Features of the camera unit
Prime lens mode
Not only the lens that does justice to the sensitivity equivalent to a film but also the various devices and equipment that are peripheral to the camera combine to play roles which are so critical that they cannot be divorced from the technical skills of the person operating the camera. Using an HD lens adapter made by Angenieux, this unit supports the
The unit also supports slide bases, matte boxes and other film camera equipment which users may have been using for years.
A full range of long viewfinders, small LCD monitors and other options available from related manufacturers is available, and the maximum can be derived from formats ranging from films to HD with the same ease afforded by simply changing the main camera unit.
Film user menu
Panasonic does its best to cater to film camera users not only on the functions and performance front but also in terms of operation.
For instance, it has provided a cinema image menu (FILM USER MENU) which brings together on one page the setting items that are frequently used in location cinema shooting.
Along with the gamma curve selection and scan reverse ON/OFF functions, the settings for the hard and soft texture adjustments, gradation settings for the shadow areas, latitude adjustments, and tungsten lighting (3200K) type or daylight (5600K) type can be selected just like with films on one menu screen.
Digital signal processing
Analog signals are converted into digital signals through
This processing not only enhances the picture quality, stability and reliability but it also enables the viewfinder screen displays and many of the adjustment and setup items to be configured in a
The filter best suited to the subject’s brightness and color temperature can be selected. Two independent sets of filter discs, one for CC and one for ND, each with four filter discs, are provided as standard accessories.
Camera unit equipped to capture a wide range of image creation activities from cinema production to broadcasting applications
O A sensitivity of F11 (2000 lx) achieved by the three highly sensitive CCDs.
The minimum subject brightness is 0.7 lx.
O Gamma curves (switchable) for reproducing film tones.
O Not only a natural choice like 24 fps (frame/sec.) for films but also any number of shooting frames from 4 fps to 60 fps can be set.
O Digital setup for controlling image production using numerical values and for simple operation using the jog dial and gradation menu.
O Cinema image menu provided for film producers.
O Setup data in up to 8 files can be stored on an SD memory card.
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O 3 values among the 10 possible settings from
O The following functions can be allocated to the USER1 and USER2 buttons: super iris, super gain, super black, black stretch, audio CH1/CH2 input front/rear switching, recording start/stop, return switch, and Y GET (output luminance level measurement), frame rate switching.
O An electronic shutter with a variable function
0.8% to 97.2% of the frame rate (aperture angle of 3.0 to 350.0 degrees)
over and above the 6 shutter speeds.
1/100 , 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 and 1/2000 sec. (or 180.0, 172.8, 144.0, 120.0, 90.0 and 45.0 deg)
O Tungsten lighting (3200K) type or daylight (5600K) type can be selected just like with films on one menu screen. Two sets of ND&CC optical filters are featured as a standard option.
O ABB (automatic black balance) and AWB
(automatic white balance) functions incorporated. Two values for each of the four CC filters can be retained as the AWB values.
O Statuses and warnings are displayed on the viewfinder screen.
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