IFA show report - Sony FS700 4K firmware due in a few weeks for same price as F3 S-LOG upgrade?

[Andrew Reid]

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Today I was at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. Sony had the FS700 to play with. Asking about the 4K update - I was told that by Sony insider (not a sales rep) there are two external recorders already on the market that will work with the camera in 4K mode by Aja and Sony. Sony have no plans to restrict 4K output to their own external recorder(s), and that is the first bit of good news...

[chauffeurdevan]

Since march, S-Log is a free firmware update.

[Tzedekh]

Free is good. I say Sony should release the 4K upgrade for free. Maybe Blackmagic Design will release a Hyperdeck Shuttle that'll be able to record Sony's 4K, 12-bit raw format. Or maybe 4K CineForm RAW.

[Andrew Reid]

I heard about S-Log becoming a free update, not sure if that is for all territories though. Still for sale on CVP here http://www.creativevideo.co.uk/index.php?t=product/sony_cbk-rgb01

Anything below $1000 is [i]very[/i] good for a 4K firmware update.

[Tzedekh]

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Sshh. Don't tell Sony.