tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722412088225259862024-02-17T08:49:02.675+00:00ukcameraman Camera Kit LinksNews and links from around the internet focussing on cameras, camera kit and more. Curated by @ukcameramanukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-43967219361172785832015-04-09T11:15:00.000+01:002015-04-09T11:16:05.361+01:00Canon C300 Mark II Now Official with Internal 4K & 15 Stops of Dynamic Range<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=Canon+EOS+C300+camcorder+body&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&BI=5955&KBID=6829" title="Canon C300" class="word-link ga-processed external" target="_blank" sl-processed="1" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none;">Canon C300</a> has been a workhorse for lots of productions, from docs, to TV, to even feature films, but considering its age, it was only a matter of time before Canon was going to announce a new version with specs that better reflected what the competition was offering, including internal 4K (and external 4K RAW). We got that today and more, including a claimed 15 stops of dynamic range, which is right up there (and possibly surpassing) the best cinema cameras out there. It also features Canon's own flavor of the H.264 AVC codec called XF-AVC, which is wrapped in an MXF (as the previous C300 had done).</span></div><div><br><a href="http://nofilmschool.com/2015/04/canon-c300-mark-ii-internal-4k-raw-15-stops-dr-price-cost-availability">http://nofilmschool.com/2015/04/canon-c300-mark-ii-internal-4k-raw-15-stops-dr-price-cost-availability</a></div><div><br></div>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-946598312528131092015-04-09T10:56:00.000+01:002015-04-09T10:57:32.547+01:00Joby's Action Jib Kit offers a new perspective on your stunts<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Joby has introduced an action camera-focused jib kit to let you capture your extreme endeavors (or more mundane activities) from a new perspective. Part of the <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/joby-action-grip-pole-gopro-float-review/36448/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;">Action Series</a> line-up, the Action Jib Kit and Pole Pack is designed for action cameras including <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/gopro-hero4-vs-gopro-hero3plus/34090/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;">GoPro</a>, <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/contour-roam3-actioncam/33942/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;">Contour</a> and the <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/sony-4k-action-cam-handycam/35474/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none;">Sony Action Cam</a>. It should make it easier to film that skateboard trick you've been practicing, with more cinematic-style camera movements.</span></div><div><br><a href="http://www.gizmag.com/joby-action-camera-jib-kit/36869/">http://www.gizmag.com/joby-action-camera-jib-kit/36869/</a></div><div><br></div>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-64945320182258691532015-03-09T10:58:00.000+00:002015-03-09T10:59:08.822+00:00Top10 Best Professional Video Camera 2014 Pro CamcordersIf you are looking for the best professional production quality video cameras priced from $2500 to $8,000+ then this is the Top 10 you want, otherwise…
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<br><a href="http://epfilms.tv/top-10-professional-hd-video-cameras-for-2013/">http://epfilms.tv/top-10-professional-hd-video-cameras-for-2013/</a>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-63051552199494411212015-01-05T17:24:00.001+00:002015-01-05T17:24:52.165+00:00Ikegami To Debut HC-HD300 At BVE 2015 - UK Broadcast News | 05/01/2015<div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: justify; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ikegami's HC-HD300 will make its first UK exhibition appearance at BVE 2015 in London, February 24-26. </span></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br style="text-align: justify;"></span><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: justify; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Introduced at BIRTV 2014 and now deliverable, the HC-HD300 is a flexible docking-style camera for studio or field operation.</span></div></div><div><br></div><a href="http://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews/191536/ikegami_to_debut_hc_hd300_at_bve_2015">www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews/191536/ikegami_to_debut_hc_hd300_at_bve_2015</a> <br><br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-50032167708500750882014-12-22T19:42:00.001+00:002014-12-22T19:42:32.672+00:00AJA’s CION 4K camera begins shipping<div><p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One of the most interesting cinema cameras this year has been AJA's <span class="wp_keywordlink" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1044863-REG/aja_cion_4k_uhd_and_2k_hd.html/BI/7759/KBID/8285" title="CION" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: none; vertical-align: baseline;">CION</a></span>. It promises to deliver 4K images with excellent colour and latitude, coupled with a lightweight shoulder mounted design. The camera finally began shipping today just in time for Christmas. To coincide with the launch AJA have just posted a technical video showing what the camera is capable of. It covers Exposure Index, Gamma and In-Camera Color Correction options available with the CION in 4K and in HD.</span></p></div><div><br></div><a href="http://www.newsshooter.com/2014/12/23/ajas-cion-4k-camera-begins-shipping/">www.newsshooter.com/2014/12/23/ajas-cion-4k-camera-begins-shipping</a> <br><br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-81776640609767097172014-11-22T19:05:00.001+00:002014-11-22T19:05:58.716+00:00Dejero Releases Live+ NewsBook Software for MacWATERLOO, Ontario — Dejero, a provider of remote video transmission solutions, announced the debut of its Live+ NewsBook software for Mac notebooks. The new software transforms a Mac notebook into a "go-anywhere" video uplink solution for transmitting live HD or SD video feeds, as well as recorded and edited files, back to the broadcast facility.
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<br><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/product-news/0095/dejero-releases-live-newsbook-software-for-mac/273404">http://www.tvtechnology.com/product-news/0095/dejero-releases-live-newsbook-software-for-mac/273404</a>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-14050744016259371252014-11-21T12:35:00.001+00:002014-11-21T12:35:51.543+00:00Big update for Blackmagic's URSA: "It's like having a whole new camera..."<div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Black Magic's ambitious full-size 4K production camera, URSA, is a new product, but with this latest firmware update, it's already taking some interesting new directions.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The key new capabilities include 80fps recording, in RAW or ProRes, and visually lossless 12 bit compressed raw recording. There's a new way to handle slow motion too: the sensor frame rate and the project frame rate are decoupled, so high speed footage can be previewed at normal playback speed for instant review of of slow motion.</span></p></div><div><br></div><a href="http://www.redsharknews.com/production/item/2184-big-update-for-blackmagic-s-ursa-it-s-like-having-a-whole-new-camera">www.redsharknews.com/production/item/2184-big-update-for-blackmagic-s-ursa-it-s-like-having-a-whole-new-camera</a> <br><br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-47883835661942772602014-11-17T07:26:00.001+00:002014-11-17T07:26:12.998+00:00What’s New in Large Format Sensor CamerasNEW YORK and LOS ANGELES — It wasn't all that long ago that the single-sensor color camera design was for cheapie consumer cameras. However, large-format single-sensor cameras have today taken over a significant part of the professional camera market, especially for 4K production. Companies that have entered that market have been staying busy improving their wares.
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<br><a href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/equipment/0082/whats-new-in-large-format-sensor-cameras/273093">http://www.tvtechnology.com/equipment/0082/whats-new-in-large-format-sensor-cameras/273093</a>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-27825250453610333892014-11-01T14:18:00.000+00:002014-11-01T14:19:15.830+00:00Sony FS7 field report week 1: The Canon C300 killer?<div><p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I was lucky enough to purchase one of the first Sony FS7 production cameras and have been using it for just over a week. In the first of this series of reports I'm going to focus on what this camera is actually like to use in the field and the tips and tricks to turn it into a production tool. The big question for me was: Would I be happy replacing my trusty <span class="wp_keywordlink" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/839220-REG/Canon_5779B002_C300_Cinema_EOS_Camcorder.html/BI/7759/KBID/8285" title="Canon C300" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Canon C300</a></span> with this camera?</span></p></div><div><br></div><a href="http://www.newsshooter.com/2014/11/01/sony-fs7-field-report-week-1-the-canon-c300-killer/">www.newsshooter.com/2014/11/01/sony-fs7-field-report-week-1-the-canon-c300-killer</a> <br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-2702200780620737492014-09-21T09:28:00.000+01:002014-09-21T09:29:02.764+01:00ARRI go large – New Alexa 65 shoots 6.5K with a sensor about three times bigger than Super35<div><p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There had been rumours but today we got the confirmation. ARRI have built a super large sensor 6.5K version of the Alexa. The sensor is slightly larger than a 65mm 5-perf film frame and is comprised of three Alexa sensors that are arranged vertically and seamlessly stitched together.</span></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><a href="http://www.newsshooter.com/2014/09/21/arri-go-large-new-amira-65-shoots-6-5k-with-a-sensor-about-three-times-bigger-than-super35/" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">www.newsshooter.com/2014/09/21/arri-go-large-new-amira-65-shoots-6-5k-with-a-sensor-about-three-times-bigger-than-super35</a> <br><br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-3507356739659353262014-09-13T18:41:00.000+01:002014-09-13T18:42:02.130+01:00AJA CION can do skintones in beautiful ungraded footage<div><div class="itemIntroText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 4px;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As if $8995 production models on show in Amsterdam weren't enough, AJA stokes excitement for its upcoming CION 4K camera with a showreel of beautiful, ungraded footage.</strong></p></div><div class="itemFullText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This is going to create quite a stir.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">AJA has released ungraded footage from its new 4K CION camera and it isn't a Log style, low contrast mess but looks great right out of the camera! AJA seems to have managed to really get the colour science together on this one. This is apparently straight out of the camera footage with no tweaking of <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">any</em> kind taking place in post.</span></p></div></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><a href="http://www.redsharknews.com/technology/item/2024-new-4k-aja-cion-can-do-skintones-in-beautiful-ungraded-footage" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">www.redsharknews.com/technology/item/2024-new-4k-aja-cion-can-do-skintones-in-beautiful-ungraded-footage</a> <br><br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-59918861762422318742014-09-13T18:38:00.000+01:002014-09-13T18:39:13.306+01:00Sony PXW-X200: HD XDCAM with wireless streaming<div><div class="itemIntroText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px 4px;"><div class="pagenavcounter" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic;"><br></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hot on the heels of Sony's announcement of the rather impressive looking PXW-FS7 comes the PXW-X200, the official successor to the PMW-200.</strong></p></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></strong>Sony is really moving fast to bring its range of cameras bang up-to-date to keep up with demand. Unlike the previous PXW models, the PXW-X200 incorporates a ½" Exmor™ 3MOS sensor. This points to the sensor being improved, and in fact, a different model to the one that is currently in the PMW-200.</span></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><a href="http://www.redsharknews.com/production/item/2021-sony-pxw-x200-hd-xdcam-with-wireless-streaming" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">www.redsharknews.com/production/item/2021-sony-pxw-x200-hd-xdcam-with-wireless-streaming</a> <br><br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-19667574616241506682014-09-12T14:08:00.001+01:002014-09-12T14:08:49.832+01:00Sony PXW-FS7 Camera Full Specs Leaked | Cinescopophilia<div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Camera Christmas has come early… As the inventor of the term Unicorn camera, I give you the next rare thing, the PXW-FS7 or the Narwhal camera specs.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Leaked of course, not by Cinescopophilia.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><font color="#000000"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://cdn.cinescopophilia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Sony-PXW-FS7-Side-Leaked.jpeg" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px;"></a></span></font></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><a href="http://cinescopophilia.com/sony-pxw-fs7-camera-full-specs-leaked/" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">cinescopophilia.com/sony-pxw-fs7-camera-full-specs-leaked</a> <br><br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-4987715240688600202014-09-05T19:19:00.001+01:002014-09-05T19:19:19.730+01:00News: Panasonic Introduces AJ-PX800 2/3”, 3-Chip P2 HD Shoulder-Mount With AVC-Ultra Recording(Newark, New Jersey--September 4, 2014) Panasonic has announced the AJ-PX800, a new 2/3-inch, three-chip shoulder-mount camcorder with AVC-ULTRA recording. Weighing a little over 6 pounds, the PX800 is the industry's lightest camcorder in its class.
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<br><a href="http://news.creativecow.net/story/876957">http://news.creativecow.net/story/876957</a>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-19592354583146539102014-09-03T16:42:00.001+01:002014-09-03T16:42:29.958+01:00News Shooter | B+H give first look at Panasonic HC-X1000 4K camcorder<div><p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">2014 is clearly the year of the 4K camera. The new <span class="wp_keywordlink" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1077993-REG/panasonic_hc_x1000_rk_ultra_hd.html/BI/7759/KBID/8285" title="Panasonic HC-X1000" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Panasonic HC-X1000</a></span> is a conventional camcorder design but with 4K recording at up to 60fps at 150Mbps or alternatively HD recording at up to 200 Mbps in ALL-I mode. It can record in different file formats with MP4, MOV and AVCHD all offered depending on the resolution and frame rate.</span></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><a href="http://www.newsshooter.com/2014/09/03/bh-give-first-look-at-panasonic-hc-x1000-4k-camcorder/" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">www.newsshooter.com/2014/09/03/bh-give-first-look-at-panasonic-hc-x1000-4k-camcorder</a> <br><br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-55676672380588186382014-08-31T17:33:00.001+01:002014-08-31T17:33:53.564+01:00News Shooter | BIRTV 2014 video: Chinese inventor hacks an old tape based Sony ENG camera to shoot 2.7K by putting a GoPro inside<div><p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Plenty of TV stations and freelance cameramen have old Betacams and DV based cameras lying around gathering dust. Imagine if you could upgrade them to 2.7K, or even 4K shooting? One Chinese inventor has been trying to do just that.</span></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.newsshooter.com/2014/08/31/birtv-2014-video-chinese-inventor-hacks-an-old-tape-based-sony-eng-camera-to-shoot-2-7k-by-putting-a-gopro-inside/">http://www.newsshooter.com/2014/08/31/birtv-2014-video-chinese-inventor-hacks-an-old-tape-based-sony-eng-camera-to-shoot-2-7k-by-putting-a-gopro-inside/</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-79948793100914409902014-08-30T12:41:00.001+01:002014-08-30T12:41:47.509+01:00Internal 4K Recording Coming To The Sony F5…For Free??<br><br><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Internal 4K Recording Coming To The Sony F5…For Free.</b><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><br></b></div><div><p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One of the main differentiators between Sony's F5 and F55 cameras is the ability for the latter to record 4k XAVC footage internally to its SxS cards, but this might all be about to change.....</span></p><p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Filmmaker Paul Ream has uploaded a test video to Vimeo that appears to show 4k footage recorded internally to the cheaper Sony F5 camera, a camera that can only 'officially' record up to 2k. Details on exactly how this has been achieved are sparse at the moment, but Paul promises to reveal all on the next episode of the <a href="http://extrashot.co.uk/4k-for-the-f5/" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Extrashot Podcast</a>. I think we can safely assume that like Magic Lantern's 5D Raw hacks, this is some sort of custom firmware update.</span></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><br></b><a href="http://provideocoalition.com/dcarr/story/sony-f5-internal-4k-recording-update">http://provideocoalition.com/dcarr/story/sony-f5-internal-4k-recording-update</a><br><br></div>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-22760345305030385842014-08-25T17:53:00.001+01:002014-08-25T17:53:51.244+01:00Sony F5 Internal 4K XAVC Recording (Hack?) For Free | 4K Shooters<div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Just as I was browsing my twitter feed yesterday, I came across an interesting tweet by <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://twitter.com/paulream" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none;">@PaulReam</a> who apparently has "unlocked" internal 4K (4096 x 2160p) XAVC recording on his Sony PMW-F5. </strong></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><a href="http://www.4kshooters.net/2014/08/25/sony-f5-internal-4k-xavc-2550p-recording-hack/" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">www.4kshooters.net/2014/08/25/sony-f5-internal-4k-xavc-2550p-recording-hack</a> <br><br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-6955805077303516282014-08-25T17:49:00.001+01:002014-08-25T17:49:34.082+01:00Sony Launches New PXW-X500 XDCAM Shoulder Mount CCD camcorder with XAVC | XDCAM-USER.COM<div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Today Sony launched a couple of the new cameras. The <a href="http://www.sony.co.uk/pro/product/broadcast-products-camcorders-nxcam-avchd/hxr-mc2500e/?SM=TW1&src=250814Live_Production_HXR-MC2500E_2__a3&cmp=scl-cc-10326" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">MC2500E</a> a very low cost, fairly basic shoulder mount AVCHD camcorder with a single 1/4″ CMOS sensor and a new full size, shoulder mount XDCAM camcorder the PXW-X500.</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><a href="http://www.xdcam-user.com/2014/08/sony-launches-new-pxw-x500-xdcam-shoulder-mount-ccd-camcorder-with-xavc/" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">www.xdcam-user.com/2014/08/sony-launches-new-pxw-x500-xdcam-shoulder-mount-ccd-camcorder-with-xavc</a> <br><br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-21614915159005199232014-08-19T17:07:00.001+01:002014-08-19T17:07:51.458+01:00News Shooter | Convergent Design Odyssey 7 and 7Q get another new firmware update – adds 1080P 50 and 59.94 ProRes recording<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Convergent Design is pumping out firmware releases for their Odyssey 7 and 7Q recorders at an astonishing rate. With only 29 days passing since the last release the latest one adds a raft of new features such as 1080P 50 and 59.94 ProRes recording and improved high frame rate recording for the Canon <span class="wp_keywordlink" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/855975-REG/Canon_EOS_C500_Cinema_EOS.html/BI/7759/KBID/8285" title="C500" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: none; vertical-align: baseline;">C500</a></span>. It is good to see a company committed to steadily improving their product. </span></p><p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">While this release is perhaps not as feature heavy as the last, it does provide some very useful additions that users will welcome. This is what has been added according to Convergent Design: </span></p><p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">• Higher Frame Rates For Apple ProRes 422(HQ) In 1080p Apple ProRes 422(HQ) recording is now enabled in 1080p50 and 1080p59.94. A very useful addition as there has been a distinct lack of 50 and 60p external recording options available in any recorder on the market. This is of course available on the 7 and 7Q. </em></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><a href="http://www.newsshooter.com/2014/08/19/convergent-design-odyssey-7-and-7q-get-another-new-firmware-update-adds-1080p-50-and-59-94-prores-recording/" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">www.newsshooter.com/2014/08/19/convergent-design-odyssey-7-and-7q-get-another-new-firmware-update-adds-1080p-50-and-59-94-prores-recording</a> <br><br></body></html>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-29269680370703017762014-08-14T15:16:00.001+01:002014-08-14T15:16:53.431+01:00ARRI Amira Review - No MagnoliaNo Magnolia<div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This week I had the pleasure of heading in to ARRI HQ in Uxbridge to test their latest camera, the Amira.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Unveiled at last years IBC show in Amsterdam, the ARRI Amira is seen primarily as a documentary camera, aimed at productions such as Natural World, Sports and high-end Ob-Docs. It's also been suggested it'll be a great B-Camera when shooting primarily on the ARRI Alexa.</span></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><a href="http://www.nomagnolia.tv/arri-amira-review/" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">www.nomagnolia.tv/arri-amira-review</a> <br><br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-88490557417154511512014-08-01T10:30:00.000+01:002014-08-01T10:31:00.940+01:00Sony PXW-X70 Professional XDCAM Compact Camcorder PXW-X70 B&H | B&H Photo Video<br><br><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Sony PXW-X70 Professional XDCAM Compact Camcorder PXW-X70 B&H | B&H Photo Video</b><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><br></b></div><div><h2 class="bold font16 shale" style="margin: 5px 0px 6px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none;"><font size="3"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Features</span></font></h2><div class="overview-features shale font11" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; font-weight: 600; box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none;">Sony's PXW-X70 Professional XDCAM Compact Camcorder</span> is about the same size as a conventional 1/3" professional compact camcorder, but it features a 1" type sensor, which is larger than a super-16 sized sensor and more than eight times the size of a 1/3" sensor. The larger Exmor R sensor size provides for more cinematic appearing depth of field than a 1/3" sensor is capable of and features a back-side illuminated design for improved low light performance. It features an integrated 12x optical zoom lens with a manual lens ring for zoom/focus control, and a three level switchable ND filter. The top handle incorporates two 3-pin XLR inputs for recording audio from XLR microphones.<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; outline: none;">The camera records HD video using the XAVC Long-GOP codec with 4:2:2, 10-bit color sampling at 50 Mb/second, providing footage with a high data rate that is suitable for broadcast applications. The camera features two SD card slots, allowing simultaneous and relay recording, and both a 3G-SDI and an HDMI output. The camera supports control via Wi-Fi using smartphones or tablets and the optional Content Browser Mobile application. Planned upgrades will allow the camera to record in 4K UHD as well as add file transfer and streaming via Wi-Fi.</span></div></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><br></b><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1072752-REG/sony_pxw_x70_professional_xdcam_compact.html">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1072752-REG/sony_pxw_x70_professional_xdcam_compact.html</a><br><br></div>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-124092721253821312014-07-29T11:14:00.001+01:002014-07-29T11:14:30.533+01:00News Shooter | Can the Panasonic GH4 + Canon’s C300 and C100 go hand in hand – Nicos Argillet reports on his testing<p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After spending <a href="http://www.newsshooter.com/2014/07/29/can-the-panasonic-gh4-canons-c300-and-c100-go-hand-in-hand-nicos-argillet-reports-on-his-testing/vimeo.com/98463281" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: none; vertical-align: baseline;">a week with the GH4</a>, I had to fly to Georgia in the Caucasus to direct a documentary for France 5, one of the French national TV channels. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to test the GH4 in a real production environment and see how it could match our <span class="wp_keywordlink" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/839220-REG/Canon_5779B002_C300_Cinema_EOS_Camcorder.html/BI/7759/KBID/8285" title="C300" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: none; vertical-align: baseline;">C300</a></span> and C100 in the field. Here is a quick edit of the results.</span></p><p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Note that I am not a colorist nor a pixel peeper but a director and DP who is trying to understand his tools and share what he learned. All shots were only slightly graded in Premiere CS6 using the basic color correction tools to match exposure and roughly set the black/white/saturation levels.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span></p><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.newsshooter.com/2014/07/29/can-the-panasonic-gh4-canons-c300-and-c100-go-hand-in-hand-nicos-argillet-reports-on-his-testing/">www.newsshooter.com/2014/07/29/can-the-panasonic-gh4-canons-c300-and-c100-go-hand-in-hand-nicos-argillet-reports-on-his-testing</a> <br><br></div>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-85195017523911529532014-07-22T10:56:00.001+01:002014-07-22T10:56:31.619+01:00The biggest challange yet to the Canon 5D? We review the Sony Alpha 7S<div><div class="pagenavcounter" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Page 1 of 3</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sony's Alpha 7S, with its outstanding low light performance and full-frame, full-sensor video readout, is now right at the top of the list for those looking for an alternative to the "convientional" video DSLRs. </span></strong></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><a href="http://www.redsharknews.com/technology/item/1856-the-biggest-challange-yet-to-the-canon-5d-we-review-the-sony-alpha-7s" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">www.redsharknews.com/technology/item/1856-the-biggest-challange-yet-to-the-canon-5d-we-review-the-sony-alpha-7s</a> <br><br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272241208822525986.post-57111424428552458802014-07-14T09:46:00.001+01:002014-07-14T09:46:59.647+01:00Rotolight ANOVA from the eyes of a DoP by Alasdair McBroom tv-bay articles<div><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Belfast based Photographer and DoP, Alasdair McBroom talks about his experience of the Rotolight ANOVA V2 that he used to light his latest projects working along side Director / Writer Stuart Drennan (Hollyoaks, BBC, Channel 4) for their TV and Film Production Company, Wolfhound Media.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"The Rotolight Anova V2's came to me quite by accident, and in hindsight it's one of those accidents that you end up really appreciating."</span></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><a href="http://www.tv-bay.com/articles/Rotolight_ANOVA_from_the_eyes_of_a_DoP/1089.html" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">www.tv-bay.com/articles/Rotolight_ANOVA_from_the_eyes_of_a_DoP/1089.html</a> <br><br>ukcameramanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913622523753544431noreply@blogger.com0