ODYSSEY7Q RECORDER

Convergent Design, maker of the nanoFlash and Gemini 4:4:4 onboard recorders, last week began shipping the first production units of its new flagship product, the Odyssey7Q, a full-featured 7.7 inch (195mm) OLED monitor and professional video recorder with a cost-effective price of AU$2799 (Inc GST). A comprehensive set of professional monitoring features is included: Waveform, RGB Parade, Zebras, 1:1 Pixel Zoom, Focus Assist (Peaking), Vectorscope, Histogram, LUT Support, False Colour and more. The 7.7 inch OLED has a 1280×800 RGB pixel array, wide colour gamut, and 3400:1 contrast, with virtually no motion blurring and true blacks. Bluetooth LE supports simple remote control through iPhone and Android apps. As a recorder, Odyssey7Q supports a wide range of recording formats.  Uncompressed RGB HD video is included, with compressed HD video soon to be added in a free firmware update.  For RAW capture, ARRIRAW (4:3 and 16:9), Canon 4K Raw and Sony FS700 2K RAW are available as purchase or rental options. New 2.5 inch Premium SSD media supports read/write bandwidths in excess of 500 MBytes/sec per drive, enabling Canon 4K Raw at 60 fps on a single recorder. The Odyssey7Q also features a Multi-Stream Monitoring mode, which allows up to four HD Video signals to be input and displayed simultaneously in quadrants onscreen or switched between in full-screen view.  A wide range of battery accessories, mounting options and sunshade, are available to support the Odyssey7Q. To locate the nearest Australian or New Zealand reseller visit: www.newmagic.com.au/where2buy