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Panasonic Unveils the New VariCam 35 with 4K & 120 fps Capabilities

Feb 28, 2014 by Maaz Khan Add Comment

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Thanks to Planet 5D for the heads up on this!

Disclaimer: if you have a weak wallet, then don’t read this.

Actually, in this case, all of our wallets are most likely crying in the corner, so it’s okay. Just appreciate the camera, I guess.

Panasonic took part in a press conference just yesterday in New Jersey, where it announced a new entry targeted towards the high-high-high end market of cinema. The 4K camera/video-recorder is titled the VariCam 35 (AU-VREC1), and it claims to be a powerhouse in handling a variety of formats.

Panasonic VariCam 35

The Osaka-based company definitely plans to take a piece out of the competition from companies like RED, with its press release titling it as an “unparalleled tool for high-end filmmaking”. 4K video production is the signature feature of the camera, described by Product Manager Steve Cooperman as establishing “new standards” in the area. Besides the 4K (RAW and practical), the VariCam 35 is set to include support for formats ranging from UHD to 2K and HD footage.

The sensor used by the camera will be a new super 35 mm MOS, which comprises an image capture of 4096 x 2160, coming out to a 17:9 resolution; that video will be shot in Panasonic’s AVC-ULTRA 4K format. The imager will have a dynamic range of 14+ stops, so we can expect the exposure to work as well as the price says it will.

Oh god, the price. Let’s just say that, according to Planet 5D, someone asked for a price range at the conference, and was responded to with laughter. Whatever the price ends up being, either way, expect it to be above at least 15K.

The VariCam 35 will launch in the fall of this year, and you can catch more details about the camera (including a second release by Panasonic) through Panasonic’s press release.

Full Specifications:

    Support for 4K (RAW), 4K, UHD, 2K, HD
    Imager: Super 35mm MOS Sensor (4096 x 2160) [17:9]
    AVC-ULTRA 4K codec
    14+ stops in dynamic range
    Support for Academy Color Encoding System (ACES)
    Real-time, high frame rate, variable speed 4K recording (up to 120 fps)
    Capabilities for master level 2K/FHD recording
    & Advanced workflows w/ parallel simultaneous 4K/UHD
    In-camera on-set color grading and monitoring/editing
    OLED electronic viewfinder (EVF) w/ optical zoom
    24-bit LPCM audio

    2k & FHD recording in AVC-Intra 100/200
    3G-HD-SDI x4 for 4K QUAD output
    3G-HD-SDI x2 for RAW output
    HD-SDI out for monitoring
    2 XLR inputs to record 4 channels of 24-bit
    48KHz audio
    Standard 35mm PL mount

[Via Panasonic Press Release via Planet 5D]

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Maaz Khan started off teaching himself photography with a disposable Kodak camera he got for his 7th birthday. His main weapons of choice are now the 5D Mark II, and an LG G2 when mobility calls.

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