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Europe's complete Phantom HD GOLD solution with the most experienced people based in London. Our Phantom High Definition GOLD cameras are the latest specification Phantom HDs, with improved overall camera performance specifically increased latitude, stable black balance, improved thermal stability, and a new video encoder that provides additional HD-SDI formats. Our cameras are fully equipped with HD colour live-image video eyepieces, a full range of cine lenses and accessories. Producing superb film-quality HD shots with 35mm film depth-of-field at 1000 fps without the hassle and expense of shooting film. And we've cracked the dreaded download time problem - we can save shots as data files in a fraction of the usual time, or if you are in a real hurry we have CineMags & CineStations which eliminate waiting for download on set. Further, we have built an HD SDI data capture facility to save on post costs where best quality is not needed. And to cap it all, we've built our own ultra-fast data drives - RushesDrives - to hurry the data into Post. Our latest idea is the ShotServer, a must for high-end shoots where time and quality are important. Camera Features: Image size = 2048 x 2048 pixels It's staggering. 35mm depth-of-field It's beautiful. True 1920 x 1080 High Definition at 1000fps It's the best there is. 1/500,000 second maximum shutter speed It's fast. 14-bit sensor depth (42-bit color) It's excellent quality. HD eyepiece or HD on-board monitor with no image lag Great for handheld and focus pulling. Additional Benefits: Instant playback on Panasonic HD LCD monitor Coo at the graceful way that bullet smashes through plate glass while the next shot is being set up. Sensitive image sensor (ISO 320 film equivalent at 360 degree shutter 25 fps) Typical shots require only 10kW tungsten lights, keeping costs lower. Data delivered on external hard drive Either as Cine Raw files or 8, 10, 12 or 14 bit Tiffs, or even HD Quicktime movies. End Record Trigger Continuously record in a loop and cut when you've seen the action - no more missed takes. Synchronise Trigger Kit option Synchronise an event to camera turnover - pyrotechnics have never been so much fun. PL, PV, BNCR, Nikon and Sony B4 Lens Mount Suits a wide range of lenses. Low weight of 5.5kg Mounts on motion control rigs, cranes, booms and sleds - try that with a Photosonics film camera. Motion Control Option If you need repeatable high speed camera moves or ultra-fast accurate focus pulls, we have a portable motion control head - the camera can pull focus, zoom, pan & tilt.

What's a 'CineMag'?

A CineMag is unique to the Phantom HD Gold: it is a big block of memory which attaches to the top of the camera body. If shooting at less than 450fps, one can save footage directly into the CineMag (by-passing the camera's internal memory) so you can shoot very long takes. Above 450fps, one shoots in the usual way into the camera memory and then copy the footage across from camera to CineMag in a matter of seconds. So no download time on set! Of course, one still needs to copy footage from the CineMag later, but without halting the shoot. The data can be saved as cine raw files or played out in 4:4:4 10 bit video to a Sony SR55100 deck or computer-based video capture system. In addition, one can review shots stored in the CineMag, so instead of using a separate composite video playback system & operator, one can review earlier takes in glorious HD without the additional cost of video playback. Possibly even better, one can choose the best of the takes for saving later, rather than time-consumingly saving most takes. You know it makes sense.

What's a 'RushesDrive'?

Our RushesDrive is a custom-built external hard drive designed to off-load shots from Cinemags very rapidly and safely. We can copy a full 256GB of rushes onto a pair of RushesDrives (a Master with Backup) in about 2 hours. Before we invented the RushesDrive it would take up to 6 hours to do the same! The drives are compatible with all computer systems. A minimum of two per shoot are required.

What's the 'HD SDI data capture facility'?

We have built a powerful computer system capable of capturing the Phantom's HD-SDI 4:2:2 monitor output as 10 bit uncompressed Quicktime data files. These are supplied on external hard disk, in the same way as the cine or tiff files. The data quality is the same or better than recording to a Sony SR55100 deck. The advantage of this approach is that one does not need to download a shot (it is simply recorded whilst watching the playback) and much time is saved in post. However, the downside is that one is not getting best quality data - the camera can provide 12 and 14 bit data.

Look at it another way:

Shoot high speed on a Photosonic film camera, and a typical take using 1000ft magazine of 35mm film would cost £1000 in stock and telecine alone, before you've even put it through steadygate to sort out the film weave (the images recorded on HSV are steady as a rock). A high speed video shoot day with Pirate can yield 50 or more takes - imagine how much that would cost if shot on film!

Link to Phantom HD GOLD Spec Sheet

See a stunning example of what the Phantom HD Gold can do

Phantom CineViewer 675 software (for viewing & rendering .cine files) Free Download

Download manufacturer's .pdf file

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