Product News

NEW Panasonic Lumix S5IIX, S5II and S-R1428E

Panasonic has announced two new full-frame mirrorless cameras and an ultra-wide angle lens:

Panasonic Lumix S5II - Available Jan 2023

• PAN-DC-S5M2WE - S5II Body with Lumix S 20-60mm and 50mm 
• PAN-DC-S5M2KE - S5II Body with Lumix S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 
• PAN-DC-S5M2E - S5II Body Only 

Panasonic Lumix

Atomos Launches AtomOS 10.84 Firmware update, plus AtomRemote App for IOS and MacOS

Atomos have just announced a new firmware update for their Ninja V, Ninja V+ and Shogun Connect devices.  Alongside this, they have launched a new App for Apple devices which allows remote control of key features on these monitors.

The new Firmware can be downloaded from the Atomos.com Support page

The App is available on the App store - just search AtomRemote.

Full details, including a video set-up guide and links to Marketing assets, can be accessed by clicking the Reseller Info link and downloading the official Atomos announcement.  

Blackmagic Design Price Reductions

Blackmagic Design has announced GBP and EUR price reductions across most of its range.  These decreases reflect recent currency movements.

GBP

181 decreases with an average drop of 5.7%

These price reductions are effective immediately.  Our website has been updated. 

Rotolight NEO 3 Pro and AEOS 2 Pro

Rotolight has announced Pro versions of their popular NEO 3 and AEOS 2 LED lights. They boast a significant 25% power increase, aluminium hardware upgrades, inbuilt flash triggers for a wide range of brands, and new presets. Available from late January, we can now take pre-orders for these.

NEO 3 Pro

RL-NEO3-PRO Rotolight NEO 3 Pro Imagemaker Kit
RL-NEO3PRO-KIT Rotolight NEO 3 Pro Studio Kit

AEOS 2 Pro

Lumens VC-TA50 AI Auto Tracking Camera

With state of the art AI-Powered human face recognition supported by its Smart AF feature, Lumens offers 3 tracking modes with auto framing, 20x Optical zoom in 1080p in 60 fps, all wrapped up in a conveniently small broadcast camera with a 5 year warranty promise.

These tracking modes range from; Everywhere Tracking Mode to following the presenter of any subject you choose with just a simple click for quick and easy changes on broadcast; Partition Tracking Mode, switching to preset angles and zooms when a presenter is in a user-defined partition area which when left will follow the presenter autonomously; and Stage Tracking Mode, whether it in auto-tracking or manual mode the VC-TA50 can smoothly pan, tilt and zoom at whatever speed is needed to keep up with your presenters and cinematography needs. Even better, All these tracking modes are kept in crisp quality by the Smart

New Flagship PTZ from Panasonic - AW-UE160 - Available Q1 2023

Announced from Panasonic, the AW-UE160W/K, is a next-generation 4K integrated PTZ camera that achieves both high-quality shooting and video production efficiency for customers involved in the entertainment industry, including broadcasting, live events, and video production. 

This new flagship model enables more unique and new visual expression by combining the flexibility of a PTZ camera, which can be freely set in position and angled, with the functionality of a System Camera used in the broadcast industry. Along with an outstanding high sensitivity of F14 / 2,000 LX ⁴ and its High-Bandwidth NDI capability,

Manuals, release notes, and firmware available for download from our website. The update also includes the beautiful new BirdUI along with new features including Video Scopes and more.

Please note this update does require the MCU update for cameras and Gen 1 A200 and A300 users will need to email help@BirdDog.tv for assistance updating.

AJA's newest box uses sophisticated algorithms and LUT processing with HDR/WCG transform tools to ensure colour accuracy across productions.

AJA's ColorBox portable, high-performance device, which aims to provide precise and accurate colour space conversions for live broadcast, live events, on-set production, and post, is the main new attraction at IBC. ColorBox also has inline algorithmic colour transforms and LUT processing capabilities. In essence, it's a tidy, portable box that supports a variety of HDR and SDR conversions, enables DITs to quickly load, modify, and save looks, as well as produce reference images for dailies to guarantee colour accuracy among all production stakeholders and creative vendors.

It has a sizable number of features because it was made to support a wide variety of look management techniques used on-set and in live production settings. It

This software update adds support for the new ATEM 2 M/E Advanced Panel 30 and ATEM 2 M/E Advanced Panel 40. In addition, this update adds compatibility for ATEM 1 M/E and 2 M/E Broadcast Panels with all current ATEM switchers, Ukrainian and Polish language support to all ATEM Advanced Panels as well as support for cameras with f/32 lenses to ATEM Camera Control Panel and ATEM Software Control.

What's new in ATEM 8.9

This update adds the following features for the HyperDeck Extreme 4K HDR and the HyperDeck Extreme 8K HDR models.