji Nukui, who explains that “I use the Panasonic AU-EVA1 because the menu allows to activate and deactivate the cutting filter of going by clicking a single button. It is the only camera in the market that incorporates this function, which helped reduce production costs”.

During the Panasonic press conference in this IBC, the photography director Matthias Bollinger (Chijo, Boy 7, 4 Blocks...) has revealed the winners of the Short Contest Share Your Vision in which Panasonic offered to participate with fiction and non -fiction work.

In the fiction category the winner has been Anders Øvergaard (Norway) with his work Ocean, while the best non -fiction production award has gone to the American Gabe Dinsmoor With your video Sage.

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