We are happy to share with you Atomos’s announcement of the Shinobi 7, a 7″ on-camera monitor with 2200 cd/m2 HDR display suitable for interiors and exteriors. Featuring a 1920 x 1200 pixel display, the Shinobi 7 is an evolution of the original 5″ Shinobi on-camera monitor. In addition to a larger size, the Shinobi 7 supports 4K60, featuring an HDMI 2.0 input and output, as well as 2K60p via a 3G-SDI input and, as a bonus, the Shinobi 7 will cross-convert between HDMI and SDI with 4K to 2K down conversion.

Use the lightweight Shinobi 7 as an on-camera monitor that features support for 3SD-LUTs, Waveform, RGB, Histogram, and an analysis mode with a multi-scope view. It is well-suited for use with box-type cameras that don’t have an EVF or viewfinder, as well as cameras with small attached viewscreens. The Shinobi 7 supports camera control for a variety of cameras via optional cables. It is also suitable for use as a director’s monitor or from which your assistant can pull focus. With loop-through output, you can feed the Shinobi 7 and send the signal downstream to other monitors or recorders. Dual battery slots allow the monitor to remain powered throughout your production day, with no need to reboot because of a battery change. Featuring the same ease of use as the original Shinobi monitor, with powerful updates for improved functionality and use, the Shinobi 7 fills the need for a larger, lightweight on-camera monitor for filmmakers of all styles and experience.

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Advanced Digital Film Camera!

Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K is a revolution in digital film with a 12,288 x 6480 12K Super 35 sensor and 14 stops of dynamic range, built into the award winning URSA Mini body. The combination of 80 megapixels per frame, new color science and the flexibility of Blackmagic RAW makes working with 12K a reality. Oversampling from 12K gives you the best 8K and 4K images with the subtle skin tones and extraordinary detail of high end still cameras. You can shoot at 60 fps in 12K, 120 fps in 8K and up to 240 fps in 4K Super 16. URSA Mini Pro 12K features an interchangeable PL mount, as well as built in ND filters, dual CFast and UHS-II SD card recorders, a SuperSpeed USB-C expansion port and more. DaVinci Resolve Studio is included for creative control throug

Digital Film, Extreme Resolution

URSA Mini Pro 12K’s extreme resolution goes well beyond traditional motion picture film! You get the benefits of shooting with film including incredible detail, wide dynamic range and rich, deep color. Perfect for feature films, episodic television and immersive, large format IMAX. The incredible definition around objects makes it ideal for working with green screen and VFX including compositing live action and CGI. Super sampling at 12K means you not only get better color and resolution at 8K, but also a smoothness that comes from making aliasing invisible. This new generation of digital film technology ushers in an analog style purity and subtlety to deliver a better than film experience.

Shoot in 12K, Edit on a Laptop

The URSA Mini Pro 12K sensor and Blackmagic RAW were designed together to make 12 bit RAW workflows in 12K effortless. As an incredibly efficient next generation codec Blackmagic RAW lets you shoot 12K and edit on a laptop, a capability that simply isn’t possible with other codecs. The massive resolution of the sensor means you can reframe shots in post for delivery in 8K and 4K. It’s like a multi camera shoot with only one camera. And it’s perfect for great looking vertical and square video, too. The advanced design of the sensor and Blackmagic RAW means that you can work in any resolution in post production instantly, without rendering, while retaining the full sensor’s color accuracy.

Blackmagic – RAW Fueled Image Capture

Only Blackmagic RAW makes cinema quality 12‑bit, 80 megapixel images at up to 60 frames a reality! Constant quality Q0 and Q5 options and new Q1 and Q3 lock the quality level, allowing compression to adapt, matching the detail of the scene. Constant bitrate encoding options 5:1, 8:1, 12:1 and the new 18:1 are designed to give you the best possible images with predictable and consistent file size. You can record RAW to two cards simultaneously so you can shoot 12K or 8K to either CFast or UHS‑II cards, even at high frame rates! Blackmagic RAW stores camera metadata, lens data, white balance, digital slate information and custom LUTs to ensure consistency of image on set and through post production.

Optimized for Fast Flexible Post Production

Shooting RAW in 12K preserves the deepest control of detail, exposure and color during post. Oversampling means you get extremely sharp 8K without harsh edges. Best of all, Blackmagic RAW is designed to accelerate 12K for post-production, making it as easy to work with as standard HD or Ultra HD files. It is highly optimized, multi‑threaded, works across multiple CPU cores and is also GPU accelerated to work with Apple Metal, CUDA and OpenCL. So you can always work with your camera RAW files without having to make proxies. Blackmagic RAW 12K images provide unprecedented resolution and quality for color, keying, compositing, reframing, stabilization and tracking in 4K or 8K.

AG-HPX250 P2 HD: Panasonic’s New Camcorder with AVC-Intra Codec and 4:2:2 10-Bit Sampling

Panasonic’s new AG-HPX250 P2 HD pocket camcorder features the AVC-Intra codec with 10-bit 4:2:2:2 sampling and a 21x optical zoom with three control rings. Weighing in at 2.5 kg, the HPX250 incorporates three 1/3-inch high-sensitivity MOS sensors with 2.2-megapixel full-HD resolution and a 20-bit digital signal processor to natively record images at 1920 x 1080 resolution.

Three lens rings provide independent control of focus, zoom and iris.

Panasonic AG-HPX250

Panasonic will be offering a new pocket camcorder in the P2 HD range this fall. AG-HPX250, which incorporates the AVC-Intra codec with 4:2:2 10-bit sampling, aims to set a new standard of image quality for non-studio recording in Full HD 1920×1080 resolution.

The HPX250 is an ultra-portable handheld camera that enables full resolution recording and intra-frame compression in a single device, without the need for an external recorder.

Weighing in at 2.5 kg, the HPX250 incorporates three 1/3″ high-sensitivity MOS sensors with 2.2 megapixel full-HD resolution and a 20-bit digital signal processor to natively record images at 1920 x 1080 resolution.

The HPX250 offers variable frame rates in 1080p up to 30 frames per second and 720p up to 60 frames per second to create fast motion or slow motion effects.

Offering a 21x optical zoom HD lens with a 28mm wide angle (28 to 588mm, 35mm equivalent) with 3 independent control rings (zoom, focus, iris), the HPX250 covers most situations without the need for a wide conversion lens. The 21x lens also features Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) to ensure image stability during recording.

The HPX250 offers sync and timecode inputs for multi-camera recording, as well as HD-SDI output, HDMI output and an IEEE1394 input/output port. The camera features dynamic range stretching (DRS) to help compensate for lighting variations, a waveform monitor and vectorscope, and two focuses assist functions – an image magnification function and a focus bar.

With two P2 card slots, the HPX250 can record up to 320 minutes in AVC-Intra 100 at 720/24pn, 160 minutes in AVC-Intra 100 at 1080/24pn, and 128 minutes in other HD formats (1080/50i in AVC-Intra 100 or DVCPROHD) on two 64GB cards. In AVC-Intra 50, the recording time is twice as long as in AVC-Intra 100.

This P2HD pocket camcorder offers all the benefits of a fast P2HD-based workflow, including features such as immediate start of recording, icons for viewing thumbnail clips, and easy access to video content on all cards, as well as a variety of recording time-saving modes such as pre-recording (three seconds in HD and seven seconds in SD), loop recording, interval recording, hot swap, or single-clip recording mode. The camera also has an SD memory card slot for saving or loading scene files and user settings.

For easy HD viewing, the camera is equipped with a 1,226,000-pixel LCOS widescreen color viewfinder and a 3.45-inch (8.8 cm) 921,000-pixel color LCD.

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The business of content creation is booming, and Sony is offering the best tools for professional videographers to take advantage of this trend. The new FX6 (Model ILME-FX6V) camera is the latest addition to Sony’s Cinema Line.

It features a 10.2MP full-frame, backilluminated Exmore R CMOS sensor with enhanced ISO for shooting in low light conditions. FX6 offers advanced auto focus technology, which allows for tracking fast-moving objects in slow motion without losing focus. The camera also has a 3.5-inch LCD viewfinder that can be attached on multiple locations of the camera body. Made for content creators who are always on the go, FX6 sports a durable magnesium alloy chassis and weighs just 1.96 pounds.

Sony FX6 Camera. Source: Sony

It also features a modular design that allows it to easily pair with accessories such as grips, viewfinders, gimbals, and drones.

Last but definitely not the least, FX6 churns out cinematic video and includes a 12G-SDI output that also supports 16-bit RAW, HDMI output, time code in/out, built-in Wi-Fi, and four-channel audio recording