Apr 26, 2011

Professional Camcorders at NAB Show 2011 Panasonic Booth

Panasonic exhibited at the NAB Show 2011 (NAB2011) in Las Vegas, US, for four days from April 11, 2011. In addition to the debut of new camcorders for professional use, Panasonic also attracted attention with the launch of various peripheral devices and software products to make the content production environments even more streamlined. Aside from actual camcorders and devices, Panasonic effectively promoted its workflow solutions, which provides efficient content production environments for the broadcasting and video industries.

Panasonic Booth at NAB2011.
NAB2011 is the world's largest trade show for broadcast equipment, and has a history of over 85 years being sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)

Panasonic at NAB2011 Captured on Channel Panasonic

2011 NAB Show Vol.2 - Corporate stage presentation -
The "corporate stage presentation" was packed full of the latest news about new products and technologies Panasonic showcased at the 2011 NAB Show. (Updated on May 3, 2011)

3D for Professionals

Launched last year, the AG-3DA1 camcorder was the world's first fully-integrated twin-lens 3D camcorder. Building on the convenience of this model, Panasonic introduced the new P2HD series AG-3DP1 fully-integrated twin-lens 3D camcorder offered even greater resolution and higher performance at NAB2011. This camcorder as well as other models attracted the attention of professionals in the booth's 3D Professional Solutions Corner. In particular Panasonic was able to appeal its professional solutions to the visitors of the show with its advantage in providing complete 3D production environments with its 3D switcher/mixers and compact LCD monitors equipped with 3D capture assist in addition to its 3D camcorders.

At the Panasonic booth, an area to showed actual 3D videos made by users employing Panasonic 3D cameras and can be seen as Panasonic's strengths in the 3D production industry.

3D Camcorder Studio
3D Camcorder AG-3DP1

Digital AV Mixier AG-HMX100
3D-Ready P2 Portable Deck AG-HPD24

P2HD Corner

In the P2HD corner of the Panasonic booth, wireless solutions enabling data input and editing for the P2 camcorder, AJ-HP3100G, from a tablet PC or smartphone were presented and visitors were able to learn about new ways to use the P2HD series. In addition to new P2 camcorder models, and a high-speed P2 drive with USB 3.0 compatibility, a next-generation codec, AVC-Ultra, was also debuted and is expected to help to promote the increasingly expansive P2HD series.

P2HD handheld camcorder AG-HPX250
Super-speed P2 drive with a new three-slot P2 device AJ-PCD30

The AVCHD Corner

AVCHD Camcorders AG-AC160(right), AG-AC130

In regards to AVCHD, in addition to the release of two new handy-type camcorders, Panasonic launched a plug-in component to enable editing with Final Cut Pro, a non-linear video editing software, eliminating the need for AVCHD conversion thereby allowing high compression efficiency. Along with meeting industry needs with a compact camcorder with high resolution and advanced features, Panasonic has been able to offer solutions for a low-cost HD production environments.

Systems Products

In addition to broadcast equipment, the Panasonic booth displayed systems products such as projectors, TOUGHBOOK computers, and business-use PDPs. Visitors at NAB2011 were dazzled by the solution ideas of TOUGHBOOK as well as the touch-screen 103-inch PDPs, and the 4K2K (4,096 x 2,160 pixels) resolution 152-inch PDPs.

DLP Projector PT-DZ12000U
4K2K 152v PDP

Announcements at the Press Conference

Panasonic held a press conference on April 10, the day before the NAB Show opened.

Panasonic held a press conference on April 10, the day before the opening of NAB2011 to reveal its new products to the media. In particular, John Baisley, Executive Vice President of Panasonic Solutions Company in US, announced that DVCPRO HD will be used as the official recording format for the London 2012 Olympic Games. In addition, he formally announced that the AG-3DA1 fully-integrated twin-lens 3D camcorder had been selected as a recording device by NASA, and that it will be used to take 3D video aboard the space shuttle to be launched during this financial year (photo). A video of the press conference can be viewed at the official Panasonic NAB2011 website.