Panasonic VARICAM LT, White Paper

Page 1: ...VariCam LT Ready for Live White Paper July 2 2019 ...

Page 2: ... Rec 2020 is supported from the following versions VariCam LT AU V35LT1G Version 34 56 00 0 00 or later ROP AK HRP1000 Version 4 70 00 0 02 or later ROP AK HRP1005 Version 4 70 00 0 00 or later When used with the AK HRP1000GJ HRP1005GJ Switching hub with PoE support LAN cable straight cabling Category 5e or higher maximum length of 100 m When used with the AK HRP200G LAN cable Category 5e or highe...

Page 3: ...s the output This mode can be useful when images are enhanced to a certain degree on set and LUT and other tweaks are added in postproduction 3 Main Color Shading Gamma Sel BC Gamma HLG This mode enables as almost all VariCam LT image enhancement settings as possible to be controlled by the ROP 3D LUT cannot be used This mode is recommended for situations where there is no postproduction and the e...

Page 4: ...Y Y not for LT codec SKIN DETAIL Y Y Y Y Y Y not for LT codec LINEAR MATRIX Y Y Y Y Y COLOR CORRECTION Y Y Y Y Y MENU SETTINGS MAIN COLOR V LOG SCENE1 5 SHADING note GRADING SEL INTERNAL EXTERNAL SHADING OFF OFF GAMMA SELECT V 709 V 406060 V 452080 VIDEO45 VIDEO50 V LOG BCGAMMA HLG Controllable item CAMERA MENU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Lens IRIS Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Auto IRIS Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y FPS VFR Select Y Y ...

Page 5: ...edestal Y Y Y Y Y Y Y KNEE Y Y Y ON OFF only HD OUTPUT DTL Y only for output DETAIL Y Y Y Y Y Y not for LT codec SKIN DETAIL Y Y Y Y Y Y not for LT codec ON OFF only LINEAR MATRIX Y Y Y Y Y ON OFF only COLOR CORRECTION Y Y Y Y Y ON OFF only MENU SETTINGS MAIN COLOR V LOG SCENE1 5 SHADING note GRADING SEL INTERNAL EXTERNAL SHADING OFF OFF GAMMA SELECT V 709 V 406060 V 452080 VIDEO45 VIDEO50 V LOG B...

Page 6: ...g item in the SHADING related settings table on the preceding page S D I O U T 1 S D I O U T 2 V F S D I P R O X Y M A I N R E C GRADING SEL OFF V 709 CDL 3DLUT SHADING 3DLUT GRADING SEL ON Internal External App GRADING SEL SHADING LENS Sensor Pre Process FPS Shutter EI Native White Balance NR EI Gemma Gamut Conversion to V LOG V 709 V LOG Grading Baked in V LOG V LOG S D I O U T 1 S D I O U T 2 V...

Page 7: ... EI Native Baked in Baked in HDR SDR SHADING GAMMA SEL BCGAMMA GAMMA SEL HLG White Balance NR EI Gemma Gamut Conversion SDR LUT 3DLUT 3DLUT 3 2 3 1 In case of PROCESSED RAW ON V F S D I P R O X Y GAMMA SEL V LOG 3DLUT SHADING SHADING LENS Sensor Pre Process FPS Shutter EI Native Baked in Baked in HDR SDR SHADING GAMMA SEL BCGAMMA GAMMA SEL HLG White Balance NR EI Gemma Gamut Conversion SDR LUT 3DL...

Page 8: ...reen is displayed It is recommended to keep the View screen displayed when using an ROP to control the device The Surround View function is not available when Grading SEL is set to Shading or when Main Color is set to Shading Depending on the lens being used the Iris response to ROP commands may be delayed 4 1 2 Restrictions and Notes 4 1 1 Connection Example Ethernet Ethernet GENLOCK IN Return Vi...

Page 9: ...if the VariCam LT MENU OUTPUT SETTINGS SDI OUT SDI OUT 2 CLEAN VIEW is set to On or MENU OUTPUT SETTINGS SDI OUT INDICATOR SDI OUT 2 SW is set to Off the ROP CHARA button will only affect SDI OUT2 and will toggle OSD on and off CHARA is also set to Off when the VariCam LT is connected to the ROP Recommended Settings MENU OUTPUT SETTINGS SDI OUT MENU DISP OFF MENU OUTPUT SETTINGS SDI OUT SDI OUT1 C...

Page 10: ...me screen cannot be used to move to the setting screens However the Menu button can be used to access the list menu The response to parameter changes from the ROP is delayed while the Home or Menu screen is displayed It is recommended to keep the View screen displayed when using an ROP to control the device The Surround View function is not available when Grading SEL is set to Shading or when Main...

Page 11: ... 3G SDI SQD HD SDI 4xHD SDI 59 94p 4096x2160 3840x2160 59 94p YCbCr 422 2SI 3G Level A 4x3G SDI 2048x1080 1920x1080 over59 94p YCbCr422 3G SDI 3G Level B 4x3G SDI SQD 3G Level A 4x3G SDI 3G Level B 4x3G SDI 50 00p 4096x2160 3840x2160 50 00p YCbCr 422 2SI 3G Level A 4x3G SDI 2048x1080 1920x1080 over50 00p YCbCr422 3G SDI 3G Level B 4x3G SDI SQD 3G Level A 4x3G SDI 3G Level B 4x3G SDI Main system is...

Page 12: ... when a preset temperature is reached the fan speed is optimized for the MAIN CODEC settings the same speeds as when MATCH CODEC settings are made This setting can also be changed from ROP MENU SYSTEM CAM AK HRP1000GJ 1005GJ only 4 3 Genlock Return Video Settings When using the Return function Genlock must either be externally synchronized using VariCam as a slave device or the Return signal itsel...

Page 13: ...SECONDARY DNS The secondary DNS server to use DHCP SERVER DHCP server configuration setting 2 From MENU PERIPHERAL NETWORK SEL select LAN 5 3 ROP Settings 1 From ROP MENU ROP IP SETTING set each of the following items as needed ROP IP ADDRESS IP address ROP SUBNET MASK Subnet mask ROP DEFAULT GATEWAY Default gateway 2 From ROP MENU CAMERA IP SETTING set the IP address for the camera number you wis...

Page 14: ...Version 6 0 via software update the new account information will only be added after the device has been initialized After backing up your important data use MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS INITIALIZE LOAD FACTORY DATA to initialize the device or add the above account by following the manual procedure 1 Access Setup Mode on the AK HRP200G and set each of the following items as needed ROP IP ADDRESS IP addres...

Page 15: ...ss The default factory account settings for new devices are username admin password 12345 Adding an account to the VariCam LT Access MENU PERIPHERAL NETWORK FUNC USER ACCOUNT to add the account Access MENU PERIPHERAL NETWORK FUNC ACCOUNT LIST to see a list of the currently added accounts The default settings for new devices are made in one of the following configurations Username guest Password p2...

Page 16: ...ns This functionality can only be used when MENU REC SETTINGS REC FUNCTION REC MODE is set to Normal on the VariCam LT STORE HEAD POWER AK HRP200G 6 2 Main Color Switching Operation With the AK HRP1000GJ the Main Color can be switched by pressing the SCENE FILE button Scenes 1 5 on the ROP map to Main Color scenes 1 5 and scene 6 on the ROP maps to Main Color shading When no scene is selected on t...

Page 17: ...n or off TALLY INPUT Select the camera number to which Tally notifications are sent For the AK HRP200G Access Setup Mode to change the settings For details refer to the Annex1 AK HRP200G Setup Mode documentation 6 3 Tally Input A Tally signal can be sent as input to ROP preview connector pins 3 and 4 or pins 8 and 9 on the AK HRP1005GJ AK HRP1000GJ AK HRP1005GJ 6 3 1 ROP Settings AK HRP200G 8 9 ...

Page 18: ...e DC OUT RS terminals REC Tally settings can be made on the VariCam It is recommended to make them so as not to interfere with external inputs MENU OUTPUT SETTINGS VF SDI INDICATOR REC TALLY This can be used to switch the recording status display mode RED The red Tally lamp is lit GREEN The green Tally lamp is lit CHAR REC is shown in characters in the viewfinder ...

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