The 6.6 x 6.6" Ultra Contrast 1 Filter from Tiffen helps to open your shadows by using the ambient light surrounding the image area as well as the light in the actual image itself. It lowers contrast uniformly throughout, with little or no loss of sharpness within the scene, even where there are varying degrees of brightness.

Shadow areas will reveal more detail but without any flare or halation from direct light sources or bright reflections. The Ultra Contrast works similar to a Tiffen Low Contrast filter with the difference being that it reduces contrast throughout the entire image whereas a Low Contrast filter will only open the shadows.

The #1 Ultra Contrast filter is the first full grade this filter is available in. More of the surrounding light is employed to open your shadows yet you will still not see any highlight flare or halation. Sharpness continues to be consistent.

Tiffen's ColorCore glass is produced through a process that entails permanently laminating the filter material in between two pieces of optical glass that are ground flat to tolerances of a ten-thousandth of an inch, then mounting them in precision aluminum rings.

Uses Ambient Light to Open Shadows    Lightens Shadows to Capture More Detail    Lowers Contrast Evenly Throughout    Generates No Flare or Halation    ColorCore Glass    Made in the USA    10-Year Warranty

Bright lights or sunlight create problems when the ratio between the highlight and shadow areas is beyond the latitude of the film; if you expose for the highlights, the shadows appear without detail; if you expose for the shadows, the result is washed-out, overly bright highlights

Contrast reduction is achieved by lightening shadows without overexposing or darkening or by darkening highlights without darkening shadows further

Even direct shooting into the sun produces no flare or halation

Tiffen's ColorCore glass is sealed between two optical glass sheets. In this way, Tiffen can better control the various densities of their filters and thereby create more exact degrees of filtration. This process makes for greater accuracy of color as opposed to glass that is simply dyed and become subject to deviation during the dye process

Tiffen, a leader in the filter industry, proudly makes its filters in the USA and backs up its products with a solid 10-year warranty

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. How much run time do you get under normal circumstances with the 2 different batteries?

A: With HD recording and normal circumstances you would have an estimated 2 hours of run time with the VW-VBT190 and just about 4 hours with the VW-VBT380 batteries.

Q: 2. multimedia recording time have pause motion function

A: Press the recording start/stop button again to pause recording.

Q: 3. Can you control 3 of these camcorders with the phone app?

A: No

Q: 4. Does the live HDMI video feed also send audio in bypass mode or while recording? Some camcorders only treat the HDMI as a video monitor so there is no sound except on playback mode.

A: From what we understand looking at Panasonic's information, if you set the camcorder to Recording, live audio is indeed sent to the monitor. They warn of squealing audio feed back in that situation. So be aware of this when recording.

Q: 5. What's the difference between this model and last year's HC-VX870K model? They seem identical when using the Compare tool.

A: After an exhaustive comparison I could not find one difference outside of a number change. If there is a difference beside that, Panasonic is keeping it a secret.

Q: 6. Can the 4k mp4 data files on the SD card be viewed directly on a Sony X85B 4k TV via USB? Can the files be edited using Sony Movie Studio Platinum? How does the rolling shutter performance compare to the Sony AX100?

A: Yes

Q: 7. Can this camera record externally via HDMI? I haven't been able to get it to work both on AJA or BMD capture devices. I was easily able to record externally with the HD model the VX770.

A: Correction. The HDMI output is still active when recording internally. It outputs 59.94.

Q: 8. What battery for this camcorder?

A: This camcorder is compatible with the included VW-VBT190 battery and and the optional VW-VBT380.

Q: 9. What is the maximum continuous recording time on a 64gb card in 4k?

A: Hello! The approximate recording time on a 64GB card in 4k would be 1 hour and 50 minutes. However, the actual recordable time refers to the recordable time when repeatedly starting/stopping recording, turning the unit on/off, moving the zoom lever, etc. We encourage you to check this page on the operating manual for information regarding the recording modes/approximate recordable time: https://eng-ca.faq.panasonic.com/euf/assets/PDFs/Camcorders/HCV770_VX870_WX970_SQW0239_ENG.pdf#page=234 . Hope this helps! -C

Q: 10. compatible wide lens pls?

A: You can add the Panasonic 0.75x Wide Angle Lens conversion lens. It is listed in the camera's manual so do not worry what our website says. I will alert our web department regarding this.