White Paper 034 Addendum 48: Tests and Settings on a Panasonic GP-US932HAE minicamera

Alan Roberts

Abstract

Data for this section is taken from the handbook and a very brief examination of a Panasonic US932 minicamera as part of a group test of HDTV mini-cameras. It comprises a camera head with separate lens and separate controller.

The camera is small (37x47x54mm) and weighs 140grammes; the controller is 170x44x229mm and weighs 1.4kg. The specification claims that the camera has 3 CCD sensors (⅓") but gives no indication of the pixel count. Sensitivity is claimed to be F/8 at 2000 lux, about 400ASA. Noise level is quoted as -54dB.

The controller has digital outputs at HDSDI, HDMI and SD-SDI, and analogue composite and component. There are fairly comprehensive menus, allowing a considerable degree of image control.

It has a significant range of operating formats:

• 1080p/50 (only via HDMI)

• 1080i/25

• 1080psf/25

• 720p/50

• 576i/25 (SD)

Power consumption is about 16 watts at 12V DC.

There are no controls on the camera itself. Unfortunately, the camera shows significant response to infra-red illumination.

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