Well the week is at an end and NAB 2013 is over.  So what do we take away from this years gear fest?  Well, I for one was pleased to see less new cameras being announced.  RED has started to finally upgrade cameras with the Dragon sensor, which gives a huge 15 stops of dynamic range (or maybe slightly more).  Arri and Ikegami announced the HDK-97ARRI, a joint venture to bring large sensor cinema technology to the broadcast industry, which is controversial […]

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For the last 2 years, I have been complaining about Sony’s ridiculous decision, to not include 50mbps 4:2:2 recording on the PMW-320 and PMW-350.  I understand why they do it, they want you to buy a more expensive camera, in this case, the PMW-500.  The PMW-500 is a great camera, it has a CCD sensor block and has been adopted by broadcasters as first choice for general television production and ENG use.  The PMW-350 in contrast, has a CMOS sensor […]

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