Panasonic has used IBC 2018 in Amsterdam, to introduce a new ENG camera offering greater connectivity, operability, and clarity. The AJ-PX5100 is a B4 shoulder mounted P2HD camera-recorder which upgrades the company’s successful PX5000 series. With it, a breadth of recording options and exceptional image quality the PX5100 is targeted at network news, documentary, high-end corporate and sports production, as well as the rental market.
   

Maintaining the same Full HD 2/3 type 3 MOS sensor in a lightweight 3.4kg body, the new camera also offers HDR(HLG) content and 1080/50p recording for the first time in a Panasonic ENG camera. In addition, Panasonic has improved the connectivity of the new camera with RTMP low-latency communication as a standard. It means the camera can deliver smooth streams and transmit information between the camera and newsroom more quickly than before, speeding up news workflows. The AJ-PX5100 also features wireless and wired connectivity with Wi-Fi, USB, and Gigabit Ethernet, as well as bonding with TVU networks. The AJ-PX5100 also supports P2 Cast, Panasonic`s cloud-based news editing system. The camera features a Quad HD LCD monitor for improved visibility and four times the number of pixels of standard definition monitors.

AJ-PX5100 KEY FEATURES

• Supports HDR image acquisition and outputs SDR while acquiring HDR.
• Offers a streaming function compatible with RTMP, in addition to RTSP. Also P2 Cast and P2SS compatible.
• 1080/50p recording and 3G-SDI output.
• AVC-Intra or AVC-LongG high-quality images and dual codec recording of AVC-Proxy.
• Includes various network connections, such as “Wired/wireless LAN”, “4G/LTE” and “Bonding Services”

Stefan Hofmann, Sales Engineering Manager for the Professional Video Systems Business at Panasonic said, “Panasonic has a culture of kaizen engineering, which means relentless incremental improvement. For the AJ-PX5100, we have taken a very successful product and made it better, better usability, better images, and better workflows.”