Sony Brings It All to NAB Show

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Live production solutions play a prominent role

Sony’s VENICE Extension System
Sony’s VENICE Extension System (Image credit: © NAB)

Sony is using NAB Show as a launchpad for a variety of new products across several different production sectors, most prominently live production solutions, news and production workflows, imaging solutions and virtual production. 

Kicking off the show with a packed press event Sunday morning, the company highlighted a variety of offerings, including its new HDC-F5500V Super 35mm 4K CMOS system camera for live production; the VENICE Extension System Mini, allowing a VENICE 2 sensor to be extended from the camera body via a cable; and the OCELLUS camera tracking system, a marker-free tracking system for virtual production.

Brand new at the show, the HDC-F5500V is a Super 35-mm 4K global shutter CMOS system camera for live production features a global shutter imager, PL lens mount, viewfinder slide mechanism and common color­imetry with 2/3-inch 5500 and 3500 cameras. Additionally, an optional software license adds virtual iris capabilities for brightness control and VND capabilities for increased depth of field control.

Causing a big stir at the press event was a small unit—the VENICE Extension System Mini, expected to be available this summer. Roughly 70 smaller than the previous extension system, the Mini allows a VENICE 2’s sensor to be separated and extended from the camera body via a detachable cable. Further, stereoscopic clips can be captured for Spatial Content Creation and VFX background capture by using two Minis side-by-side. 

Virtual production pros involved in spatial content creation will want to learn more about the OCELLUS camera tracking system. Expected to ship in the fall, the marker-free solution, designed for both indoor and outdoor use, is intended for broadcast and cinema applications, and uses four sensors on a sensor unit to track feature points on video signals. 

Of course, there’s plenty more to see at the Sony booth, including the new HDC-P50A compact and lightweight POV box camera; new 16.5-inch BVM-HX1710 and BVM-HX1710N 4K professional monitors; HawkREPLAY, an instant replay broadcast solution for on-premise, hybrid and remote production workflows; software updates from Nevion; and lots more.

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Clive Young
Clive Young

Clive Young is the co-editor of Mix Magazine and editor of MixOnline.com. He was the editor in chief of Pro Sound News (Future’s U.S. Magazine of the Year - 2019) and is a four-time nominee for "Best Range Of Work By A Single Author" in the annual Neal Awards. He is the author of two books, “Crank It Up: Live Sound Secrets of the Top Tour Engineers,” and “Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind The Camera.” Additionally, he has spoken at nearly 500 libraries, universities, museums, academic symposiums and conventions. Young earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Hofstra University and is an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s University New York.