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USER REVIEW SWIT CAMERA TRANSMITTER
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SWIT has introduced some new camera wireless systems. We tried out the HDMI version with a RED Dragon 6K camera in a high-paced scenario
WORDS WORDS KYLE HARPER, EMBER PICTURES EMBER
would make for a challenging test as the shoot would include some fast running camera moves through the trees. We’re users of the Teradek Bolt 300 so quite used to how great these systems are for keeping things tidy on set, eradicating trip hazards and the great ability to run multiple cameras off them. The SWIT unit was pretty easy to set up. We were using a RED Dragon camera and were sending video wirelessly to an ATOMOS recording monitor. This SWIT unit comes with HDMI at both ends which wasn’t a problem; although we don’t use this connection much, we found it’s fine as long as you invest in a good- quality cable. Setting up is quick as when connected at both ends you
ith the low data rate and high- quality arrival of H.264 came the clever ways of using it; and there were many. There
of the ALEXA. ARRI did however ruggedise their product further. The SWIT CW-H150 is under £1000 which makes it a bit of a bargain. We had a shoot outdoors in a forest setting and decided that this WE WERE USING A RED DRAGON CAMERA AND WERE SENDING VIDEO WIRELESSLY TO AN ATOMOS RECORDING MONITOR
were a number of companies who saw this hugely efficient codec as a great way of transmitting video around a set for monitoring and other checks from other departments. Now the practice is seen as a normal addition to most sets and wireless blocks are a common sight on most cameras and a lot of director’s monitors. The new SWIT CW-H150 wireless system is based on WHDI wireless technology, operating on 5.1-5.9GHz licence-free bands. The chipset is licensed from Amimon who have also recently licensed their technology to ARRI for their new wireless version
ABOVE AND RIGHT On this run ’n’ gun- style shoot Ember used the SWIT with a RED Dragon camera and an ATOMOS recording monitor.
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