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SONY PXW-X70: LARGE SENSOR, HIGH QUALITY 10-BIT 4:2:2 RECORDING, UPGRADABLE TO 4K

DEC 2014

Sony PXW-X70: large sensor, high quality 10-bit 4:2:2 recording, upgradable to 4K

4K-ready fully-featured affordable compact camcorder for a wide range of applications from news gathering and documentary to events work
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BLACKMAGIC DESIGN ADDS 80FPS RECORDING TO URSA WITH 1.9.9 UPDATE

NOV 2014

Blackmagic Design adds 80fps recording to URSA with 1.9.9 update

Major update includes 80 fps 4K recording, new 3:1 compressed RAW, frame guides, slow-mo playback, CFast formatting, scrolling menus and much more
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FIRST FOOTAGE FROM BLACKMAGIC URSA AVAILABLE TO VIEW

AUG 2014

First footage from Blackmagic Ursa available to view

Australian cinematographer, John Brawley, has posted footage filmed with Blackmagic Design's Ursa camera. On his blog, John Brawley writes: "This clip was shot over a period of about 90 mins. I filled three of my four 128Gb SanDisk CFast 2.0 cards and did it on two Vlock batteries. Many of the shots were done before sunrise. Pretty impressive for 400 ISO @ T4 at that frame rate."
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OPINION: WHY THE PRICE DROP FOR THE BLACKMAGIC CINEMA CAMERA AND WHAT IT MEANS

AUG 2013

Opinion: Why the price drop for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera and what it means

Blackmagic, though their policy of providing extreme value, matched by amazing capability, sheer quality, and the power and simplicity which their cameras offer, in combination with DaVinci Resolve for grading and output, have ensured their place in the camera market (in a major way) for a long while yet.
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REVIEW: FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE ATOMOS, SAMURAI BLADE

JUL 2013

Review: First impressions of the Atomos, Samurai Blade

I've had the new Samurai Blade in my hands for less than a day. This is a quick overview of this new product, which operates as a fantastic viewing monitor and also as a ProRes or DNxHD recorder. This bumps up the quality of your camera to broadcast standard at the same time giving you an accurate display for colour rendition. This is a very desirable product.
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FILMED USING THE BLACKMAGIC CINEMA CAMERA - ONE NIGHT IN BARCELONA

NOV 2012

Filmed using the Blackmagic Cinema Camera - One night in Barcelona

Was working on a job in Barcelona and I'd brought the Blackmagic Cinema Camera along to test. Not much opportunity for testing, the job was busy as can be. Shooting all day, long records to be encoded and uploaded. A lot of recording of presentations. Many different cameras being used on-site, compressed formats, quick-turnaround, many records straight to hard drive.
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SONY EXPANDS NXCAM RANGE WITH AFFORDABLE, VERSATILE INTERCHANGEABLE LENS CAMCORDER

AUG 2012

Sony Expands NXCAM Range With Affordable, Versatile Interchangeable Lens Camcorder

Sony is pleased to unveil the latest addition to the professional NXCAM range of camcorders, the NEX-EA50EH. This versatile new camcorder offers the ultimate flexibility in lens selection thanks to its interchangeable E-mount lens system.
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