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Multi touch display technologies
Infrared or ShadowSense, which technology is most suited to your business requirements?
To ensure we are covering all businesses’ needs, Panasonic is delivering different technologies embedded in our professional multi-touch screen displays.
We are offering interactive screens with whiteboard functionality that can be used for collaboration and Bring your own device (BYOD) environments including classrooms, seminar rooms, meeting rooms, offices, lecture theatres presentation rooms.
In addition our intuitive and robust touch screens are designed to interact with your audience or visitors and withstand challenging environments such as retail, transportation, live entertainment.
To create the highest impact and interactivity, the ShadowSense technology can also be embedded in flexible video walls installations ideal for retail, museums or even corporate environments.
Read more below to discover which technology and solutions suit your requirements better.
Infrared Technology
Commonly used because of its comparatively low cost, infrared is widely available especially in large format.
How does it work? The bezels around the edge of the screen house infrared receivers and transmitters. When a finger is placed in the (invisible) beam of IR light, the finger’s position is calculated.
Suitable for large touchscreens
Also works with gloves, pens and other objects
Fast response times up to 4 milliseconds
In theory, up to 50 simultaneous touch points
Low cost
Perfect image clarity
Susceptible to interference from sunlight and halogen light sources in particular
No object recognition, any object that breaks the beams counts as a finger
Touch response before actually touching the surface
Susceptible to dust and dirt buildup on the sensors
ShadowSense™ Multi-Touch Technology
How does it work? ShadowSense technology is a combination of infrared invisible light emitters and optical sensors around the display. The “shadow” of an object in the infrared rays is picked up by multiple optical sensors and computed to a position.
Virtually immune to ambient light interference so it works even in very bright environments
Object recognition and palm rejection
Perfect image clarity
Impervious to water drops
Eliminates accidental touches based on size and speed of touch
High touch accuracy and fast response times of 6-8 milliseconds
Comprehensive diagnostics and customisation using the Dashboard software
Recognises passive pen and eraser inputs and differentiates them from finger inputs
Allow the user to register either hovering just above the surface, or requiring an actual touch
High reliability and robustness
Advanced Input Recognition
Instantly differentiates between a finger, pen and eraser so that inking applications can be used without cumbersome control changes.
Recognises the shape, size and pressure of any object whether it’s a bare finger, a gloved finger or a pen.
Sensing the size of an object permits control over what is recognised as a valid touch versus an unintentional touch.
High Reliability
Unlike optical and IR systems, it provides an unparalleled degree of immunity to high brightness and changing light intensities, even working in direct sunlight and studio environments.
Will not fail if portions of the screen are blocked, or if individual components fail. This high level of reliability reduces touch screen failures that bring about unresponsive touch screens, to virtually zero.
4mm thick tempered glass covers the screen. Rugged screen that is scratch resistant.
High configurability through ShadowSense Dashboard monitoring tool
Touch Characterization
Create the ideal multi-touch experience with control over touch point separation, speed and size to prevent accidental touches.
Palm rejection
Pen and eraser detection
Transparency and water
Hover distance
Multi-touch video wall modular system
The multi-touch video wall solution is fully customised on your needs and is composed of multiple 55" screens built-up in different configurations. Installation of the touch overlay is included in a service package and is made on site.
The touch overlay is using the ShadowSense technology with below benefits:
12 multi-touch points available with the 2x2 configuration and up to 20 touches in the biggest video wall configuration
Extremely accurate touch
No ghosting or dead zones
Outstanding ambient light rejection
Excellent size detection
Full featured
Real-time response of the touch area
Static object detection and rejection
Continues to function with debris on the screen
Configurable hover distance for touch detection
Configurable spurious touch and palm rejection
No drivers or touch detection processes on host CPU
USB HID interface to host
Plug and Play
Windows® 7, 8 and 10 compliant packet formats
Modular design
Easy Assembly and Service
Highly Scalable
Technologies Comparison Chart
Entry Collaboration
Premium Collaboration
Interactive Signage
Infrared EQ1-IR
Infrared SQ1-IR
Infrared
BQE1 & BFE1 (with whiteboard)
Infrared
BF1 ( with whiteboard)
ShadowSense
LF80-SST & AF1-SST
ShadowSense
VF1H/ LFV70/ LFV8-SST
Immune to bright light environment
Robustness
Screen Brightness
Whiteboard functions
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Remote management
Operating time
18/7-24/7
24/7
18/7
18/7
24/7
24/7
Sizes available
From 43" to 86"
Large formats 86" and 98"
Large formats 65", 75"
Large formats 65", 80"
Small sizes 42", 49", 55"
Multiple screens of 55”
Recommended Solutions by Markets
Infrared
EQ1-IR
Infrared
SQ1-IR
Infrared & Whiteboard
BF1/BQE1&BFE1
ShadowSense
LF80-SST / AF1-SST
ShadowSense
LFV70-SST / VF1H-SST/ LFV8-SST
Interactive video wall
Live
Entertainment
Not Recommended
Not Recommended
Not Recommended
Robust during use and transportation and high brightness
Robust during use and transportation, outstanding ambient light rejection
Education
Good value for money
Good value for money
Premium stand-alone whiteboard solution
Not Recommended
Not recommended
Corporate meeting
Good value for money,
especially larger sizes
Good value for money,
especially larger sizes
Good solution if the whiteboard function is needed
Recommended for high level meeting room features
Recommended for high level meeting room features
SMB meeting
Ideal for projector replacement solution
Recommended for high level meeting room features
Good solution if the whiteboard function is needed
Recommended for high level meeting room features
Recommended for high level meeting room features
Retail
Not Recommended
Robust during operation, high brightness and remote maintenance
Not Recommended
Robust during operation, high brightness and remote maintenance
Robust during operation, high brightness, remote maintenance, precision anti-glare property, exceptional accuracy
Transportation
Not suitable
Not suitable
Not suitable
Best solution for robustness, remote maintenance, high brightness and 24/7 use
Best solution for robustness, remote maintenance, high brightness and 24/7 use. High anti-glare, outstanding ambient light rejection.
Museum
Good value for money, especially larger sizes
Good value for money, especially larger sizes
Recommended
Recommended for high-end installations
Best solution to create large size multi touch video walls. Real-time response of the touch area allows to create the most engaging environments.
Panasonic Multi touch Range
Entry Collaboration
Premium Collaboration
Interactive Signage
EQ1 -IR
Infrared Touch
Flexible interactive display solution when lower cost is required
SQ1 -IR
Infrared Touch
Flexible interactive display solution when lower cost is required, equipped with full professional features for office and retail
BFE1/BQE1
Infrared Touch
Digital Whiteboard capabilities via a PC/Mac and 4K support in a large format
BF1
Infrared Touch
Stand-alone Whiteboard solution, equipped with full professional features including wireless support
AF1/LF80 -SST
ShadowSense Touch
Durable and highly accurate touch technology, ideal for interactive, educative and way finding signage installations
55VF1H/LFV70/ LFV8 -SST
ShadowSense Touch
Durable and highly accurate touch technology Video Wall solutions with various configuration possibilities. Ideal for corporate, retail and museums environments
Most common configurations are 2x2, 3x1, 3x2, 4x2, 4x3 screens.
Click here to see the possibilities.
Multi-touch video wall most common configuration possibilities
Contact us here so we can create your customised multi-touch video wall.
Software solutions
Free Multi Monitoring & Control Software
Simultaneously Monitor & Control displays/projectors from a single PC. This FREE software enables you to control/monitor up to 2,048 devices over a LAN network.
Monitor function
- The status of multiple devices can be listed in groups, and then detailed information on each device can be separately displayed
- Even more detailed information can be obtained
Control function
- Control commands such as power ON/OFF, input switching, command inputs can be executed
- Schedule function can be used
The software can be downloaded from here
Panasonic Whiteboard Software
Display and annotate presentation materials from a PC or Mac
- Easily navigate between several drawing projects and presentations
- Presentation functions (Zoom, Scroll, Pen/ Marker)
- Stylus Pen or Finger-touch Input
- Screen capture/ Recording function
- Simultaneous operation of up to 10 Points
- Reading and writing of Image and PowerPoint® files
The software can be downloaded from here
Infrared or ShadowSense, which technology is most suited to your business requirements?
To ensure we are covering all businesses’ needs, Panasonic is delivering different technologies embedded in our professional multi-touch screen displays.
We are offering interactive screens with whiteboard functionality that can be used for collaboration and Bring your own device (BYOD) environments including classrooms, seminar rooms, meeting rooms, offices, lecture theatres presentation rooms.
In addition our intuitive and robust touch screens are designed to interact with your audience or visitors and withstand challenging environments such as retail, transportation, live entertainment.
To create the highest impact and interactivity, the ShadowSense technology can also be embedded in flexible video walls installations ideal for retail, museums or even corporate environments.
Read more below to discover which technology and solutions suit your requirements better.
Infrared Technology
Commonly used because of its comparatively low cost, infrared is widely available especially in large format.
How does it work? The bezels around the edge of the screen house infrared receivers and transmitters. When a finger is placed in the (invisible) beam of IR light, the finger’s position is calculated.
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Suitable for large touchscreens |
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Also works with gloves, pens and other objects | |
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Fast response times up to 4 milliseconds | |
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In theory, up to 50 simultaneous touch points | |
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Low cost | |
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Perfect image clarity | |
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Susceptible to interference from sunlight and halogen light sources in particular | |
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No object recognition, any object that breaks the beams counts as a finger | |
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Touch response before actually touching the surface | |
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Susceptible to dust and dirt buildup on the sensors |
ShadowSense™ Multi-Touch Technology
How does it work? ShadowSense technology is a combination of infrared invisible light emitters and optical sensors around the display. The “shadow” of an object in the infrared rays is picked up by multiple optical sensors and computed to a position.
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Virtually immune to ambient light interference so it works even in very bright environments |
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Object recognition and palm rejection | |
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Perfect image clarity | |
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Impervious to water drops | |
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Eliminates accidental touches based on size and speed of touch | |
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High touch accuracy and fast response times of 6-8 milliseconds | |
|
Comprehensive diagnostics and customisation using the Dashboard software | |
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Recognises passive pen and eraser inputs and differentiates them from finger inputs | |
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Allow the user to register either hovering just above the surface, or requiring an actual touch |
High reliability and robustness
Advanced Input Recognition |
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Instantly differentiates between a finger, pen and eraser so that inking applications can be used without cumbersome control changes. |
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Recognises the shape, size and pressure of any object whether it’s a bare finger, a gloved finger or a pen. |
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Sensing the size of an object permits control over what is recognised as a valid touch versus an unintentional touch. |
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High Reliability |
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Unlike optical and IR systems, it provides an unparalleled degree of immunity to high brightness and changing light intensities, even working in direct sunlight and studio environments. |
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Will not fail if portions of the screen are blocked, or if individual components fail. This high level of reliability reduces touch screen failures that bring about unresponsive touch screens, to virtually zero. |
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4mm thick tempered glass covers the screen. Rugged screen that is scratch resistant. |
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High configurability through ShadowSense Dashboard monitoring tool
Touch Characterization
Create the ideal multi-touch experience with control over touch point separation, speed and size to prevent accidental touches.
Palm rejection |
Pen and eraser detection |
Transparency and water |
Hover distance |
Multi-touch video wall modular system
The multi-touch video wall solution is fully customised on your needs and is composed of multiple 55" screens built-up in different configurations. Installation of the touch overlay is included in a service package and is made on site.
The touch overlay is using the ShadowSense technology with below benefits:
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12 multi-touch points available with the 2x2 configuration and up to 20 touches in the biggest video wall configuration |
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Extremely accurate touch No ghosting or dead zones |
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Full featured Real-time response of the touch area |
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No drivers or touch detection processes on host CPU USB HID interface to host |
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Modular design Easy Assembly and Service |
Technologies Comparison Chart
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Entry Collaboration |
Premium Collaboration |
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Interactive Signage |
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Infrared EQ1-IR | Infrared SQ1-IR |
Infrared |
Infrared |
ShadowSense |
ShadowSense |
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Immune to bright light environment |
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| Operating time | 18/7-24/7 | 24/7 | 18/7 | 18/7 | 24/7 | 24/7 |
| Sizes available | From 43" to 86" | Large formats 86" and 98" | Large formats 65", 75" | Large formats 65", 80" | Small sizes 42", 49", 55" |
Multiple screens of 55” |
Recommended Solutions by Markets
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Infrared |
Infrared |
Infrared & Whiteboard |
ShadowSense |
ShadowSense LFV70-SST / VF1H-SST/ LFV8-SST Interactive video wall |
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Live
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Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
Not Recommended |
Robust during use and transportation and high brightness |
Robust during use and transportation, outstanding ambient light rejection |
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Education
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Good value for money | Good value for money |
Premium stand-alone whiteboard solution |
Not Recommended |
Not recommended |
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Corporate meeting
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Good value for money, especially larger sizes |
Good value for money, especially larger sizes |
Good solution if the whiteboard function is needed |
Recommended for high level meeting room features |
Recommended for high level meeting room features |
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SMB meeting
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Ideal for projector replacement solution |
Recommended for high level meeting room features |
Good solution if the whiteboard function is needed |
Recommended for high level meeting room features |
Recommended for high level meeting room features |
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Retail
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Not Recommended |
Robust during operation, high brightness and remote maintenance |
Not Recommended |
Robust during operation, high brightness and remote maintenance |
Robust during operation, high brightness, remote maintenance, precision anti-glare property, exceptional accuracy |
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Transportation
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Not suitable | Not suitable | Not suitable |
Best solution for robustness, remote maintenance, high brightness and 24/7 use |
Best solution for robustness, remote maintenance, high brightness and 24/7 use. High anti-glare, outstanding ambient light rejection. |
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Museum
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Good value for money, especially larger sizes |
Good value for money, especially larger sizes |
Recommended |
Recommended for high-end installations |
Best solution to create large size multi touch video walls. Real-time response of the touch area allows to create the most engaging environments. |
Panasonic Multi touch Range
Entry Collaboration |
Premium Collaboration |
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Interactive Signage |
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EQ1 -IR Infrared Touch Flexible interactive display solution when lower cost is required |
SQ1 -IR Infrared Touch Flexible interactive display solution when lower cost is required, equipped with full professional features for office and retail |
BFE1/BQE1 Infrared Touch Digital Whiteboard capabilities via a PC/Mac and 4K support in a large format |
BF1 Infrared Touch Stand-alone Whiteboard solution, equipped with full professional features including wireless support |
AF1/LF80 -SST ShadowSense Touch Durable and highly accurate touch technology, ideal for interactive, educative and way finding signage installations |
55VF1H/LFV70/ LFV8 -SST ShadowSense Touch Durable and highly accurate touch technology Video Wall solutions with various configuration possibilities. Ideal for corporate, retail and museums environments |
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Most common configurations are 2x2, 3x1, 3x2, 4x2, 4x3 screens. Click here to see the possibilities. |
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Multi-touch video wall most common configuration possibilities
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Contact us here so we can create your customised multi-touch video wall.
Software solutions
Free Multi Monitoring & Control SoftwareSimultaneously Monitor & Control displays/projectors from a single PC. This FREE software enables you to control/monitor up to 2,048 devices over a LAN network. |
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Monitor function
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Control function
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The software can be downloaded from here
Panasonic Whiteboard SoftwareDisplay and annotate presentation materials from a PC or Mac
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The software can be downloaded from here
