AGENDA NEWS DJI’S 8K CINEMA DRONE
Nanlux super-bright colour LED Nanlux brings RGBLAC colours to a new level with its Evoke 900C hard COB light source. It pumps out an incredible 12,940 lux at 3m when set to 5600K and using a 45° reflector at a rated output of 940W. The £4680/$4680 fixture adopts the advanced RGBLAC six-colour mixing system, adding lime, amber and cyan to traditional red, green and blue. This is not at the expense of colour accuracy, though, as CRI and TLCI are rated at 96. This light features green/magenta ±200 tunability, allowing accurate matching of other light sources. It has a 3.5-inch full-colour screen, with a four-button and three- knob design that makes tuning straightforward. There’s also a wired control port, compatible with DMX/ RDM, Art-Net/sACN, LumenRadio CRMX and the Nanlink app on any smart device. There’s also a USB port for firmware updates. Apart from CCT mode, the Evoke 900C has advanced HSI, RGBW, XY co-ordinates and Gel modes. It uses its own mount for light modifiers instead of a Bowens. There are 15 simulated lighting effects, and the entire unit is IP55 rated for weatherproof performance. The power supply comes with a quick release and can be mounted on a light stand or truss, while a 7.5m DC connection cable comes standard, with longer cables as optional extras. There’s a 15° offset design for the yoke to expand tilt adjustment range further. The fan has four settings – smart, high, low and off. Noise level is 25dBA in smart mode. nanlux.com
DJI recently unveiled its Inspire 3 drone, which has an integrated full-frame 8K cinema camera ideal for movie production. With a 161° ultra-wide FOV, night-vision and the latest transmission and control system, it’s DJI’s only cinema-grade drone, and supports Waypoint Pro and omnidirectional sensors for precision flight. It costs from £13,419/$16,499. The FPV camera, storage card slot, sensors and positioning antennae are integrated into the lightweight body. When the landing gear is lowered, the gimbal supports obstruction-free, 80° upward-angle shooting. Hot-swappable dual batteries provide a flight time up to 28 minutes, with a top speed of 94km/h, plus 8m/s ascent and descent speeds, and a dive speed of up to 10m/s. The drone uses the lightest ever full-frame Zenmuse X9-8K Air gimbal camera, featuring DJI’s latest image processing system, CineCore 3.0. This grants internal recording up to 8K/25p CinemaDNG and 8K/75p Apple ProRes Raw. In S&Q mode, there’s internal recording of up to 4K/120p ProRes Raw with no cropping. The camera has dual-native ISO and claims 14+ stops of dynamic range. At full-frame 30fps and below, it offers
EI 800/4000, supporting 24fps for film productions and 25fps for commercial and TV productions. Above 30fps, EI 320/1600 is available. The camera can be used with DJI’s 18mm f/2.8 ultra-wide lens, plus full- frame 24mm, 35mm and 50mm lenses, all capable of 8K capture. DJI Cinema Colour System (DCCS) allows the X9-8K Air to match ground- based cine cams such as the DJI Ronin 4D. The included 1TB SSD offers up to 1100MB/s write and 900MB/s read speeds, and can be connected directly to a computer via USB-C. All-new Waypoint Pro enables flight route and shot planning with a range of customised settings, offering repeatable flight routes with all preset parameters such as altitude, speed, gimbal angle and camera settings. The Spotlight Pro feature is based on powerful machine-learning algorithms and provides object recognition and tracking. This lets the pilot concentrate on flying as the camera stays focused on a subject. This system has a transmission range of up to 15km with one controller and up to 12km in dual-control mode. The 1080/60p live feed has an ultra-low latency of 90ms. And for the first time, 4K/30p live feeds are also supported with a reduced 5km transmission range. With dual-control mode, two remote controllers can now receive transmission and control links from the drone independently, so the pilot and gimbal operator can be at different positions on-set. The Inspire 3 comes with a seven- inch 1200-nit screen with up to six hours of runtime using an external hot-swappable battery. dji.com
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