Main Features

High-Visibility Images in Bright Rooms

Deliver clear, striking images in well-lit open meeting spaces and classrooms from the smallest and lightest LCD laser projector in its class. High 5200 lm brightness, 3,000,000:1 contrast, and vivid color creates an engaging presentation experience.

Flexible Installation Adapts to Any Space

Compact 6.5 kg (14.33 lbs) body is easy to install while 1.6x zoom, lens adjustment, and 6-Point Screen Correction let you project almost anywhere, even room corners. CEC command compatible HDMI supports WUXGA signals for easy integration.

Smooth, Effortless Collaboration

Connect devices to the projector over wireless LAN just by snapping an on-screen QR Code with your phone. Share video, documents and more via PC software and apps. You can also project media from a USB flash drive without cable hassle.

Introducing the World's Smallest and Lightest LCD Laser Projector

Weighing just 6.5 kg (14.33 lbs), PT-VMZ51 Series is the smallest and lightest LCD laser projector in its class with up to 5,200 lm from a compact, easy-to-manage body. Its lightweight design makes it easy to carry from room to room, and simple to install on the ceiling. The projector's smooth styling and quiet operation harmonize with your interior space, blending in and keeping attention focused on the presentation.

Bright, High-Visibility Images in Well-Lit Spaces

Because office and classroom projectors are used with the room lights on and window blinds open, they need high light output to produce a bright image. Thanks to a carefully refined optical engine, PT-VMZ51 Series generates up to 5200 lm of brightness, more than most professional projectors of a similar size. Dim, washed out projections are history: expect big, bright, vivid pictures in bright environments to stimulate viewer engagement with the lesson or meeting content.

High 3,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast

Input signals are analyzed frame by frame to regulate light output for best contrast performance in every scene. As well as accurately reproducing pictures that contain a mix of dark and bright hues, Dynamic Contrast is more energy efficient than other technologies and can be optimized to suit the content or the room's lighting. The projector's high 3,000,000:1 contrast ratio provides better detail definition in shadows with deeper blacks, brighter whites, and more natural skin-tones for a better sense of depth and definition.

Daylight View Basic Optimizes Image Quality in Bright Rooms

Daylight View Basic 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 amount of ambient light in the room and optimizes halftone color and brightness for best results according to surrounding levels of illumination.

Versatile 1.6x Zoom with Wide-Range V/H Lens-Shift

Built-in 1.6x optical zoom (1.09-1.77:1) supports projection from close range or from a distance, enhancing projector location flexibility and bringing large, easy-to-see images to rooms of different sizes and shapes. V/H Lens-Shift function offers +44 % to 0 % Vertical adjustment, useful when projecting from a high ceiling, and +/-20 % Horizontal adjustment to correctly place the image when projecting off-axis to the screen.

New Digital Zoom Extender Function

One consideration when updating your school or business projectors is: will the replacement projectors fit the existing mount positions on the ceiling? In some cases, the throw-distance required to produce an image at the desired size might exceed the projector's optical zoom range. Panasonic answers the problem with a new Digital Zoom Extender function equipped for the first time on the PT-VMZ61 Series. It provides a convenient way to fit the image to your screen beyond optical zoom range, reducing need to relocate your projector mounts and potentially saving you time, money, and hassle on your next refreshment cycle.

Easy Operation with 2x CEC Command-Compatible HDMI Inputs

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. The projector power ups from Standby and commences playback automatically on command from a compatible player, such as optional Wireless Presentation System PressIT, when connected to the projector via HDMI.

Supports WUXGA Input-Signals via HDMI and DIGITAL LINK

PT-VMZ61 Series accepts WUXGA video input signals via DIGITAL LINK and HDMI terminals. This is a big advantage when integrating the projectors into existing 4K-ready system infrastructure where WUXGA signals are distributed to a network of display endpoints with different screen resolutions without having to use an external converter or to reencode the source.

Single-Cable DIGITAL LINK Solution

DIGITAL LINK is a single-cable AV and control solution based on HDBaseT that supports WUXGA video, audio, and control-signal transmission via a single CAT 5e STP cable (or higher) for distances of up to 50 m (164 ft) or 150 m (492 ft) for 1080p video, reducing cabling cost and installation complexity when projectors are at a long distance from the server room.

Additional LAN Terminal for Dedicated Control

You can control PT-VMZ51 Series via a dedicated LAN terminal or via the HDBaseT-based DIGITAL LINK connection. Both interfaces support 100Base-TX and 10Base-T compatible control signals via Panasonic, PJLink, Crestron Connected, AMX DD, and Extron device control and management applications.

New 6-Point Screen Adjustment for Projection into Room Corners

PT-VMZ51 Series is the first Panasonic projector to feature 6-Point Screen Correction. It allows you to perform 4-Corner and Horizontal/Vertical Keystone Correction via remote control to remove trapezoidal distortion when projecting from an angle, such as a high ceiling. An extra two control points located at center top and bottom of the screen can be used to remove distortion when projecting an image into the corner of a room.

Screen Adjustment Function

Screen Adjustment fits the image to the screen when projecting from an unusual angle. Curved Screen Correction removes barrel or pincushion distortion for projection onto curved surfaces.

Easy QR Code Connection to Wireless LAN

You can connect your mobile devices to the projector over wireless LAN just by reading a QR Code displayed in the projector's OSD menu with your smartphone's camera. No password or SSID entry is required. Then use our free Wireless Projector app to beam select media stored on your device to the big screen. This feature saves time and prevents disruption to the flow of the class or meeting.

Power Selected Devices via USB-DC Terminal

The projector includes a 5 V/2 A USB-DC terminal to power optional Wireless Presentation PressIT or a compatible HDMI media streaming device for a neat installation on the ceiling without need of extra AC outlets.