[PC World]
A handshake, but no shaky hand: Panasonic executives shook hands on a deal to broadcast the 2012 Olympics live in 3D, and unveiled the company’s HDC-Z10000 3D video camera with image stabilization in a news conference ahead of the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) trade show in Berlin on Wednesday.
The company also unveiled additions to its Micro Four-Thirds camera range and upgrades to its Viera range of smart TVs, including a new on-screen store through which TV viewers can purchase content, games and even hardware.
The HDC-Z10000 has a 6.5-megapixel image sensor and can shoot 1080p HD video. Its two f1.5 lenses with 10x optical zoom (12x when shooting 2D) can focus down to 45 centimeters in 3D, or 3.5 cm in 2D. Two new image stabilization systems, one for 2D and one for 3D, make it easier to shoot low-noise video in low light, the company said. The camcorder can also record Dolby 5.1 sound via two XLR audio inputs with a 48V phantom power supply for external microphones.
That’s not the camera the company will use for the 2012 Olympics, though: That honor will go to Panasonic’s AG-3DP1. The company has agreed to supply Olympic Broadcast Services with cameras, screens and production teams to help a pool of TV companies broadcast the 2012 games live. OBS is building up a pool of broadcasters — 14 have signed up so far — who will share images of a dozen or more sports captured at 14 different Olympic venues. “We plan to broadcast over 10 hours a day of 3D product worldwide,” said Manolo Romero, managing director of OBS. …
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