AJA’s CION 4K camera begins shipping

One of the most interesting cinema cameras this year has been AJA's CION. 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.

www.newsshooter.com/2014/12/23/ajas-cion-4k-camera-begins-shipping

Dejero Releases Live+ NewsBook Software for Mac

WATERLOO, 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.


http://www.tvtechnology.com/product-news/0095/dejero-releases-live-newsbook-software-for-mac/273404

Big update for Blackmagic's URSA: "It's like having a whole new camera..."

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.

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.

www.redsharknews.com/production/item/2184-big-update-for-blackmagic-s-ursa-it-s-like-having-a-whole-new-camera

What’s New in Large Format Sensor Cameras

NEW 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.


http://www.tvtechnology.com/equipment/0082/whats-new-in-large-format-sensor-cameras/273093

Sony FS7 field report week 1: The Canon C300 killer?

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 Canon C300 with this camera?

www.newsshooter.com/2014/11/01/sony-fs7-field-report-week-1-the-canon-c300-killer

ARRI go large – New Alexa 65 shoots 6.5K with a sensor about three times bigger than Super35

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.

www.newsshooter.com/2014/09/21/arri-go-large-new-amira-65-shoots-6-5k-with-a-sensor-about-three-times-bigger-than-super35

AJA CION can do skintones in beautiful ungraded footage

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.

This is going to create quite a stir.

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 any kind taking place in post.

www.redsharknews.com/technology/item/2024-new-4k-aja-cion-can-do-skintones-in-beautiful-ungraded-footage