Camara Control Unit (CCU)

AK-UCU700 series

AVAILABLE FROM Q1 2024

4K CCU with Enhanced IP Connectivity,Including Support for ST 2110, The Industry’s First*1 Dante®, NDI and SRT.

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Key features

Simultaneous output of HDR and SDR (BT.2020 and BT.709).

Eight standard outputs, including two 12G-SDI outputs.

Compatibility with the ST 2110^*2 and industry-first support for Dante®^*3 audio network as well as NDI® and SRT^*5

3.5-inch color LCD touch panel for intuitive operation and viewing camera output.

Uncompressed optical transmission between camera and CCU over distances up to about 2,000m.^*6

High-speed shooting (Future Update): Up to 4x in HD^*7 and 2x in 4K.^*8

Uncompressed or JPEG-XS 4K/HD IP transmission with ST 2110/NMOS option.^*2

The AK-UCU700 CCU supports the next-generation SMPTE ST 2110^*2 IP-transmission standard as well as JPEG-XS to uncompress/compress 4K video by a factor of 10 without degrading quality. As the industry's first^*1 studio camera system to support the Dante®^*3 network audio standard as well as the NDI® (High Bandwidth NDI®)^*4 and SRT (Secure Reliable Transport)^*5 IP transmission standards, Panasonic Connect's new CCU realizes diverse networks and applications for IP studio camera systems.

*1: First studio camera system to support Dante®, NDI® and SRT audio networks as of October 2023, according to Panasonic Connect research.
*2: Standard in AK-UCU710/UCU710S and optional in AK-UCU700/UCU700S (requires ST 2110 interface board AK-NP701 sold separately).
*3: Standard in AK-UCU710/UCU710S and optional in AK-UCU700/UCU700S (requires Dante® interface board AK-NP702 sold separately).
*4: New protocol developed by NewTek, Inc. that supports IP video production workflow. NDI® is a registered trademark of NewTek, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
*5: Requires AK-NP703 streaming interface board sold separately.
*6: When power is supplied from CCU.
*7: When using AK-UC4000 or AK-UC3300 4K studio camera (Future support planned). 2x may vary depending on connected studio camera.
*8: When using studio camera currently under development.
*9: AK-UCU700 requires optional AK-NP701 interface board for SFP28 connection.