On the event of the Urbi et Orbi blessing on 25 December, in Rome’s St. Peter’s Sq., Vatican Media will combine a particular experiment for worldwide stay broadcast utilizing Sony’s new HDC-F5500V 4K system digicam outfitted with a Tremendous 35 sensor, an revolutionary resolution that enables for a ‘cinematic’ picture even in stay contexts.
The initiative, carried out throughout one of the vital watched celebrations of the 12 months, goals to discover new visible languages able to combining cinema high quality with the technical necessities of worldwide broadcasting. Due to the Tremendous 35 sensor and superior color and depth of area administration, the HDC-F5500V permits for extra immersive storytelling, enhancing the emotional dimension of the occasion.
This initiative continues the long-standing collaboration between the Dicastery for Communication and Sony Europe, a relationship that over time has fostered the progressive introduction of cutting-edge applied sciences within the service of the Holy See’s communication. The undertaking is geared in the direction of selling innovation and high quality, whereas making certain that the Pope’s message stays accessible to audiences world wide.


The experiment shall be built-in into the official broadcast in a harmonious method, utilizing an current system of high-profile HDC-5500V cameras, with out altering the construction of worldwide manufacturing, however serving to to stipulate new views for future papal stay broadcasts and enriching the gathering of content material for the Vatican audiovisual archive.
Engineer Francesco Masci, Director of Expertise for the Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See, said, “In keeping with our mission, the Dicastery for Communication continues to spend money on analysis and collaboration with main expertise companions comparable to Sony, in order that the visible narrative of the Holy See’s occasions more and more displays the depth of the message we uphold.”
He concludes, “As St Augustine reminds us, “fact is sort of a ray of sunshine that illuminates every little thing”: even applied sciences, when positioned on the service of the individual and sweetness, can grow to be instruments that assist to make seen what conjures up, unites and uplifts the spirit. Our experimentation within the area of cinema goes exactly on this course: to discover, with prudence and creativity, new languages that may help the mission of the Church and attain the hearts of individuals in each a part of the world.”
Benito Manlio Mari, Senior Gross sales Supervisor, Regional Gross sales South, Sony Italy, commented: “The collaboration with the Dicastery for Communication represents extraordinary added worth for Sony Europe, because it permits us to constantly refine the efficiency necessities of our options, placing our expertise to the check in one of the vital vital stay manufacturing contexts on the earth.”

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