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Sony Launches Super35
FS7 4K XDCAM
S

ony has launched the PXW-FS7,
the ﬁrst 4K XDCAM camera to
feature a Super35 CMOS sensor.
Capable of shooting in 4K Quad
Full HDi (QFHD) and super slowmotion Full HD, the latest member
of the XDCAM family has been
designed for documentary, music
video, online content creators and
corporate ﬁlmmakers looking for
picture quality and a choice of
recording formats.
"Filmmakers around the world have
told us they want a package which
links high quality codecs, unlimited
slow and quick-motion recording
and the ﬂexibility to switch between
various lenses, but without the need
for a rig," explained Bill Drummond,
Strategic Marketing Manager, Sony

Professional Europe.
"We've built
the
PXWFS7 to give
customers a
vast range of
p ro d u c t i o n ,
style and
f o r m a t
choices in a
The PXW-FS7 is Sony's ﬁrst 4K XDCAM camera to feature a
form factor Super35 CMOS sensor
which allows
the operator to do it all, right from
The camera has the ability to
their shoulder."
record QFHDi with 4:2:2 10-bit
The 11.6 million-pixel Super35
sampling up to 600 Mbit/s, with
'Exmor' CMOS sensor within the
support for a variety of recording
PXW-FS7 delivers sensitivity, a
formats including XAVC Intra, Long
shallow depth of field, a high
GOP, MPEG HD422 and Apple
signal-to-noise ratio and low
ProRes 422 available early 2015
light performance.
by ﬁrmware update.

Leader Reports Growing Interest In 4K
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eader lnstruments has reported a
buoyant and successful IBC2014
with strong interest in its LV5490
waveform monitor which allows SD,
HD and 4K ultra-high-deﬁnition to
be checked from a single compact
unit.
"IBC show traffic was healthy
this year with around 55,000
registered attendees," Richard
Heath commented. "Our stand
location in the vicinity of many major
camera, lighting and grip equipment
manufacturers helped to attract
exactly the kind of broadcast and
digital ﬁlm creatives the LV5490
is designed for. We are seeing 4K
camera prices follow the pattern
experienced in the HD sector a
decade ago, becoming more
affordable with every passing year.
"The market both in Europe and
worldwide has already reached

the point where 4K is the
logical choice for every
production company keen
to future-proof its material.
The LV5490 is equipped
with eight input connectors
and accepts up to two 4K
signals simultaneously."
Making
its
first
appearance at IBC2014
was Leader's LT4600 multi
format video generator.
Based on the established
LT4400 HD-SDI and
SD-SDI generator, the
LT4600 adds compatibility
with 3G-SDI and dual Leader lnstruments 4K-capable LV5490
waveform monitor
link systems.
Features include two
generation and safety area markers.
SDI outputs which can be used
The LT4600 can generate 32
independently, lip sync testing
channels of embedded audio.
function (previously optional and
Frequency and level can be set for
now standard), QVGA ID character
each channel.

I-MOVIX 4K
Slo-Mo First
GER: I-MOVIX is claiming a world
ﬁrst in ultra-slow motion as a live
broadcast production tool, with the
world-ﬁrst use of 4K continuous
super motion at the eni Motorrad
Grand Prix in Germany.
Exclusive MotoGP television rights
holder Dorna Sports used an X10
UHD system in 4K high speed modes
at 500, 750 and 1,000 fps, and in 4K
2x super slow motion delivering a
continuous 2160p feed at 100 fps.

Media Broadcast
DVB-T2 Trial
GER: Media Broadcast has
launched a pilot project in Berlin
to test the DVB-T2 standard.
The trial is viewed as an
important step on the way
to implementing DVB-T2.
Media Broadcast will use the pilot
project which has a planned duration
of 18 months to test TV broadcasting
operations using DVB-T2.
The technology will replace
DVB-T, in combination with the
HEVC/H.265 compression standard.
Leading TV broadcasters, industry
associations and companies are
involved as project partners.

Snell Intros
KudosPro-IQ
NED: Snell has introduced
KudosPro-IQ, the next generation
KudosPro image processing and
conversion platform, with increased
ﬂexibility and additional processing
tools, as well as significant
feature enhancements to the
entire KudosPro converter family.
KudosPro-IQ offers customers
the same format and frame rate
conversion capabilities as the
industry leading KudosPro converter,
but with increased flexibility.
The new version integrates
Snell's IQ modules.

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