CVP Insights
Here is the latest statement from Blackmagic Design’s Grant Petty: Hi, Here is another update on the camera shipments. Some good news. If you have read my other posts about the causes of the camera delays then you know we have been dealing with a problem with our sensor supplier related to contamination of the […]
“Hi, I have another update on the camera shipments. First a bit of a background in the issue. As I have explained in earlier posts, we have been dealing with an issue from our sensor supplier where the glass that covers the front of the sensor has been contaminated and they have been working on […]
Panasonic have just announced the AG-AF101A series mFT (micro Four-Thirds) camcorder with Full HD progressive recording and 10-bit / 4:2:2 live output via HD-SDI. This addresses the major criticism of the AF101 which featured only 8-bit output via the HD-SDI terminal. Key Features: The AG-AF101EJ is now discontinued and has been replaced by the AG-AF101AEJ. For […]
For the last few weeks it’s been public knowledge that “TheNewF” is on its way and during this time we’ve been ‘allowed’ to release only a few snippets of information about it; things like “High Frame Rate”, “4K”, “4:2:2”, “50Mb/s”. Based on this you’d be forgiven for anticipating that Sony are about to launch an […]
New firmware for the EOS 5D Mark III – But you’ll have to wait until April 2013 to get it! Main improvements/enhancements: Uncompressed HDMI Output SupportWhen shooting video, HDMI Output makes possible the recording of high-definition uncompressed video data (YCbCr 4:2:2, 8 bit) from the EOS 5D Mark III to an external recorder via the camera’s […]
As we all know the EF version of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera was scheduled to ship in July, however to date only a couple of production units have made it into the UK. Information about what the real issue(s) is with production have been sadly lacking, until now, as Blackmagic’s Grant Petty is now giving […]
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Just announced at IBC 2012 is a ‘new’ version of the highly anticipated Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera, this one equipped with a mFT (micro four thirds) lens mount instead of an EF mount… The new Passive Micro Four Thirds (MFT) gives you compatibility with a wide range of manually operated lenses, while also being easily […]
In a perhaps unsurprising move Sony have today announced the introduction of their third 50Mb/s handheld HD camcorder in the form of the PMW-150. The camera slots neatly into their line-up in between the PMW-100 and 200 (no surprise there!) and features 3 x 1/3″ Exmor CMOS sensors, integrated 20x zoom lens with three independent […]
The EOS C100 is Canon’s latest addition to their digital cinema camera line-up, sporting an EF lens mount and Full HD recording at up to 24Mb/s onto low cost SDHC media with an AVCHD MPEG-4 4:2:0 codec. The C100 is aimed at budget conscious independent videographers such as corporate video makers, wedding and event video producers, […]