This new monitor and recorder is packed with features I have never seen before in a combo unit. The 7.7 OLED monitor is 1280×800 8bit RGB 3400:1 contrast. Super deep blacks with the OLED’s. The interesting idea behind this is it’s a monitor first. If you want to use it as a recorder you purchase the codecs and the SSD drives from Convergent Design. You must use their drives. Another first is a rent-able ARRI raw codec. When you need it you buy a term licenses and they give you an activation code that you input in the monitor . If your shoot gets canceled or delayed you can pause the licenses to use it on a different day. Cool idea. Pricing for all the extras needed aren’t available yet. Take a look at the specs on the recorder. WOW!
Prices for the codecs and drives will be available in May.
Odyssey7 starts at $1295 as a monitor only. The Odyssey7Q is $2295.
If you dont want or need a recorder today the monitor alone is a bargain.
The Odyssey family is a professional 7.7” OLED monitor with high-end monitor features, including Waveform, Zebras, Histogram, Vectorscope, Focus Assist, False Color, Timecode Display and Audio Level Meters, and 1:1 Pixel mode. Odyssey7 includes HDMI I/O, and SD/HD/3G-SDI I/O; in both single and dual link configurations. As you have come to expect from Convergent Design, Odyssey is low power, lightweight and comes in a rugged magnesium case.
The Odyssey7Q adds two bi-directional SDI’s (2-In, 2-I/O, 2-Out), enabling a 4K@60fps-ready option. Additional computational power supports recording/playback of up to four-compressed HD/2K simultaneously, support for one video stream up to 120fps and concurrent proxy and raw recording. Odyssey7Q includes a built-in Quad Splitter and Four-Channel Live Switcher.
Odyssey7 and Odyssey7Q can be upgraded to a full professional recorder with the following options: Compressed (Avid DNxHD up to 120fps), Uncompressed HD/2K RGB 444 (up to 60p), 2K/HD Raw, ARRIRAW (full 16:9 and 4:3 support), and Canon 4K RAW.
Nice write up, Erik. Thanks! I wish I was at NAB with you!
Maybe next year Hugh. I’ll even buy you a beer and $0.10 worth of penny slots.
I think this is that monitor everyone was raving about. I didn’t get the chance to head over there. I’m thinking of selling my SmallHD DP6 for something else. Just cant decide which one at the moment.
John the monitor is really unique. They didn’t have a source other than a camera feeding into it but the display is OLED. I’m pretty sure this is one that I will get. I don’t need an external recorder very often but I do need a monitor and for that alone its a good deal.