4K ON SD FROM PANASONIC

8 September 2014

Panasonic Australia has announced its new 4K camcorder, the HC-X1000 debuted at IFA 2014, will be available in Australia in October.

Touted as the first camcorder capable of recording 4K 60p/50p video onto an SD card, the new model leans more to the pro end of the market with a US$3499 price tag and features a Leica Dicomar lens, a new BSI sensor and a four-drive lens system that allows the compact body to house a 20X optical zoom lens. File formats include AVCHD, MOV and MP4, and functions include triple manual rings, two-channel XLR audio input terminals, ND filters and dual SD card slots.

The camera is aimed at professionals and high-end enthusiasts, says Panasonic Australia product manager Samantha Dawson, allowing users to take advantage of 4K as well as other benefits: “For example, for those still working in Full HD, shooting in 4K means that you can crop, create new shots and even stabilise your footage while maintaining Full HD resolution.”

Features:

4K video recording – 4K (3840×2160) and Cinema 4K (4096×2160) formats.
4K 60p/50p video recording.
20x zoom with four-drive Leica Dicomar lens system.
1/2.3-inch BSI sensor – increasing the readout speed makes handling large-volume 4K data at faster rates, suppressing rolling shutter distortion.
Crystal Engine Pro 4K processor.
High bit-rate recording for both 4K and Full-HD.
AVCHD, MOV and MP4 recording formats. Full-HD recording employs ALL-Intra compression for a maximum bit rate of 200Mbps.
Two-channel XLR audio input terminals.
ND Filters.
0 lux night mode.
Wi-fi with NFC.
Dual SD card slots with auto-switching.