Panasonic's AJ-HDC27 Varicam passes marine tests

Panasonic's AJ-HDC27 Varicam HD Cinema camera has been successfully tested underwater for the first time.
The camera was used on two ocean-based marine conservation projects at locations in the Pacific's Hawaiian Island chain and off the east coast of the US.
This location work also marks the first time the AJ-HDC27 camera has been used on a natural history project.
The AJ-HDC27 Varicam allows cinematographers to capture high speed 60-frame per second or film-like 24-frame per second high-definition progressive scanned images. In addition, the camera provides a wide range of variable frame rates (four to 33-fps, 36, 40 and 60-fps) for off-speed capture situations for 24-fps-based playback.
The AJ-HDC27 camera was used underwater to record the clean up of marine debris that is imperilling the coral reefs and monk seals native to the Hawaiian archipelago. The AJ-HDC27 also went on board a submarine to record ongoing research in key underwater habitats along the southeastern Atlantic, including the renowned Oculina Coral Reef Reserve off the coast of Florida as part of a project called 'Islands in the (Gulf) Stream'.
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