Convergent Design Odyssey7Q+ Archive
Convergent Design have been at the forefront of portable on-camera 4K recorders ever since the Odyssey7Q and later the Odyssey7Q+, which has become one of the most popular 4K raw recorders especially for cameras such as the Sony FS5 and FS7. Known for their extensive firmware updates,
Just days after announcing that their premiere 4K Raw recorder/monitor Odyssey7Q+ is getting a solid $300 price reduction down to $1,495, Convergent Design just released details of the newest firmware update v2017.06 for Odyssey7Q/7Q+ and Apollo owners which gives them the Titan HD Extract features as a FREE
Convergent Design just announced a price reduction on their popular Odyssey7Q+ monitor/ 4K Raw recorder that has been quite popular with Sony FS700/FS5 and Varicam LT users. The new retail price for Odyssey7Q+ been reduced from $1795 (USD) to $1,495 making the Odyssey7Q+ an automatic addition to
Earlier today, Mitch Gross – the new Cinema Product Manager at Panasonic North America, who most of you know was the voice of Convergent Design up until recently, teased a new Cinema Camera that Panasonic will unveil later in 2017. The new Cinema Camera appears to be a part
The 4K/2K Raw option on the Sony FS5 makes it kind of a big deal and can transform the little camera into a 12bit cinematic beast. Sony ICE Alister Chapman explains how to get started recording Raw from the FS5 on external recorders such as the Odyssey7Q/7Q+
The Convergent Design Odyssey7Q+ is one of the most versatile and powerful 4K raw recorders available on the market today. With it, users can get the maximum out of cameras like the Sony FS700, FS7 and FS5. However, higher end cameras like the ARRI Alexa and Panasonic
Convergent Design just released a massive new firmware update v2016.10 for the company’s popular 4K Raw recorder Odyssey7Q+ and Apollo multi-camera recorder. The firmware includes major new functions such as the new Titan HD Extract, Varicam LT Raw, ProRes proxy and ARRIRAW 4:3. The Titan HD Extract
The Sony FS5 has been around for a year now, and has become quite popular with indie filmmakers, owner ops moving up from a DSLR or those looking to get into 4K Raw acquisition on a budget. I am quite a big fan of the compact 4K
Blackmagic Design released a 2nd Beta version of Blackmagic Camera 4.0 firmware adding new support for image stabilization on EF lenses, better lens control for Cabrio PL lenses, improved focus assist, reduced startup time and more. Panasonic on the other hand released (coincidentally) firmware version 4.0 for their
IBC 2016 hasn’t even started and announcements are pouring in from all directions! Popular US-based gear maker, Convergent Design just announced their latest software update – Titan HD Extract for Apollo, Odyssey7Q/7Q+, which makes the recorder/monitors even more powerful production tools with the ability to give you
Getting to grips with Sony camera menus can be a soul crushing task, but worry not there are plenty of helpful tutorials and videos on the Internet. Such videos are often most helpful when they come from manufacturers or advanced users of the kit in question. Convergent
Firmware update v2016.6 from Convergent Design is the biggest one yet they’ve released for their Odyssey7Q+ and Apollo recorders. The latest firmware update adds the much-awaited Sony FS5 4K/2K Raw functionality to the O7Q+ (for those who’ve purchased the Odyssey Raw bundle from CD) alongside a ton of new
NAB 2016 may have been a bit too short on new S35 4K cameras, with just a few big broadcast oriented 4K cameras and a couple of new Panasonic 4K handheld cameras popping up in comparison to the last few years, but there were certainly many other
April is a great time to buy new gear as the closer we get to NAB (16th-21st) the more companies start announcing show specials or in the case of Convergent Design – April special pricing on their leading products including the Apollo video switcher/recorder. Back in January the company
When the Sony PXW-FS5 was announced last fall at IBC 2015 in Amsterdam alongside the Sony A7sII, Sony said to have a future (paid) update for the camera to be released in an undetermined date in the future that will grant external 4K Raw recording and super-slow motion in
Just days after announcing that their Odyssey7Q+ crown jewel of a 4K Raw recorder/monitor was getting a whopping $500 discount (plus a free 256GB SSD) for a limited time, now Convergent Design just released firmware v2016.01, which adds some more awesome features to the Odyssey7Q/7Q+ and the company’s latest Apollo
If you’ve been thinking about upgrading your Sony FS7, or turning your FS700 into a 4K beast or even future-proofing your Sony FS5 for its upcoming future Raw upgrade, or you just wanted to get an awesome 4K Raw recorder, then now may be the best time
Convergent Design‘s industry leading Odyssey7Q+ and predecessor Odyssey 7Q 4K recorders just got a massive list of new features in the latest firmware update 2015.11, which includes the highest quality ProRes flavour – 12bit 4444 XQ in 2K and HD, as well as HD Dual-Stream monitoring, New
The 4K recorder/monitor wars may be far from over with the two leading manufacturers Convergent Design and Atomos going head to head in their stride to win over customers by packing their amazing 4K recorder/monitors with some serious horsepower and features. At NAB Video Devices entered the
This Summer has started with quote a lot of deals going on – the AJA CION got a whopping $4,000 slashed off its price, making it essentially a $5,000 camera until the end of the Summer at least. And now Sony is jumping in on the fun
