We went down to the Glasgow Science Centre yesterday for a look round the Visual Impact show.
As an experiment we had the GoPro 4 on a 3 axis gimbal while I had a shotgun mic running into a Tascam DR-44 digital recorder. Unfortunately as we were using the iPhone for the GoPro we could not monitor the DR-44 via Wi-Fi. This would have allowed me to remotely start the recording…set to stand-by ! Time was at a premium and when it was noticed at 11.30am it was time to leave to travel through to Edinburgh for a paying job.
Sennheiser were showing a new digital radio mic system priced at £700, twice the price of the new RODE digital radio mic system.
Who makes the 3 axis gimbal for the Go Pro and how much is it?
Cheers
HDW : It was a copter pilot who put me onto this £250 gimbal… http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-Z1-Pround-3-axis-hand-Steadycam-Stabilizer-Gimbal-for-Gopro-Hero-3-4-bacpac/381152052883?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3Dfeedf0ce7088490a8b9f5b91c839e7d9%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D111595922821&rt=nc
Canon C700x 4K Camera Rumored Specifications
Effective Pixels: 4096 x 2160 Pixels; Approx: 8.85-megapixel
Sensor Type: CMOS; Global Shutter
Sensor Size 34.2 x 18.0; Cell Pitch: 8.2µm
Compression: 10-bit MPEG-2 Long GOP
Color Space: 4:4:4
Imaging Processor: DIGIC DV IIIa
GPS Location Sensor
MEMS Orientation Sensor
Extended Metadata Stream:*
All Frames Recorded with Following Data
GPS: Lat; Long; (degrees decimal) Elevation (meters)
Compass/Heading: (magnetic and degrees from true north)
MEMS Orientation: Roll; Yaw; Pitch (degrees decimal)
Date
Clock Time (HH:MM:SS.MILLISECONDS)
Elapsed Time (HH:MM:SS.MILLISECONDS)
SMPTE Timecode
Scene-Based and Continuous-Run Frame Numbers (set from menu or app)
Shot Number/Scene Number/Text Description (set from menu or app)
Focus/Zoom/Iris/ISO
(*all metadata embedded as separate track into saved MOV file with simultaneous live output to USB port)
Needs all new EFx lenses due to 30% larger sensor of 34.2 x 18.0mm. FF sensor is 36 x 24mm
Panasonic AF101 Replacement Camcorder Coming on April 13, 2015
Published by dcnadmin on March 10, 2015
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Panasonic will have a press conference on April 13 at the NAB 2015 show in Las Vegas. Panasonic AF101 replacement camcorder expected to be announced the same day.
According to latest rumors, the upcoming MFT camcorder – which is said to be an upgrade of the Panasonic AF101 – will be able to capture 4K videos and feature a newly designed 18-megapixel image sensor.
The camcorder with Micro Four Thirds image sensor to have a high price tag between $3,000 and $4,000, similar to the AG-AF100.
New Panasonic AG-AF 4K MFT camcorder coming on April 13
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Here are the previously rumored specs of the upcoming AF101 replacement camcorder.
4K video
18MP photo
16+ stops of dynamic range
Improved lowlight capabilities
Improved skintones
Improved highlight rendition
Useable ISO (almost no grain) up to 12,800
The new camera will basically have one of the best stills and videos images/color rendition/dynamic range compared to the competition
The big event for the new camcorders is the National Association of Broadcasters Show 2015, which takes places between April 11th – 16th.
HDW : Seemingly you can only get a maximum of 14 stops of usable dynamic range !