4K Features & Buzz
Tossing Sony’s PXW-FS7 into the “Crucible of Creativity”
Burning Man gathers 70,000 people from around the globe into what’s called a “crucible of creativity” as participants build a city of art and ideas in Nevada’s Black Rock desert. This year, I put a combination of Sony 4K technologies — the PXW-FS7 camcorder with FE PZ 28-135mm F4 G OSS servo lens, the NEX-FS700 camcorder and α7R II camera — through a torture test of sandstorms and heat.
Sony Professional Cameras Cover Sony Open in Hawaii PGA TOUR Event
The 2016 Sony Open in Hawaii PGA TOUR event will be shot and broadcast in HD on Golf Channel using Sony professional cameras, continuing Sony’s long-running tradition of providing HD production technology for major live entertainment and sports events.
4 Ways to a 4K Finish
Delivery of a 4K Master is increasingly what is being demanded, but the good news is that it is getting easier to achieve, and there are now many routes to get there. On Saturday, November 21st, the Digital Cinema Society in cooperation with such groups as the LAPPG, Digital Production BuZZ, ProductionHUB, AOTG, and Pro Video Coalition will gather at Raleigh Studios to explore the challenges and solutions of finishing in 4K.
DJI Osmo Is a Powerful 4K Camera with an Integrated 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilizer
DJI's drone cameras have come back down to earth, and have been transformed into a unique and powerful tool for stabilized handheld video.
Documenting the Wake of Nepal’s Earthquake
Spencer Chumbley is a journalist and filmmaker based in Washington, D.C. His work has been featured in VICE, Al Jazeera English/America, The Economist, and TIME, among others. He also heads the documentary production company DISCOURSE. Earlier this year, Spencer took his Sony PXW-FS7 to Nepal for VICE News to document the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated the region.
A Tale of Two Cameras: SONY PXW-FS7 Camera “Review”
I was asked by 4KHUB to do a Sony PXW-FS7 review for their site. I have contributed content to 4KHUB.com since it’s launch (and also to ProductionHUB over the years).
SONY Expands Large Sensor Camera Family with New 4K Compact Super35 Camcorder
Sony is expanding its line of large sensor 4K technologies with the PXW-FS5 compact Super 35mm camcorder.
Space In 4K: Explore The Final Frontier In UHD With New NASA TV Channel
Space is a big place. The vast distances between our curious selves and other planets and galaxies make witnessing the splendours and mysteries of our universe frustratingly difficult for most of us mere mortals. For the vast majority of people, their only ‘close up’ view of the majesty of space comes form the occasional stunning photograph taken by deep space satellites, martian rovers or comet cling-ons.
DCS Event Demos DPS Enhanced Environment, Panasonic VariCam35 & Codex V-Raw Recorder
The Digital Cinema Society’s August event warmed up “THE GRID Los Angeles”, a 33’ x 60’ x 61.9’ staging and production space at DPS for an in-depth look at DPS Cinema’s Enhanced Environments process along with Panasonic’s VariCam35 and Codex’s new V-Raw Recorder—all in 4K.
5 Misconceptions About 4K
With how new this tech is, there are many misconceptions that have come to the surface. To try and get to the bottom of this, we’ve analyzed the top five misconceptions surrounding 4K.
