Administrators Andrew Reid Posted July 3, 2012 Administrators Share Posted July 3, 2012 [html][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Flea-3-4k-usb3-camera.jpg[/img]Above: ‘Micro Epic’. The 4K Flea 3 brain with Sony sensorMachine vision company Point Grey have been getting some attention [url="http://www.ptgrey.com/products/flea3_usb3/Datasheet_Flea3_USB3.pdf"]for their new 4K camera[/url] which retails at just $945. For those who want to build their own cinema camera, this is a solution which provides both the ‘brain’ and software necessary to do so. The camera is also usable out of the box tethered to a PC, delivering 4K video via a 5Gbit USB 3.0 port which can then be recorded in 16bit raw format to an SSD.[url="http://www.eoshd.com/content/8336/4k-for-1k/"]Read full article[/url][/html] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzedekh Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Interesting, but until it can do at least 24p, useless. It does, however, point in the general direction of where this is all heading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneytoy Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Andrew, contact them to review it. I want to see your smallest 4k anamorphic rig:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenjnl Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 We use these cameras at work, and although they have good resolution, trying to build a video system based around Flycap will quickly make you insane. Great cameras for image grabs, not ready for cinema in my opinion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichST Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 It'd be interesting to know if you can crop the frame in the software to speed up the fps. Cutting it to QuadHD (3840x2160) isn't quite enough, it would only get you to about 22.4 fps. A setting about 3600 pixels wide should be enough for 24fps What is it about Flycap that is so frustrating? I've never used it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenjnl Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Sorry, I misspoke. The Flea 3's we're using aren't the 4K units, the res on ours maxes out at 2080x1552. The issue with Flycap (earlier version) that we have had from time to time is unexplainable crashes/lockups. The software quits running - usually when you are trying to do something difficult to repeat. To be fair, we've recently updated the Flycap version we are running, and haven't had any problems yet. I haven't run it enough to judge it cured, but so far so good. The cameras are well made and pretty robust though. If you've got the money to spare, it's probably worth a look as a curiosity, but I wouldn't expect miracles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Apparently they also have a 2k camera that shoots up to 60fps, would be great to see a review on it (and find out what the price is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichST Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 It would be interesting to see if it can get to higher frame rates by cropping (ROI, or region of interest). Apparently the sensor is capable of 4K@60fps so I'm assuming the 21fps limit is due to some bottleneck somewhere else in the camera. Whether cropping will speed it up is unclear; you would think they would advertise this on their site somewhere but I can't find any mention of it, all they say is that it supports partial imaging modes including ROI and the dreaded binning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rommex Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Wise selection of ports, of lens mount; the modular concept... I guess in a year or so we'll be recalling the BMCC fever with an ironic smile :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tttulio Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Great, I wish BlackMagic design would follow it with a Thunderbolt version attached to a MacBook Retina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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