Panasonic PT-AE3000U - Manual (Page 3)

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A High-Precision, Top-Quality Lens
Maximizes Full-HD Performance
To assure maximum clarity and sharpness
in full-HD images, this advanced system
employs a full-HD-optimized lens unit
comprising 16 lens elements in 12 groups,
including two large-diameter aspherical
lenses and two high-performance ED
(extra-low dispersion) lenses. Each lens is
carefully aligned to assure a uniform focus-
ing balance from the
center to the edges of
the screen. As a result,
t h e P T - A E 3 0 0 0 U ’s
stunningly beautiful
images are clear and
free of distortion and
color bleeding.
New Pure Contrast Plates Deliver
High 60,000:1 Contrast Ratio
T h e P u re C o n t ra st P l a t e s o f t h e
PT-AE3000U use a crystalline material
that is carefully matched to the charac-
teristics of the LCD panels to effectively
block unwanted light leakage, forming an
advanced type of optical compensator. This
dramatically increases the dynamic range
and, together with the dynamic iris, pro-
vides an outstanding contrast ratio of
60,000:1. The new optical system of the
PT-AE3000U also produces a stunning
brightness of 1,600 lumens to unleash the
beauty of full-HD expression for viewing
on various screen sizes.
Smooth Screen Technology Creates
Film-Like Texture
While many LCD projectors suffer from a
“chicken wire” effect, Panasonic’s pursuit
of the highest possible image quality has
successfully overcome this device limita-
tion through the incorporation of Smooth
Screen technology, which uses the dou-
ble refraction property of crystals to
arrange pixels on a screen with no gaps
between them. Smooth Screen technolo-
gy is designed specifically to match the
characteristics of the PT-AE3000U’s opti-
cal system, giving you the kind of smooth,
vivid, and three-dimensional-like images
you see in a movie theater.
Pure Color Filter Pro for Rich Colors
The optical filter opti-
mizes the light spec-
trum from the UHM
projector lamp, help-
ing to produce deeper
blacks while improving
purity levels in the
three primary colors
(red, green and blue). This advanced fil-
ter system improves color purity to cover
a range that extends from the HDTV stan-
dard (Color 1 mode) *
1 to the color gamut
used in digital cinema* 2 . This gives images
the deep, rich coloring that distinguishes
movie images.
New Full-HD LCD Panels Enhance
Motion Response
The PT-AE3000U’s new full-HD LCD pan-
els have a double-speed drive capability
that improves the projection clarity of
moving images. These high-precision pan-
els use vertically aligned liquid crystal
molecules with inorganic alignment lay-
ers. When no voltage is applied, the mol-
ecules are aligned perpendicular to the
glass substrate, so there is virtually no
light leakage and the substrate remains
black (called “normally black” operation),
providing higher contrast.
Dynamic Iris Adds Beauty to Both
Dark and Bright Scenes
The fifth generation
intelligent iris system
works by analyzing his-
tograms to determine
the brightness level of
e a c h i m a g e , t h e n
adjusting the lamp
power, iris and gamma
curve*
3 accordingly to create the ideal
image. The adjustments are made virtu-
ally frame by frame. This helps the pro-
jector achieve a wide dynamic range with
swift smoothness for added beauty in both
dark and bright scenes.
Conventional: Black lines
between pixels mar pic-
ture quality. PT-AE3000U: Smooth,
theater-like images
Each lens is carefully aligned by highly skilled
technicians.
High-precision iris
mechanism
Pure Color Filter Pro
A vast accumulation of
Panasonic projector technolo-
gy is further strengthened by
the development of a cutting-
edge, high-precision optical
system in the PT-AE3000U,
virtually redefining the con-
cept of high image quality.
A New Level of Perfection from an
Advanced Optical System
* 1 A setting that supports the 6,500K
color temperature recommended in the
HDTV standard (ITU-R BT.709)
* 2 Specifications put forth by the Society
of Motion Picture and Television
Engineers (SMPTE) DC28 Digital
Cinema committees.
* 3 Parameters for adjusting the output
brightness gradation level according to
the input signal.
Large-diameter
aspherical glass lens