Varicam LT: Panasonic’s new 35mm smaller camera

Although Panasonic has the company’s flagship Super 35mm 4K digital camera on its VariCam 35, they have just introduced a model at half price and size, which can have Canon EF or PL mounts. Does the new VariCam LT take sensor 35 and place it?in a much smaller housing with slightly reduced specifications: 4K to 60p, instead of 4K to 120fps. The LT has many of the same features, including the single sensor structure with dual ISO, which allows you to take pictures at 800 or 5000 of your own. In addition, the ProRes camera offers recording as its older sister. up to 240 frames per second in trimmed sensor mode.

We also know that Odyssey 7Q’s converged design will support 4K RAW for this camera when it launches in a firmware update this summer. As for the price, it is advertised on a list with a suggested price of $18K and $24K with your OLED. It is interesting to note that list prices can vary from actual prices, and that this cannot be fixed forever, and could be lower when the professional camera actually launches in March.

According to Panasonic, this camera is intended for a more specific market than the Varicam 35:

? The VariCam LT will be the ideal camera for manual, SteadiCam, gallows, crane, drone, gimbal and global work in the cinema. Varicam LT is also tailor-made for owners/operators, independent filmmakers, documentary producers and corporate production creators.

Here are the specifications

4K same sensor as the Varicam 35

14 dynamic stops on the beach

Canon EF or PL Removable Assembly Option ($1300)

4K-UHD? Stroke-Intra 4K422: up to 30p

4K-UHD? Carrera-Intra 4K-LT: 30p to 60p

2K? Stroke-Intra 2K444: up to 30p, AVC-Intra 2K422: up to 60p, up to 120p (harvested), AVC-Intra 2K-LT: 120p to 240p (harvest)

Hd? AVC-Intra444: up to 30p, AVC-Intra422: up to 60p, up to 120p (trimming), AVC-Intra100: 50i / 59. 94i, AVC-IntraLT: 120p to 240p (trimming)

HD ProRes: 4444 up to 30p, ProRes 422HQ up to 60p

Express P2 card slot

SD location for proxies? G6 AVC-Proxy (6 Mbps): up to 60p

Launch of SDI RAW in mid-2016

ND Filters (CLARO, 0. 6, 1. 2, 1. 8)

256GB expressP2 card? 90 minutes of 4K/4 content: 2:2/23. 98p

3G-SDI OUT x3 (SDI OUT 1 / SDI OUT2 / VF SDI)

Genlock IN, TC IN/OUT, LAN

USB HOST (for network connection), USB device (miniB)

XLR 5 pin x1, x2 XLR 3 pin

DC OUT 4 pin x2 Hirose

Lenses with 12-pin connector / tightening

12 V DC-IN 4 pins

Stereo helmet 3. 5mm x1 Mini Jack

FTP proxy

You can use a third-party display or a Panasonic AU-VCVF10G display

Body weight only: less than 3 pounds

Dimensions (L x H x P): 184 mm x 230. 5 mm x 247 mm (7-1 / 4 inches x 9-1 / 8 inches x 9-3 / 4 inches)

Power: 47 W (box only), 77 W with all ports maximum

Availability: March 2016

Price list: $18,000 (body only), $24,000 (AU-VCVF10G display body)

Panasonic VariCam LT Workflow

The new LT also has an interesting V-LOOK color profile, which should give it a less squashed image, but not as flat as a trunk, according to the company:

Powerful color management capabilities combined with a wide range of VariCam colors and support for the Academy Color System Encoding (ACES) workflow provide complete and accurate control of the content of the original font. Varicam LT offers in-camera color calibration, with the ability to record an unvaluated 4K master with all classification metadata set. A new color processing feature is it? V-LOOK,?It acts as a mixture of V-Log and video, and allows the acquisition of documentary films, without even the need for intense color gradation.

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