Newark, NJ—Panasonic Connect North America is adding to its solution suite to help content producers capture, create as well as deliver content for any production environment. That includes broadcast studios and event venues to meeting spaces.
Moreover, the KAIROS lineup expands with the AT-KC200L1 Core and new additions to the KAIROS Alliance Partners program. In addition, Panasonic Connect introduced the new AW-UE30 PTZ camera and Media Production Suite software platform.
“Content creators are faced with growing audience expectations and rising content needs amid a production staffing shortage,” said Stephen Milley, director of the Professional Imaging Business Unit at Panasonic Connect. “It has never been more important to equip content teams with easy-to-use technology that meets current production needs while future-proofing workflows. The latest updates to our solution suite are a direct response to this industry demand.”
Panasonic Connect at 2024 NAB Show
Furthermore, additions to Panasonic’s solution suite, along with its lineup of PTZ cameras, studio cameras, switchers and projection/display tech will be on display from April 14–17 at the 2024 NAB Show, Booth C3310. They include the following.
AT-KC200L1 Main Frame (KAIROS Core 200)
In addition to producing content for live TV, production studios need to develop content for streaming platforms and social channels. Live production workflows have also grown more complex. That’s because venues now incorporate more location-specific displays, video wall content as well as LED ribbon displays.
With its user-defined canvas and unlimited MEs, the KAIROS live video production platform now includes the AT-KC200L1. It allows SDI-centric customers in entertainment venues, rental/staging, corporate environments as well as broadcasting to take advantage of the scalable, software-defined video production platform. Supporting SDI workflows, the AT-KC200L1 also future-proofs productions. It will open the door for expansion into IP in the coming years (available CY2024 2Q).
KAIROS Alliance Partners
The KAIROS ecosystem is also expanding with new partners and suppliers to the KAIROS Alliance Partners program. It now featuring upwards of 50 partner companies. Further, the latest additions to the program include Drastic Technologies, LAWO, Netgear and Singular.live. These pretested partner products help ensure KAIROS integrates into a customer-defined production system.
AW-UE30 PTZ Camera
Corporate and higher education environments continue to face the challenge of creating a seamless meeting experience for in-person and remote participants. The AW-UE30 PTZ camera offers enhanced video streaming with 4K/30p images and 20x optical zoom. The compact design and quiet operation also mean it won’t interfere with the in-person experience. Additionally, the AW-UE30 supports easier operation for professors and corporate presenters who don’t have extensive production experience. What’s more, operators can use it within an existing USB-based system (CY2024 3Q).
Media Production Suite
Panasonic Connect designed Media Production Suite to centralize camera management for small team operations. This unified software platform streamlines camera setup and provides features to support high-quality video production. For instance, for an organization like LiveX that remotely produces comedy shows with SRT technology, the ability to track the subject without delay and control the PTZ camera operations remotely through a single server reduces equipment operating costs as well. 
Plus, users can add a range of plug-ins to the platform, including a video mixer plug-in that features AI keying with automatic image recognition to separate people from backgrounds for chroma key-like compositions without a green background (plug-in available, CY2024 2Q).
AV-SF10 Software Control Panel for AV-HSW10
In addition, Panasonic’s new Software Control Panel allows a networked PC or tablet (Windows/MacOS) connected to an AV-HSW10 main switcher to be used for diverse configurations. Switcher functions are controlled from a PC or tablet for a one-person operation. 
Functions exclusive to the software control panel, such as sequencing of shot memory and direct write/replace of still memory, are possible for more efficient pre-shoot preparation and on-shoot review. Both inputs and outputs are confirmed on the MultiViewer screen for operators with minimal experience (CY2024 2Q).
