Posts Tagged ‘recorder’

Within spitting distance of each other on price, convergent design’s Odyssey 7Q+ squares off against Atomos’ Shogun for the title of premier external 4K video recorder. Which one will actually ship first? That may be the ultimate parameter by which people decide to go with…

Australasia – more specifically, Australia and New Zealand – has become a hotbed of cinematographic technology and capitalism which companies like Blackmagic, RØDE, and Atomos call home. No surprise then – though welcome news nonetheless -- that Atomos has just announced a $300 price drop…

Another significant product being announced for NAB - I plan to stop by the Convergent Design booth to see this! They've certainly wowed the crowd before and this one should be pretty cool.[adrotate group="6"] Convergent Design Press Announcing the Convergent Design Athena 4K/Multi-Stream Player/Recorder Encoder/Decoder,…

Do you ever suffer from gear envy? When I saw that Atomos is shipping a new version of their Atomos Ninja Blade 5" SDI Monitor & Recorder mine went into high gear.[adrotate group="6"][adrotate banner="5"] If you shoot with a DSLR you know the pain of…

We've shared Baluns before (here's one to connect an XLR mic to your DSLR) - but we've now gotten a new one The first question most of you have (and I did too!):[adrotate group="6"] What Is a Balun? A balun is a passive device designed…

Bypassing a DSLR's intensive compression has real benefits in post production. I've been looking at a number of external recorder options, and the Atomos Blade stands out. Having a higher quality codec like Prores offers cleaner images and more importantly additional "headroom" to work with…

Why not use your iOS device to record high-quality audio on your next video shoot? Just head over to the Apple App Store and download RØDE Microphones' newly updated REC APP 2.8, connect the right microphone, and you've got an additional audio source to add…

We've seen digital recorders with monitors built in, but why not have a beautiful OLED monitor that has a digital recorder as an added benefit? The Odyssey7 from Convergent Design seems like a great idea. I've used the Atomos Ninja 2 before and while it…

Huge news for Canon EOS 5D Mark III owners who've been wanting uncompressed HDMI out! Note: Unfortunately, they say the firmware won't be out until APRIL 2013! Come on Canon! Why are you releasing this info without having the firmware available soon? [adrotate group="6"] [adrotate…

Also in the "I can't believe I didn't publish this gear news" category, [adrotate group="6"] [adrotate group="9"] RØDE ANNOUNCES NEW STEREO VIDEOMIC PRO ON-CAMERA MICROPHONE Tuesday January 17th 2012, Sydney Australia - RØDE Microphones is proud to announce the release of its latest on-camera microphone,…