Cameras and Production Equipment

Panasonic HPX 3700G P2 HD VariCam

Panasonic’s new 3700 VariCam is designed to capture high-end broadcast, commercial and corporate communications with enhanced, uncompromising 1080p/i cinematic image quality with the exceptionally reliable and faster post workflow of solid-state P2 HD.

The 3700 shoots in independent frame AVC-Intra 100 & 50 (each individual frame is recorded & stored with no pulldown or duplication), as well as DVCPRO HD codecs – with full raster 1920 x 1080 (progressive or interlaced) imaging, 3-CCD 2.2 megapixel sensors, 14 bit digital processing/10 bit recording, 1-30fps variable frame rate, and sports six advanced HD & film gamma settings. The VariCam delivers soft, subtle flesh tones, deep, rich blacks, and the ability to dial in crisp, superlative green screen imaging.

The workhorse 3700 is a traditionally designed, ‘run & gun’ styled camera – offering user friendly operability, easy to access menus, and film-quality imaging. With minimal lighting requirements, the 3700 VariCam features great low light sensitivity – allowing you to shoot more efficiently AND economically – with faster set-ups & smaller crews on location if necessary.

Producers appreciate P2 because there’s no tape costs, and no time wasted digitizing tapes, making SD card window-burned viewing copies, or making SD copies for off-line editing. Your editor will appreciate the reliability, versatility and ease of working in P2. Your client will love the look of your next show.

Standard 3700 P2 VariCam HD camera package includes:

HA 13 x 4.5 BERM-M48B Fujinon lens (wide angle, with 2X)
J 14 x 8.5 B4 Canon lens (standard, with 2X)
Chroszeil matte box & filters
Panasonic 17″ and 8.4″ 16:9 HD/SD field monitors (A/C or battery-powered)
Sachtler Video 18 tripod head with two stage, carbon-fibre legs
6) IDX lithium-ion batteries, IDX 12v camera power supply
5) 64 GB E-series P2 cards (7.5+ hours continuous, on-board recording time)
Panasonic PCD20 card reader, Apple laptop, Lacie 320 & 500GB Rugged external hard drives (Download your P2 files to one of my drives or bring your own)
On-board proxy file encoder to SC card recording capability (Make simultaneous, lower resolution ‘window burned’ viewing & off-line edit copies!)