Gear

I recently had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with the Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K camera and went down to Kingston to get a few quick shots of the Kingston Rowing Club base in order to see what this camera can do. The first thing I noticed is the incredible dynamic range the URSA Mini possesses.

Teradek just announced a couple of new zero delay wireless HD video transmitters in their Bolt Pro range - the Bolt 1000 and Bolt 3000, that can transmit up to 1000ft and 3000ft respectively. Both new arrivals in the Bolt Pro range offer significantly improved wireless performance at more affordable prices, while maintaining visually lossless image quality.

Canon just released firmware version 1.0.4.1.00 for their Canon EOS C300 Mark II, which was announced back at NAB 2016 and adds some significant new features to the C300 II such as Canon LOG 3, reduces shadow noise when Canon LOG 2 is in use and other features.

Just like the Atomos and Shogun recently, Atomos has just released another free firmware update which gives HDR capabilities to their beloved 1080p ProRes recorder/monitors the Samurai Blade and Ninja Blade.

Chinese drone and stabiliser manufacturer DJI just announced their brand new Zenmuse Z3 - the first ever drone camera with optical zoom and built-in stabilisation.