Panasonic and CODEX Partner Up on a New VARICAM PURE 4K RAW Camera
Panasonic and award-winning high-end Raw accessories manufacturer CODEX once again team up to leverage their engineering and technical expertise of RAW recording in 2K and 4K resolutions to develop a new integrated and smaller VariCam 4K Super 35 camera. The brand new VariCam Pure digital cinematography camera. is a RAW-only camera that takes the VariCam 35 4K recording head and a newly developed 2.0 V-Raw 4K recorder from Codex for a completely new cinematic experience.
Major TV drama projects such as Netflix’s Death Note and The OA have been shot using Panasonic Varicam 35 and Codex raw, which lead to Panasonic turning once again to the experts at Codex to develop a new 2.0 version of the V-Raw recorder for the VariCam PURE.
The VariCam Pure represents the pinnacle of both company's technical expertise; at its heart the VariCam PURE is modular camera solution designed to deliver the highest quality 4K Raw recording to high-end productions, who require nothing, but the best.
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The Varicam 35 as it used to look with original V-Raw recorder and Varicam recording module[/caption]
Michael Bravin, engineering supervisor at Sim Digital in Hollywood, said,
Major TV drama projects such as Netflix’s Death Note and The OA have been shot using Panasonic Varicam 35 and Codex raw, which lead to Panasonic turning once again to the experts at Codex to develop a new 2.0 version of the V-Raw recorder for the VariCam PURE.
The VariCam Pure represents the pinnacle of both company's technical expertise; at its heart the VariCam PURE is modular camera solution designed to deliver the highest quality 4K Raw recording to high-end productions, who require nothing, but the best.
[caption id="attachment_630" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The Varicam 35 as it used to look with original V-Raw recorder and Varicam recording module[/caption]
Michael Bravin, engineering supervisor at Sim Digital in Hollywood, said,
“It’s great to see such purposeful product development in the collaboration between Codex and Panasonic. They have teamed-up, to not only offer RAW recording for the VariCam 35, but to raise the bar even higher. By tightly integrating this new V-RAW recorder with the VariCam for a smaller lighter, frankly better, system we now can more effectively meet the needs of our clients on high end 4K RAW productions.”The Varicam 35 will still be sold with the previous configuration of Head + Recording module and then V-Raw module (optional). The new VariCAm PURE is another model tailored to productions, which require only Raw recording. The VariCam PURE configuration shortens the whole camera setup, and at around 5 kg it is lightweight enough for handheld use. The VariCam PURE is capable of 4K Raw up to 120fps, 14+ stops of dynamic range, and the same unique Dual ISO 800/5000 and HDR recording that the Varicam is known for. The Codex 2.0 V-Raw recorder uses the rugged and field-proven Codex Capture Drives, which ensure data is delivered to post workflow via Codex Production Suite in a safe, reliable and quick fashion.
“Those who have seen this new camera system have been impressed” said Codex VP Brian Gaffney who added, “This combination is a powerful new tool for 4K RAW recording, and is just the kind of camera that studios are looking for to produce 4K content for the cinema or the home. We support camera choices at the front-end with a single workflow that simply and safely moves your data from production into post and beyond.”Panasonic will showcase VariCam Pure at IBC 2016, Hall 11, Stand C45 and we'll be there to bring you a video report on it fresh from the show floor. For further information you can get in touch with us at 0208 977 1222.