Panasonic PT-MZ782W White 16:10 WUXGA Laser Eco-Friendly Projector with Geometric Adjustment

Advancing Eco-friendly Innovation

Sustainability is a big consideration for businesses and schools. Acquisition managers want to invest in systems that contribute to the organization’s sustainability goals by choosing efficient AV tech that minimizes waste. The PT-MZ782 reduces impact throughout the projector’s lifecycle, from procurement and manufacturing to transport, installation, usage, and disposal. It represents a significant step towards sustainability without sacrificing performance. In fact, the picture is brighter, operating noise is reduced, and usability is enhanced.

Projector Body Utilizes Recycled Materials

The PT-MZ782’s sustainability story begins before you take delivery. In addition to using responsibly procured materials, the main projector body contains about 10%* recycled resins, reducing the utilization of virgin materials. By supporting eco-friendly manufacturing processes and pursuing recycling-based programs at end-of-life, your organization helps minimize environmental impact during operation and throughout the product’s lifecycle.

(* By weight of the total weight of plastic parts in the projector main unit. Excludes projection lenses, printed circuit boards, labels, cables, connectors, electronic components, optical components, ESD components, EMI component adhesives, and coatings.)

Enhanced Brightness with Lower Consumption

Refinements to the optical engine yield higher brightness over every model in the previous series while significantly enhancing energy efficiency. Save on energy costs and reduce the carbon footprint of every unit in your fleet.

Auto Power On Function Saves Wasted Energy

Like your PC, Panasonic projectors “sleep” after a certain idle period and shut down when this Quick Startup period expires to save energy. If playback resumes after the Quick Startup period elapses, you must manually power on the projector again. To avoid this, some users disable the Quick Startup timer or keep the projector running with the shutter on, wasting energy. PT-MZ782 solves the issue with Auto Power On. This new function powers the projector on and resumes playback automatically when an input signal is detected, even if the unit is shut down. Presenters can pause and resume their program without significant interruption, and administrators reap energy savings across their schools or businesses.

Lamp-free Laser Saves Resources and Waste

PT-MZ782 features a SOLID SHINE Laser light source that does not require maintenance until 20,000 hours. By contrast, comparable lamp projectors need several lamp changes in an equivalent period, adding to maintenance costs, labour, downtime, and waste. Furthermore, laser projectors start up faster and can be switched off via the room breaker. They reach full brightness almost instantly, maintain a consistent and uniform image for longer, and are inherently more reliable than lamp-based designs.

Less Maintenance, Less Waste, Less Downtime

ECO Filter includes a Micro-Cut Filter that collects minute dust particles with an electrostatic effect. With the dust-resistant projector cabinet design, ECO Filter enables low maintenance and long-term use with less downtime. Filter replacement is recommended at 20,000 hours when used in typical office and classroom environments. If it’s necessary to maintain the filter before then, it can be washed and reused up to two times, reducing wastage, cost, and labour.

Multi-Laser Drive Engine Enhances Reliability

Multi-Laser Drive Engine ensures stable projection in the unlikely event that light-source problems occur. PT-MZ782 is equipped with multiple modules consisting of many laser diodes. If one of the elements malfunctions, Failover Circuitry is activated so that projection can continue with minimal brightness reduction. This gives your presenters the confidence to work without fear of equipment failure in the middle of a presentation.

Outstanding Image Quality in Well-Lit Spaces

Office and classroom projectors are normally used with the room lights on, so they need high brightness, powerful contrast, and accurate colour to cut through with a clearly visible image. The PT-MZ782 has a refined optical engine that boosts light output over the previous series, Digital Light Control to optimize Dynamic Contrast performance, and Daylight View Basic to adjust image quality according to ambient room light. The result is well-balanced brightness and colour with sharp and comfortable visibility, even in well-lit environments.

Daylight View Basic: Brilliant in Bright Rooms

Daylight View Basic is a dynamic adjustment technology that enhances image sharpness by clarifying detail definition in dark areas of the picture, which can be difficult to see in bright light. A sensor measures the ambient light in the room and optimizes sharpness, halftone colour, contrast, and brightness for best results according to the room’s illumination.

Detail Clarity Processor 4 Enhances Detail Definition

Unique image correction circuitry reproduces details more clearly and sharply. It analyses video signal frequencies in each scene and adjusts for optimal sharpness based on information extracted from the signal. Compared to conventional image processing technology, this system reproduces images with an even more natural and dimensional feel and also works to sharpen text edges for more comfortable legibility.

Project Widescreen Content

Widescreen conferencing software layouts can be output from a PC to a PT-MZ782 projector so that remote participants appear along the bottom of the screen at eye level to those seated in the room, improving communication fluency. This capability is also useful for projecting documents side by side or screening cinematic content. The PT-MZ782 supports 1920 x 810 (21:9) or 1920 x 640 (27:9) signals.

Quiet Operation Increases Engagement

With lessons, meetings, and other events often including remote participants, projector noise mustn’t distract from the presentation. Quiet projection helps people focus, whether in the room or participating remotely. PT-MZ782 includes a Quiet Mode enabling quiet operation, helping these stylish projectors blend unobtrusively into the background to keep attention focused on the presentation.

Optional Powered Lenses Adapt Projection to Your Space

PT-MZ782 ships with the ET-ELS20 (1.61–2.76:1) powered zoom lens and is compatible with six other optional lenses. Powered V/H lens-shift, zoom, and focus adjustment are supported via the remote control or Smart Projector Control app. The line-up of optional lenses includes the ET-ELU20 Ultra-Short-Throw Zoom Lens. This lens projects content without offset at the top and bottom of the image, making the PT-MZ782 a cost-effective solution for museums and Location-Based Entertainment (LBE) applications.

Built-in Geometric Adjustment Functions

Geometric Adjustment is a suite of built-in functions that allow installers to correct distortion when images are projected at an angle or onto curved screens and irregular shapes. Correction extends to spherical, cylindrical, and complex screen shapes without needing a connected PC. Maintain Aspect Ratio and Independent Corner Adjustment simplify correction. At the same time, the ability to save image-adjustment data is useful whenever correction settings need to be disabled and reapplied and for saving work progress as an adjustment profile is created.

Compatible with Geometry Manager Pro Software

Geo Pro simplifies geometric, blending, and colour uniformity adjustments, streamlining your multi-screen calibration workflow. The software expands built-in geometric and multi-screen adjustment capabilities with a Free Grid function that governs 4-corner adjustment, keystone correction, curved-screen correction, and free-form image correction via a user-friendly interface. Software-based tools for multi-screen calibration include colour matching, brightness control, colour uniformity, black level, and input-signal adjustment.

Contrast Sync and Shutter Sync

Contrast Sync unifies Dynamic Contrast values among multiple projectors connected via serial in/out terminals. This function increases the uniformity of images in a multi-screen system and reduces edge-blend visibility for a seamless widescreen image. Shutter Sync, meanwhile, synchronizes shutter on/off timing for immersive fade-in/fade-out effects.

Data Cloning Function

The data cloning function allows users to copy settings and save adjustment values from a main projector to sub projectors via LAN. This function reduces the time and effort required when setting up multiple projectors.

Easily View the Projection Angle

PT-MZ782 features a gyro sensor that detects changes to the projector’s body pitch and roll angles and displays the information graphically in the OSD settings menu. Installers no longer need assistance to check the projection angle as the body is adjusted. They can view the on-screen graphic and adjust the projector angle before securing the unit.

Integrates with Your 4K Audio-Visual System

PT-MZ782 accepts 4K input signals via HDMI™ and DIGITAL LINK connections. This is handy if you plan to distribute 4K content from a PC to various display endpoints with different screen resolutions. You don’t need to manually re-encode the video content to suit this projector series or use an external video converter, reducing system complexity.

Note: 4K input signals are converted to the projector’s resolution (1920 x 1200 pixels) upon projection. YPBPR 4:2:0 format only for 4K/60p and 4K/50p signals input via DIGITAL LINK.

Three HDMI™ Inputs Support CEC Commands

All three HDMI™ inputs are compatible with control signals sent via a CEC-command-compatible component, giving you limited control over the projector using the compatible source device’s remote control. When connected to the projector via HDMI™, the projectors power up from Standby and commence playback automatically on command from a CEC-compatible player, such as the optional Wireless Presentation System PressIT (sold separately).

Single-Cable DIGITAL LINK Connection for AV and Control Signals

Based on HDBaseT™ technology, DIGITAL LINK can transmit video and control commands through a single CAT 5e or higher STP cable for distances up to 150 m (492 ft). An optional ET-YFB200G Digital Interface Box further streamlines installation.

Other Features

Supports Art-Net DMX, PJLink™, and Crestron Connected® / Free 360° Installation / Multi-Screen Support System / Multi-Unit Brightness and Color Control / DICOM Simulation Mode / Presentation Support System / Auto Image Rotation Function / Emulation Mode for Control Commands / Quick Start/Quick Off and Direct Off