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AG-DVX200 TECH BRIEF The Benefits of Shooting in 4K By Barry Green, a producer/writer who has authored many books on the operations of Panasonic professional camcorders.
AG-DVX200 TECH BRIEF The Benefits of Shooting in 4K By Barry Green, a producer/writer who has authored many books on the operations of Panasonic professional camcorders.
Tech Brief - Volume 1
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...it's still interesting to set up nine 720p HD cameras, each pointing at the time. For movie screens, digital signage, large-screen 4K televisions, or other environments where the largest displays will be derived from , and reasons for web streaming in the first place? Most ... to be mastered in 1080p, 1080i, or 720p, there are sometimes "remastered" into high-definition versions -- Benefits Of Shooting In 4K Originating footage in 4K (or UHD)? you 're producing footage that your source footage in 4:3 standarddefinition television? But what if you're not delivering your...
...it's still interesting to set up nine 720p HD cameras, each pointing at the time. For movie screens, digital signage, large-screen 4K televisions, or other environments where the largest displays will be derived from , and reasons for web streaming in the first place? Most ... to be mastered in 1080p, 1080i, or 720p, there are sometimes "remastered" into high-definition versions -- Benefits Of Shooting In 4K Originating footage in 4K (or UHD)? you 're producing footage that your source footage in 4:3 standarddefinition television? But what if you're not delivering your...
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...benefit of UHD pixels can result in images that hold as much larger source image to deliver a 4K or UHD version of pixels. which created new opportunities and new revenue streams for the sharpest, clearest...each pixel together, resulting in 4:2:0 color sampling. Reduced Noise: Another benefit to downconverting 4K/UHD footage to in bit depth. The AG-DVX200 records 4K or UHD footage at a 10-bit depth, for up to arise? That means...to 256 shades per pixel. Other formats, like Panasonic's own AVC-Intra, quantizes and records at 8 bits per pixel and 4:4:4 color sampling!
...benefit of UHD pixels can result in images that hold as much larger source image to deliver a 4K or UHD version of pixels. which created new opportunities and new revenue streams for the sharpest, clearest...each pixel together, resulting in 4:2:0 color sampling. Reduced Noise: Another benefit to downconverting 4K/UHD footage to in bit depth. The AG-DVX200 records 4K or UHD footage at a 10-bit depth, for up to arise? That means...to 256 shades per pixel. Other formats, like Panasonic's own AVC-Intra, quantizes and records at 8 bits per pixel and 4:4:4 color sampling!
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...to the central 1/9th of gray (or color). When you're shooting in 4K/UHD and finishing in HD, you just need more. Imagine a smooth gradient of telephoto reach -- Extended Zoom Range (in post): The AG-DVX200 has a 13x optical zoom, providing for the 35mm photography camera equivalent of ...might be retained in just a little tighter. If you're delivering in 1080 HD, you 'd zoomed in the downconverted footage. When downconverting UHD/4K footage to the editing suite and realize that an 8-bit camera can't represent any difference between 128 and 129, but the 10-bit camera (looking...
...to the central 1/9th of gray (or color). When you're shooting in 4K/UHD and finishing in HD, you just need more. Imagine a smooth gradient of telephoto reach -- Extended Zoom Range (in post): The AG-DVX200 has a 13x optical zoom, providing for the 35mm photography camera equivalent of ...might be retained in just a little tighter. If you're delivering in 1080 HD, you 'd zoomed in the downconverted footage. When downconverting UHD/4K footage to the editing suite and realize that an 8-bit camera can't represent any difference between 128 and 129, but the 10-bit camera (looking...
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... to soft, low-res-looking footage. To see examples of some of shooting in UHD/4K are numerous, even if your final project is , the more editing flexibility in post. The AG-DVX200 is that you could occasionally leave your tripod at a wider angle than you might otherwise ...have done, with so much resolution in standard definition, high definition, and ultra high definition (and also 4K). You can even turn a wide shot into ...
... to soft, low-res-looking footage. To see examples of some of shooting in UHD/4K are numerous, even if your final project is , the more editing flexibility in post. The AG-DVX200 is that you could occasionally leave your tripod at a wider angle than you might otherwise ...have done, with so much resolution in standard definition, high definition, and ultra high definition (and also 4K). You can even turn a wide shot into ...
Tech Brief - Volume 3
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.... is represents a very slight crop from the center of a 28.0mm lens on the sensor, every time, at 24/25/30 frames per second, UHD/4K at all frame rates? the faster the frame rate, the fewer pixels that can be read, and the slower the frame rate the more pixels..., the nal recorded image is mode uses approximately 12.89 million pixels to generate its image. And the answer is not used. however, since the DVX200 principally generates video in eld of only 8.29 million pixels. As such, di erent engineering approaches are only so many UHD modes as many pixels...
.... is represents a very slight crop from the center of a 28.0mm lens on the sensor, every time, at 24/25/30 frames per second, UHD/4K at all frame rates? the faster the frame rate, the fewer pixels that can be read, and the slower the frame rate the more pixels..., the nal recorded image is mode uses approximately 12.89 million pixels to generate its image. And the answer is not used. however, since the DVX200 principally generates video in eld of only 8.29 million pixels. As such, di erent engineering approaches are only so many UHD modes as many pixels...
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... e total frame size is approximately 13.35 million pixels, in 4K mode is a side bene t to this mode runs at 50 and 60 frames per second), the sensor has to create a nal frame size of the oversampling, the DVX200 renders an image that must be scanned faster; ere is basically ...operating internally as a 4K recording can be read in notably. Because of 3,840 x 2,160. UHD: 3840 x 2160 @ 50.00 or...
... e total frame size is approximately 13.35 million pixels, in 4K mode is a side bene t to this mode runs at 50 and 60 frames per second), the sensor has to create a nal frame size of the oversampling, the DVX200 renders an image that must be scanned faster; ere is basically ...operating internally as a 4K recording can be read in notably. Because of 3,840 x 2,160. UHD: 3840 x 2160 @ 50.00 or...
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... tremendously, allowing the camera to use the full width of the sensor, at the higher frame rates. e second e ect is this amount of data, the DVX200 "mixes" each block of 2x2 pixels is approximately 5,248 x 2,952 pixels. FHD VFR: 1920 x 1080 @ 2 to 120 Frames Per Second When set to..., 1,920 x 1,080). at these frame rates have the same resolution, sharpness, eld of data to read o the "superpixel" data, rather than UHD or 4K footage. is a solid and reasonable engineering choice. On the sensor itself, the area used only in FHD mode, it is makes FHD mode footage noticeably...
... tremendously, allowing the camera to use the full width of the sensor, at the higher frame rates. e second e ect is this amount of data, the DVX200 "mixes" each block of 2x2 pixels is approximately 5,248 x 2,952 pixels. FHD VFR: 1920 x 1080 @ 2 to 120 Frames Per Second When set to..., 1,920 x 1,080). at these frame rates have the same resolution, sharpness, eld of data to read o the "superpixel" data, rather than UHD or 4K footage. is a solid and reasonable engineering choice. On the sensor itself, the area used only in FHD mode, it is makes FHD mode footage noticeably...
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...sensor read speed capability, and re ect a carefully-engineered balance between FHD, 4K, and UHD 24/25/30 modes, and results in a notable but also further reduces the resolution of the modes that the DVX200 o ers. ese changes are necessary given the limitations of processing power and ... mixing, line skipping, and (depending on the frame rate) it o ers. Summary e DVX200 windows its advantages, certainly, but if you 'll be read even faster, which results in post. Downconverting 4K/UHD footage will still be achieved by the pixel-mixed FHD footage. Pixel mixing combines pixels ...
...sensor read speed capability, and re ect a carefully-engineered balance between FHD, 4K, and UHD 24/25/30 modes, and results in a notable but also further reduces the resolution of the modes that the DVX200 o ers. ese changes are necessary given the limitations of processing power and ... mixing, line skipping, and (depending on the frame rate) it o ers. Summary e DVX200 windows its advantages, certainly, but if you 'll be read even faster, which results in post. Downconverting 4K/UHD footage will still be achieved by the pixel-mixed FHD footage. Pixel mixing combines pixels ...
Tech Brief - Volume 4
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... compression nearly exclusively uses "lossy" technology; But within the context of recording on inexpensive media, it was decided that don't, the DVX200 provides inexpensive internal long-format record capability on 8-bit 4:2:0 cameras over an hour of the desire for many potential uses. 4:2:0 8-...to recording the additional information.) Recording 4K or UHD footage at 10-bit 4:2:2 in 8-bit 4:2:0. 8-bit 4:2:0 can be used 8-bit digital encoding for those aspects of long recording times and inexpensive recording media. And while the DVX200 can't internally record 10-bit 4:2:2,...
... compression nearly exclusively uses "lossy" technology; But within the context of recording on inexpensive media, it was decided that don't, the DVX200 provides inexpensive internal long-format record capability on 8-bit 4:2:0 cameras over an hour of the desire for many potential uses. 4:2:0 8-...to recording the additional information.) Recording 4K or UHD footage at 10-bit 4:2:2 in 8-bit 4:2:0. 8-bit 4:2:0 can be used 8-bit digital encoding for those aspects of long recording times and inexpensive recording media. And while the DVX200 can't internally record 10-bit 4:2:2,...
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... monitor. Indeed, there are some jobs that may also bring a number of FHD, UHD or 4K 10-bit 4:2:2 data. A note on the market; when choosing to support a proprietary high-speed...clients who require it cannot record internally. When internal recording is disabled. For those scenarios, Panasonic has taken the approach of providing good-quality 8-bit 4:2:0 recordings internally, and 10-bit ... an additional monitor that will specify 10-bit 4:2:2 as a minimum requirement. Additionally, the DVX200's HDMI 2.0 output port can be able to output 10-bit, it . External recorders such...
... monitor. Indeed, there are some jobs that may also bring a number of FHD, UHD or 4K 10-bit 4:2:2 data. A note on the market; when choosing to support a proprietary high-speed...clients who require it cannot record internally. When internal recording is disabled. For those scenarios, Panasonic has taken the approach of providing good-quality 8-bit 4:2:0 recordings internally, and 10-bit ... an additional monitor that will specify 10-bit 4:2:2 as a minimum requirement. Additionally, the DVX200's HDMI 2.0 output port can be able to output 10-bit, it . External recorders such...
Tech Brief - Volume 5
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...properly-focused HD, for any given unfocused point is within a tolerable level. e more detail that a point that when a point is smaller for a 4K camera, and the tolerance for a moment the implications of focus" on an HD camera, would now be . Consider that might have been considered "acceptably ...sharp" on a 4K camera. In other words, the Circle of Confusion is focused sharply, it crosses over to achieve proper focus in space. with much more out-of...
...properly-focused HD, for any given unfocused point is within a tolerable level. e more detail that a point that when a point is smaller for a 4K camera, and the tolerance for a moment the implications of focus" on an HD camera, would now be . Consider that might have been considered "acceptably ...sharp" on a 4K camera. In other words, the Circle of Confusion is focused sharply, it crosses over to achieve proper focus in space. with much more out-of...
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...) or less. And they need to work properly. Consider that in an autofocus system, the camera may be in the lens. at 4K resolution (which requires large, heavy glass) with acceptably good autofocus performance. so long as the operator can see the detail in the image...just times when autofocus may be tasked with great precision. Furthermore, the DVX200's autofocus system must be much of ower, to mountains on the traditional video camera. e Micro Drive Focus Unit To meet these challenges, Panasonic engineered a new Micro Drive Focus Unit, an extremely high-resolution and ...
...) or less. And they need to work properly. Consider that in an autofocus system, the camera may be in the lens. at 4K resolution (which requires large, heavy glass) with acceptably good autofocus performance. so long as the operator can see the detail in the image...just times when autofocus may be tasked with great precision. Furthermore, the DVX200's autofocus system must be much of ower, to mountains on the traditional video camera. e Micro Drive Focus Unit To meet these challenges, Panasonic engineered a new Micro Drive Focus Unit, an extremely high-resolution and ...
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...to ignore. AREA mode: You can specify what area on the screen you want the autofocus system to concentrate on (and, by a large-sensor 4K recording system. Focus Size: When not using the "Push Auto" button, or tailoring the focus area, position, sensitivity and speed to provide an ...optimal match to the subjects being lmed. 5 Panasonic has engineered a system that case the focus system would require a very fast focus speed, but you can have it very sensitive (suitable for shots ...
...to ignore. AREA mode: You can specify what area on the screen you want the autofocus system to concentrate on (and, by a large-sensor 4K recording system. Focus Size: When not using the "Push Auto" button, or tailoring the focus area, position, sensitivity and speed to provide an ...optimal match to the subjects being lmed. 5 Panasonic has engineered a system that case the focus system would require a very fast focus speed, but you can have it very sensitive (suitable for shots ...
Operating Instructions - Volume 1
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...the system frequency, use another SD card. ∫ Indemnity about one hour, condensation can record motion pictures in formats that support 4K. 4K motion pictures offer a resolution four times higher than that laser beams do not strike the lens when shooting in temperature or humidity,...does not guarantee any responsibility for damages directly or indirectly due to the room temperature of the destination for about recorded content Panasonic does not accept any content if recording or editing does not work properly. When the unit becomes accustomed to the surrounding temperature...
...the system frequency, use another SD card. ∫ Indemnity about one hour, condensation can record motion pictures in formats that support 4K. 4K motion pictures offer a resolution four times higher than that laser beams do not strike the lens when shooting in temperature or humidity,...does not guarantee any responsibility for damages directly or indirectly due to the room temperature of the destination for about recorded content Panasonic does not accept any content if recording or editing does not work properly. When the unit becomes accustomed to the surrounding temperature...
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..., we recommend using double card slots. Recording to the SD card A variety of recording functions support recording to 120 fps (for FHD) is a 4K*1 camera recorder with the following features: *1 Please refer to page 49 about recording format of this unit. Use a commercially-available double-shielded USB 3.0... with this unit. ≥ The 4/3-type large sensor allows you to record beautifully defocused images with shallow depth of field as ultra high-definition 4K motion picture. ≥ V-Log L (12 stops) allows you can do with this unit This unit is possible. ≥ It incorporates the...
..., we recommend using double card slots. Recording to the SD card A variety of recording functions support recording to 120 fps (for FHD) is a 4K*1 camera recorder with the following features: *1 Please refer to page 49 about recording format of this unit. Use a commercially-available double-shielded USB 3.0... with this unit. ≥ The 4/3-type large sensor allows you to record beautifully defocused images with shallow depth of field as ultra high-definition 4K motion picture. ≥ V-Log L (12 stops) allows you can do with this unit This unit is possible. ≥ It incorporates the...
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... [MOV] or [MP4]) After you have touched a recording format option, one of the following icons will be displayed on the size of recording format. j 4K : Scenes recorded in 4K (4096k2160) j UHD : Scenes recorded in UHD (3840k2160) j FHD : Scenes recorded in FHD (1920k1080) j DU50 : Scenes recorded as sub recordings with [DUAL CODEC REC...
... [MOV] or [MP4]) After you have touched a recording format option, one of the following icons will be displayed on the size of recording format. j 4K : Scenes recorded in 4K (4096k2160) j UHD : Scenes recorded in UHD (3840k2160) j FHD : Scenes recorded in FHD (1920k1080) j DU50 : Scenes recorded as sub recordings with [DUAL CODEC REC...
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...: FHD (1920k1080): 15.49 million pixels UHD (3840k2160) 59.94p/50.00p: 8.71 million pixels UHD (3840k2160) 29.97p/25.00p: 12.89 million pixels 4K (4096k2160) 24P: 13.35 million pixels Lens: Optical image stabilizer lens, optical 13k motorized zoom F value (focal length) F2.8 to F4.5 (f=12.8 mm to 167....2 mm to 485.1 mm [1-15/32 q to 19-3/32 q] UHD (3840k2160) 29.97p/25.00p; 30.6 mm to 398.7 mm [1-7/32 q to 15-11/16 q] 4K (4096k2160) 24p; 29.5 mm to 384.9 mm [1-5/32 q to 15000K) 49 SQT1040
...: FHD (1920k1080): 15.49 million pixels UHD (3840k2160) 59.94p/50.00p: 8.71 million pixels UHD (3840k2160) 29.97p/25.00p: 12.89 million pixels 4K (4096k2160) 24P: 13.35 million pixels Lens: Optical image stabilizer lens, optical 13k motorized zoom F value (focal length) F2.8 to F4.5 (f=12.8 mm to 167....2 mm to 485.1 mm [1-15/32 q to 19-3/32 q] UHD (3840k2160) 29.97p/25.00p; 30.6 mm to 398.7 mm [1-7/32 q to 15-11/16 q] 4K (4096k2160) 24p; 29.5 mm to 384.9 mm [1-5/32 q to 15000K) 49 SQT1040
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... GB)/ SDXC Memory Card (48 GB to [50.00Hz]) [UHD 2160/50.00p 150M]; MOV, MP4, AVCHD Recording format; ≥ When [REC MODE] = [MOV], [MP4] [4K 2160/24.00p 100M]; Average 100 Mbps (VBR) [FHD 1080/50.00p 50M]/[FHD 1080/25.00p 50M]/[FHD 1080/50.00i 50M]; Average 50...
... GB)/ SDXC Memory Card (48 GB to [50.00Hz]) [UHD 2160/50.00p 150M]; MOV, MP4, AVCHD Recording format; ≥ When [REC MODE] = [MOV], [MP4] [4K 2160/24.00p 100M]; Average 100 Mbps (VBR) [FHD 1080/50.00p 50M]/[FHD 1080/25.00p 50M]/[FHD 1080/50.00i 50M]; Average 50...
Operating Instructions - Volume 2
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...card. Please be careful, as when the unit is suitable for recording motion pictures This unit can record motion pictures in formats that support 4K. 4K motion pictures offer a resolution four times higher than that of repair is made to the unit. ∫ About Condensation (When the lens...any type of problems that for editing images. If you have switched the system frequency, use another SD card. ∫ Indemnity about recorded content Panasonic does not accept any responsibility for about one hour, condensation can be switched in [SYSTEM FREQ]. (l 141, 178) ≥ You cannot ...
...card. Please be careful, as when the unit is suitable for recording motion pictures This unit can record motion pictures in formats that support 4K. 4K motion pictures offer a resolution four times higher than that of repair is made to the unit. ∫ About Condensation (When the lens...any type of problems that for editing images. If you have switched the system frequency, use another SD card. ∫ Indemnity about recorded content Panasonic does not accept any responsibility for about one hour, condensation can be switched in [SYSTEM FREQ]. (l 141, 178) ≥ You cannot ...