<s>
The	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
is	O
an	O
image-processing	B-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
for	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
Lumix	B-Device
cameras	O
use	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Panasonic	O
MN103/MN103S	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
image	B-General_Concept
processors	I-General_Concept
operate	O
in	O
four	O
steps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
,	O
they	O
receive	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third	O
,	O
they	O
perform	O
JPEG	O
compression	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
engines	I-General_Concept
are	O
categorized	O
as	O
follows	O
for	O
each	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
is	O
a	O
chip	O
based	O
on	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
image	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
attached	O
RAW	O
image	O
development	O
software	O
is	O
made	O
by	O
Ichikawa	O
Soft	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
outputs	O
images	O
of	O
a	O
trend	O
(	O
SILKYPIX	O
style	O
)	O
different	O
from	O
those	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Venus	B-Application
engine	I-Application
in	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
to	O
achieve	O
both	O
high	O
image	O
quality	O
and	O
high-speed	O
processing	O
,	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
Plus	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
chip	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
range	O
models	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
DMC-FZ7	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
chip	O
(	O
excluding	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
·	O
Plus	O
)	O
the	O
camera	O
shake	O
correction	O
is	O
hardware	O
processed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reproducibility	O
is	O
inferior	O
to	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
II	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
realizes	O
power	O
saving	O
and	O
high	O
speed	O
processing	O
comparable	O
to	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Venus	O
III	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Lumix	B-Algorithm
DMC-FZ8	I-Algorithm
and	O
other	O
cameras	O
claims	O
enhanced	O
noise	O
reduction	O
at	O
high	O
ISO	O
numbers	O
and	O
lower	O
power	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
chip	O
realizing	O
power	O
saving	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
II	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
changed	O
high	O
sensitivity	O
shooting	O
,	O
which	O
LUMIX	B-Device
was	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
to	O
do	O
,	O
to	O
hardware	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panasonic	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
2008	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
IV	O
gives	O
higher-quality	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
more	O
accurate	O
detection	O
and	O
better	O
correction	O
for	O
its	O
Optical	O
Image	O
Stabilizer	O
and	O
Intelligent	O
ISO	O
Control	O
functions	O
than	O
earlier	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venus	O
HD	O
is	O
the	O
processing	O
engine	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
DMC-G1	I-Device
and	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
DMC-GF1	I-Device
Micro	B-Operating_System
Four	I-Operating_System
Thirds	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
cameras	O
with	O
large	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
output	O
to	O
a	O
high-definition	O
television	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
2009	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
all	O
information	O
available	O
at	O
official	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
Web	O
pages	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
appears	O
that	O
the	O
LSI	O
hardware	O
chip-set	O
that	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
refers	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
V	O
"	O
is	O
(	O
substantially	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
actually	O
)	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
LSI	O
hardware	O
chip-set	O
that	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
(	O
also	O
)	O
refers	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
HD	O
"	O
when	O
describing	O
their	O
(	O
released	O
)	O
DMC-G1	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
descriptions	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
(	O
to	O
be	O
)	O
released	O
implementations	O
of	O
this	O
image-processing	O
LSI	O
hardware	O
chip-set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
appears	O
that	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
marketing	O
department	O
has	O
chosen	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
this	O
LSI	O
hardware	O
chip-set	O
primarily	O
using	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
HD	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
draw	O
attention	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
included	O
"	O
Motion	O
Picture	O
"	O
mode(s )	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
camera	O
models	O
that	O
will	O
contain	O
the	O
LSI	O
hardware	O
chip-set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
choice	O
of	O
marketing	O
phraseology	O
does	O
not	O
(	O
according	O
to	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
's	O
information	O
as	O
currently	O
released	O
)	O
appear	O
to	O
indicate	O
any	O
identifiable	O
difference	O
in	O
the	O
LSI	O
hardware	O
chip-set	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
chosen	O
to	O
(	O
also	O
)	O
identify	O
as	O
"	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
V	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
use	O
of	O
dual	O
phraseology	O
appears	O
to	O
have	O
generated	O
a	O
degree	O
of	O
(	O
understandable	O
)	O
confusion	O
on	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
consumers	O
and	O
reviewers	O
awaiting	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
several	O
camera	O
models	O
in	O
2009	O
that	O
will	O
(	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
already	O
released	O
DMC-G1	B-Device
)	O
feature	O
this	O
LSI	O
hardware	O
chip-set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
there	O
exists	O
an	O
identifiable	O
difference(s )	O
(	O
on	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
internal	O
LSI	O
hardware	O
chip-set	O
)	O
between	O
"	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
HD	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
V	O
"	O
,	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
has	O
so	O
far	O
failed	O
to	O
identify	O
it	O
(	O
or	O
them	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Why	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
marketing	O
department	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
location	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
)	O
has	O
chosen	O
to	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
lone	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
DMC-FX40	O
)	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
LSI	O
hardware	O
chip-set	O
using	O
the	O
alternate	O
descriptive	O
phrase	O
"	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
V	O
"	O
is	O
unclear	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
DMC-FX40	O
(	O
as	O
is	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
upcoming	O
models	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
already	O
released	O
DMC-G1	B-Device
)	O
is	O
,	O
indeed	O
,	O
advertised	O
as	O
featuring	O
a	O
"	O
Motion	O
Picture	O
"	O
mode	O
that	O
(	O
it	O
appears	O
)	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
very	O
similar	O
implementation	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
upcoming	O
models	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
that	O
will	O
also	O
include	O
this	O
LSI	O
hardware	O
chip-set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perhaps	O
the	O
reasoning	O
for	O
this	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
marketing	O
department	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
location	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
)	O
is	O
(	O
in	O
part	O
)	O
describing	O
the	O
DMC-FX40	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
digital	B-Device
still	I-Device
camera	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
chip	O
whose	O
cost	O
reduction	O
of	O
Venus	B-Application
engine	I-Application
HD	O
is	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
that	O
reason	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
enhanced	O
from	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
IV	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
engine	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
DMC-ZS5	B-Device
and	O
ZS10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
HD	O
II	O
,	O
this	O
chip	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
strengthening	O
the	O
movie	O
shooting	O
function	O
and	O
achieving	O
high-speed	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
adopted	O
in	O
G	O
5	O
of	O
Lumix	B-Device
G	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
adopted	O
by	O
G6	O
of	O
Lumix	B-Device
G	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
IX	O
is	O
a	O
quad-core	O
processor	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Panasonic	O
's	O
fifth-generation	O
m43	O
MILC	O
,	O
the	O
GH4	B-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
FZ1000	B-Algorithm
,	O
LX100	B-Algorithm
and	O
DMC-G7	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
GH4	B-Device
the	O
IX	O
processor	O
allows	O
4K	O
video	O
,	O
12	O
fps	O
continuous	O
shooting	O
and	O
1080p	O
shooting	O
at	O
bitrates	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
200Mbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
adopted	O
by	O
GH4	B-Device
of	O
Lumix	B-Device
G	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
Panasonic	O
introduced	O
the	O
G7	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
shoots	O
4K	O
Ultra	O
HD	O
(	O
3840*2160	O
,	O
24/25/30p	O
)	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Venus	O
IX	O
ISP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
image	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
is	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
Lumix	B-Device
GH6	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
shooting	O
at	O
14	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
with	O
autofocus	O
locked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panasonic	O
claims	O
the	O
latest	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
is	O
nearly	O
twice	O
as	O
powerful	O
as	O
previous	O
generations	O
.	O
</s>
