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Core SWX – How to Power Sony a7, Sony FS5, Sony FS7, CineAlta, and Broadcast
Sony, as we all know, is a widely diversified corporation selling products from consumer electronics, to their array of professional cameras. Of course they offer many of their own power solutions along with those, but we’re here to offer even more unique options that they might not have. Let’s […]
What’s The Difference Between USB-C, and Thunderbolt 3?
The new iMacs and MacBook Pros have confused me enough with all these new connectors, that I thought I’d try and make some sense out of it. Here is what I found out: USB Type C really describes a connector plug shape: USB Type C USB Type B USB Type […]
LTO-8 And The Latest LTO Roadmap
last updated on 8/14/18 by John Zdechlik The big news here is that LTO-8 drives can not read LTO-6 tapes. They can read and write LTO-7 tapes. In the past, LTO drives could always write one generation back and read 2 generations back. We believe this is because LTO-8 drives utilize tunnelling […]
Sony Service and Technical Support Tips
How to get help, parts, and repairs on for Sony Pro Video Equipment We at Z Systems are here to help you get back up and rolling as quickly as possible, and are happy to act as a liason, but once you learn Sony’s infrastructure, you will find the often […]
Demystifying “Crop Factor”
By: Keith Mullin What Is It? “Crop Factor” is the idea that imagers smaller than a full 35mm stills frame effectively increase the focal length of any given lens. Essentially they “crop in” on the image being transmitted from the lens onto the focal plane. For example, the most common […]
Watch: How To Use Archiware’s P5 Archive Module As A Simple Asset Manager
Jeremy Hauer, one of our ace technicians put this quick video together to show you how P5 Archive can be used as a simple asset manager – complete with automated offline proxy generation and custom metadata fields. Browse Archiware P5 Products: Browse Archiware P5 Training and Tech Services: To purchase […]
Budget Cinema Lens Test
We recently took the opportunity to do some testing on a variety of budget cinema lens sets. Budget is of course a relative term when it comes to lenses, as some of these lenses cost close to $6,000 a piece. When compared to the price of the higher end cinema […]
