Panasonic refreshes their multi-purpose “box” camera line with the new AW-UB50 and AW-UB10 with full-frame and Micro Four Thirds sensors respectively. The new boxy pair is fairly similar to the BGH1 and BS1H in terms of video specs and seems identical regarding build and ergonomics. The main upgrade revolves around improved connectivity standards, a key feature for these cameras. Panasonic made a nice move with its BGH1 and BS1H, taking their popular video-oriented hybrid cameras and transforming them into multi-purpose box designs. This allowed for better integration into broadcast sets, various rigging options, and more while maintaining the quality coming from the large sensor. Panasonic AW-UB50. Image credit: Panasonic If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it With the new AW-UB50 and AW-UB10, Panasonic hasn’t changed much. Mostly because not much change was needed. While the LUMIX lineup gained some significant improvement over the last couple of years, these are mostly irrelevant for such cameras (although I wish we’d gotten the phase-detection focus tracking). The major upgrade with this duo is improved communication with Panasonic’s current PTZ line. Professional connectivity Panasonic’s new AW-UB50 and AW-UB10 now support a common IP control protocol that enables a link to the company’s remote camera systems, PTZ, controllers, etc. They will also support a variety of IP transmission standards, including NDI HX2, RTMPS, and SRT in the future. An assortment of physical connections is also onboard, including power-supplying LAN (PoE+ support), 3G SDI, TimeCode SDI in and out, GenLock SDI in, full-size type A HDMI,...
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