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First Look at the Ultra-Compact Phantom Miro M320S | AbelCine | Vimeo Vision Research has announced the  Phantom Miro M320S high-speed camera. It's described as their new flagship of ultra-compact high-speed cameras: The Miro M320S features a 12 bit, 2 Megapixel sensor that’s near the size of 35mm film, and can capture up to 1500 frames per second at 1920×1080 resolution. The M320S features an HD-SDI output for high-quality monitoring or recording and is available with all popular lens mounts. Literally fitting in the palm of your hand, the Miro weighs in at only three pounds. There's more at Studio Daily : Phantom’s Miro M320S Shoots 1080p at 1540fps | Bryant Frazer | Studio Daily The sensor has 35mm depth-of-field characteristics, and the camera is available with a variety of lens mounts, including Canon EOS, 35mm PL-mount, and Nikon F-mount and C-mount. When using the EOS (EF) mount, aperture and focus can be remote-controlled. Along with the M320S, the Miro M-Series

First Hands-On Review of the SONY FS700 | Frank Glencairn | Blog Frank got to play with the FS700 and provides a lot of details in this blog post: It looks like SONY has really listened to the users. We finally have that ND Filter wheel, a lot of guys where asking for. The top handle is super beefy now and feels like it is milled out of one massive block of aluminum. Also the front mount sits on a big black metal base, very solid and twice the size of the FS100 counterpart. Overall the whole body feels more rugged and solid, but gained some weight, because of all the extra metal. Adding that his FS100 is for sale, he goes on to say: Noise is about the same as in the FS100, and it looks like we lost a bit of low light sensitivity (still impressive). But the downsampled images from the new sensor are stunning and the option of future 4k raw output is amazing. Sony Professional: Introducing the Sony NEX-FS700 | Sony | Vimeo Sony Europe has posted a video on the NEX-FS700 that in

First Look at the Sony NEX-FS700 | Andy Shipsides | CineTechnica Andy was lucky enough to get his hands on an NEX-FS700  [ for at least 7 minutes -Ed] and gives it a quick look. Some interesting things I didn't know about the camera; the buttons are raised, making them easier to operate and the handle on the top seems a lot stronger too. Oh, and the rosette is explained... Other big features of the FS700 include: Cine gammas (the same found in the PMW-F3), progressive (P/Psf) outputs over HD-SDI and HDMI, still picture shooting, 50/60hz switchable, the ability to save picture profiles to an SD card, up to 8x focus magnification, and a sturdy body design. The camera will have a newly designed handle which attaches to the camera via an Arri style rosette. NAB 2012…The story so far…Sony | Philip Johnston | HD Warrior Philip just bought a Canon C300 , so there may be an element of buyers-rationalization in this post, but he suggests that the manufacturers have jumped on the

The new handgrip: for NEX-FS100 users, too? | H. Paul Moon | Vimeo FS700 Group Paul Moon noticed something interesting in the FS700 product photos on Facebook ; the handgrip on the FS700 has changed; it adds a rocker switch, amongst other things. Could it work with the FS100 ? What lenses will it control? [ Note ; the PMW-F3 was released with a rocker, but it took Sony to release a lens that worked with it!] One of the other things people disliked about the FS100  is the comparatively flimsy, and not always seemingly securely attaching handgrip. Perhaps Sony has upgraded the handgrip: See the zoom rocker? Clearly Sony has an E-mount lens with servo motor (for zoom control) in the works, though it is not on their official lens roadmap for the next few years. Another thing: there is more than just Start/Stop on that handgrip (iris, photo shutter and expanded focus), but if NEX-FS100 users luck out: (1) it's the same LANC cable with the same 1/8" plug; Sony Professional

NEX-FS700 As seems to be a habit for Sony, they pre-announced some cameras yesterday - a good two weeks before NAB. Sort of ruins the whole, surprise, doesn't it? The NEX-FS700 looks interesting; I liked the FS100 but I really wished it had ND filters so that I didn't have to bother with ND filters in front of the lens. Sony has listened to me! (and lots of other people that mentioned this short-coming when the FS100 was released.) Oh, and thrown in the promise of 4K as well. One of the things I like about the Canon  C300 is the built-in ND, though the built-in Canon mount is attractive too, for someone with a collections of Canon glass. So maybe now I can go back to lusting after a Sony. The only wrinkle; I suspect that the FS700 will be several thousand more than the FS100 , putting it out of my price range. Perhaps the FS100 will come down in price, and I'll just have to make-do?! Sony ProUSA Facebook page: Sony Expands NXCAM Line With New Full-HD Supe

Yesterday was April Fools Day , making trawling for news a rather hectic affair. Here's a few things that came along, who knows whether they are true or not! Video Shootout: Nikon D800 vs. Canon 5D MkIII | Dan Chung | DSLR Shooter A very thorough report from Dan, primarily on the Nikon D800 , with comparisons to the Canon 5D Mark III along the way. Nikon seems to have definitely upped their game in video, with new features. The image is sharper than the Canon: This does give the D800 an advantage for news shooters on tight deadlines who do not want to have to post-process files. In-camera sharpening can be turned up on the 5D mkIII, but this introduced some haloing effects and a slightly artificial quality to the image that I didn’t like – a possible compromise is to turn up sharpness just one step above zero. FCP X: Native vs. Optimize vs. Proxy Media | Larry Jordan | Blog Larry explains the differences between media in Final Cut Pro X : Optimized media is always ProR

Head-to-Head Video Comparison of the Nikon D4, D800, Canon 5D Mark III & Canon 5D Mark II DSLR | Cameratown At the moment this is just a low-light ISO comparison of the four cameras - more is promised later: Based on these video comparisons it is clear that the king of low-light is the Nikon D4 ($6000), followed closely by the Canon 5D Mark III ($3500). In third place is the Canon 5D Mark II ($2100) and in last place for ISO noise suppression is the new Nikon D800 ($3000). Please note that this is just based on ISO noise levels in video mode. Nikon D800 vs Canon 5D mkIII boxing test | DSLRNewsShooter | YouTube Jello comparison: Side by side rolling shutter test of the Nikon D800 and Canon 5D mkIII at the Gleasons gym in New York. Do not use this clip to assess anything more than rolling shutter performance as the white balance and exposure are not optimally set for either camera. A TALE OF TWO LED LIGHTS – LITEPANELS 1×1 COMPARED TO A MANDA CN 900-HSA | Matt Allard |