BIRTV 2011 - Pro-X launch camcorder shoulder support with bars and VCT quick release

By Dan Chung and Sarah Li

BIRTV 2011 – Pro-X shoulder mount from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

Pro-X are know as makers batteries and LED lights. At BIRTV this year they showed a few interesting products including the novel XP-BM4 shoulder support system than quickly folds to fit on a tripod.

dcIMG_0006 — Pro-X shoulder rig demonstrated

They also showed a pair of wireless HD transmission systems, one with a claimed 50m range, the other 150m, the cheaper of the two is supposed to retail at around $5000 US I was told. These are mountable on a broadcast camera and have SDI and HDMI connections. You can supply the transmitter with HDMI and the receiver would put the signal out as SDI to your sat truck or video village – great for cameras like the Sony FS100 in a ‘live’ scenario as it only outputs HDMI.

dcIMG_0012 — Pro-X wireless HD transmission system

dcIMG_0024 — The Pro-X transmitter has a HDMI input

Lastly they had new hi capacity batteries designed for various cameras. Some looked quite familiar, I’m really not sure who is copying who any more.

dcIMG_0029 — Pro-X DSLR and V-lock battery system

By Dan Chung

Co-founder of Newsshooter, Dan Chung has over 20 years of experience working behind a camera. His career started in photography but evolved into documentary, multimedia and broadcast TV. He shot the first news video on a DSLR and has been on staff at Reuters, The Guardian and CNBC. Dan heads up the editorial team at www.photogearnews.com.