Panamorph Paladin Lens - Suitable for Epson, Sony & JVC Projectors

Cinema 4K Projector Conversion Lenses

Exceed commercial cinema quality by engaging the internal anamorphic modes of today’s 4K projectors to add two million more pixels of clarity and brightness when showing movies and streaming content in the cinema format while enjoying multiple, instantaneous options for watching 16:9 content on the big screen. Panamorph lenses are the most recognized and most recommended anamorphic conversion lenses used in over 10,000 of the highest end home theaters throughout the world. Winner of the CEPro Product of Year for both 2019 (Paladin DCR Lens) and 2020 (DCR Direct Attach Lens). And now see our new short throw DCR lens line-up for 2023 bringing high end big screen home cinema to even smaller theaters. Review our simple Cinema 4K Conversion Guides or join the AVS Forum Paladin DCR Discussion for a wide range of topics.

Available Lens Models

• XMB: Panamorph Paladin Lens with XMB Bracket
• XM2: Panamorph Paladin DCR Lens with XM2 Bracket (Suits 4096px Sony / JVC)
• DCR-S1: Panamorph Paladin DCR Direct Attach Lens S1 (Suits Sony VPL‐VW270 / 290ES / 570ES / 590ES)
• DCR-S2: Panamorph Paladin DCR Direct Attach Lens S2 (Suits Sony VPL‐VW670ES / 690ES)
• CDR-S3: Panamorph Paladin CDR Direct Attach Lens S3 (Suits Sony VPL‐XW5000ES)
• CDR-S4: Panamorph Paladin CDR Direct Attach Lens S4 (Suits Sony VPL‐XW7000ES)
• DCR-J1: Panamorph Paladin DCR Direct Attach Lens J1 (Suits JVC DLA‐NP5 / DLA‐NZ7 / DLA‐NZ8)
• CDR-E1: Panamorph Paladin CDR Direct Attach Lens E1 (Suits Epson LS12000)

Projector Compatibility and Viewing Modes

Sony VPL-XW5000ES

Lens Model: DCR-S3 (+ST/SST) or DCR+XM2

For multimedia projection on a 2.25:1 screen (no zooming is required for any mode and screen is always filled): Use 1.32x and V-Stretch for 2.4:1 content (this will show a 6.7% vertical stretch). Use 1.24x and V-Stretch for 2.0:1 content (no stretch but 5% top/bottom crop). Use Normal for 16:9 content to fill the screen with a 25% horizontal stretch or Squeeze without stretch but with black side bars in this case.

Sony VPL-XW6000ES, VPL-XW7000ES

Lens Model: DCR-S4 (+ST/SST) or DCR+XM2

For a 2.4:1 screen when movies are the primary content: Set Sony anamorphic lens setting to 1.24x. Set Aspect to V-Stretch for content greater than 2.0:1 (8% top/bottom crop of 2.0:1 streaming) or Squeeze (with black bars) or Normal for content at 2.0:1 or less. In Squeeze or Normal mode content must be zoomed down to avoid cropping top and bottom 3.3% of the image which will increase black side bars.

Sony VPL-VW5000ES, VPL-GTZ380

Lens Model: DCR+XM2

For a 2.4:1 screen, set Anamorphic Lens to 1.24x. Use V-Stretch for content 2.0:1 or greater or Squeeze or Normal for 2.0:1 or less. Also try Normal + 2.35:1 Zoom for filling a 2.4:1 screen with smaller content (this will crop 3% from top/bottom).

JVC DLA-RS1000, DLA-RS1100, DLA-RS2100, DLA-RS3100, DLA-NP5, DLA-NZ7, DLA-NZ8 (and Respective Older Models)

Lens Model: DCR-J1 (+ST/SST) or DCR+XM2

For a 2.4:1 screen, use Anamorphic C for content greater than 2.0:1 or Anamorphic D for content less than 2.0:1. Also try Anamorphic Off and Anamorphic Off + Zoom for filling a 2.4:1 screen with smaller content.

JVC DLA-RS4100, DLA-NZ9 (and Respective Older Models)

Lens Model: DCR+XM2

For a 2.4:1 screen, use Anamorphic C for content greater than 2.0:1 or Anamorphic D for content less than 2.0:1. Also try Anamorphic Off and Anamorphic Off + Zoom for filling a 2.4:1 screen with smaller content.

Epson LS12000

Lens Model: CDR-E1 or CDR+XM2

Set Aspect mode to Anamorphic Wide for content greater than 2.0:1 or Horizontal Squeeze for content less than 2.0:1. Set Aspect mode to Auto to stretch 16:9 content to fill a 2.4:1 screen.