About NDI® upgrade for Panasonic cameras
There are some models that require activation in order to use NDI®. Please refer to the following to perform the activation.
- Vizrt NDI AB announced that they will cease distributing camera upgrade licenses as of June 2025.
Please visit Vizrt NDI AB's web page for details. - For the AW-UE150W/K, AW-HE145W/K, AW-UE50W/K, AW-UE40W/K, and AG-CX350, we start providing firmware from December 2024 to April 2025 that will activate NDI® at no cost without having to use the NDI® upgrade license provided by Vizrt NDI AB. After this period, the models will ship with ready-to-go NDI® capabilities.
- * NDI® is a video connectivity technology and is registered as a trademark by Vizrt NDI AB in the United States and other countries.
Please refer to the What is NDI® Technology and individual product pages for the NDI® formats supported by each product.
- Models
- AW-UE50W/K, AW-UE40W/K
- Please access the Vizrt NDI AB web page to obtain an upgrade license. Activation can be performed through the software platform Media Production Suite (Free).
Please refer to the Device View function section of the operation manual on the Media Production Suite download page for information on how to activate the software.
- * From December 2024 to April 2025, we plan to provide firmware that will activate NDI® free of charge without having to use the upgrade license provided by Vizrt NDI AB, and products to be shipped subsequently will also be compatible with NDI® as a standard feature.
- Models
- AW-UE150W/K, AW-HE145W/K, AW-HE42W/K*, AJ-CX4000GJ, AG-CX350, AG-CX10
- Please visit the Vizrt NDI AB web page and follow the instructions provided to perform the upgrade.
- * For the AW-UE150W/K, AW-HE145W/K, and AG-CX350, we plan to provide firmware from December 2024 to April 2025 that will activate NDI® at no cost without having to use the upgrade license provided by Vizrt NDI AB, and products to be shipped subsequently will also be compatible with NDI® as a standard feature.
- * Discontinued model
- Models
- AW-UE70W/K*1, AW-HE40SW/SK*1, AW-HE40HW/HK*1, AW-HE38HW/HK*1, AW-HE38SW/SK*1, AW-HE35SW/SK*1*2
- For AW-UE70W/K ver. 1.37 or earlier, access the following URL to upgrade the firmware version of the camera, then access the Vizrt NDI AB web page and follow the instructions provided to perform the upgrade.
Firmware Download- For AW-HE40SW/SK, AW-HE40HW/HK, AW-HE38HW/HK, AW-HE38SW/SK*1, AW-HE35SW/SK*1 ver. 1.67 or earlier, access the following URL to upgrade the firmware version of the camera, then access the Vizrt NDI AB web page and follow the instructions provided to perform the upgrade.
- For AW-UE70 series ver. 1.38 or later, AW-HE40SW/SK, AW-HE40HW/HK, AW-HE38HW/HK, AW-HE38SW/SK*1, AW-HE35SW/SK*1 ver. 1.68 or later, no firmware version upgrade of the camera is required. Please access the Vizrt NDI AB web page and follow the instructions provided to perform the upgrade.
- Models
- AW-HE130W/K (Discontinued model)
- For AW-HE130W/K ver. 2.22 or earlier, access the following URL to upgrade the firmware on the camera, then access the Vizrt NDI AB web page and follow the instructions provided to perform the upgrade.
- For AW-HE130W/K ver. 2.23 or later, no firmware upgrade of the camera is required. Please access the Vizrt NDI AB web page and follow the instructions provided to perform the upgrade.
