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10. CONSIDER A CONNECTED CAMERA
If all this technology sounds a bit extreme, then one of the easiest ways to start livestreaming is to buy one of the latest breed of cameras that are designed for the job. While it’s possible to livestream with pretty much any camera with an HDMI or SDI output, from a mirrorless camera to a cinema cam, camcorders rule the roost as far as streaming-ready cameras are concerned. The latest Sony Z280 4K costs £7484/ $6950, or the lower-spec Z190 camcorder is £3363/$3748 and both are ready for streaming, as well as Canon’s popular £5998/$6999 XF705. However, the king of connectivity is JVC, and the brand’s HC900 broadcast camera uses interchangeable lenses and sits at the top of the heap, but costs £13,275/$12,900 body only. The £3180/$3595 JVC HC500 and big brother HC550 at £4194/$4990 are great buys, but the HC550 has still not hit the shops yet. There are other options, such as the JVC HM660 at £3750/$2995. JVC even recently released aH.265/HEVC streaming adapter for its connected cameras for faster transmission in 4:2:2 10-bit. Panasonic’s £3200/$3695 CX350 allows video transmission and camera control overWi-Fi and links up perfectly as part of a multicamera system to Panasonic’s Live
Production Centre AV-HLC100, which is a broadcast-standard switcher unit that costs £12,279/$10,499. The benefits of all these camera is that they can link up to a Wi-Fi network, or use a 4G dongle or bonded cellular system. They can then connect directly to streaming services like YouTube Live or Facebook and stream at the push of a button, or can upload to a cloud streaming service such as Sony Virtual Production or Livestream. They can also record the footage to their own memory cards in higher resolution for editing later. Many have very good zoom lenses, large sensors and quality internal codecs like ProRes.
“Camcorders rule the roost as far as streaming- ready cameras are concerned”
ABOVE Sony’s Z280 and Z190 camcorders make ideal streaming cams BELOW JVC’s new H.265 adapter makes for faster transmission in 4:2:2 10-bit
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