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Atomos have just sent me some info on their upcoming 4K recorder, primarily for use with the A7S and GH4.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEA_8A9TBGM[/youtube] UPDATE: I am hearing the price has been confirmed at just $1699. If true that is quite a bargain. But don’t forget the cost of external recorder for 4K. These are expected to be announced at NAB on Monday. Here’s some sample footage from the A7S, you can stream it at 4K on YouTube. Impressive at high ISOs. Remember the HDMI output in 4K is uncompressed… YouTube does not give you…

Breaking news… The Sony A7S has been announced at NAB 2014. It records 1080p internally in XAVC-S format at 50Mbit but the big news is the support for full 4K output via HDMI to an external recorder. Unfortunately it does NOT have an internal 4K recording codec like the Panasonic GH4.

Sony is making some 4K related camera announcements at NAB Watch the live announcement here or scroll down on the home page Here are my running thoughts as we watch the Sony presentations…

As we get closer to the press conference, more unconfirmed rumours on the A7S have come in from NAB.

Announcement is now live here Message to sources – if you have any more specs, anonymously tip me about the A7S here! NAB 2014 kicks off today (Sunday) with the first major announcements. Here’s a look at what could be in store for filmmakers at the biggest video and broadcast trade show of the year…

I’ve just had some information from a source that may be of interest to those awaiting Sony’s NAB announcement.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/90981412[/vimeo] Grade original 4K MOV files from the pre-production Panasonic GH4 here – https://copy.com/EoeMcoA2T9L4 Is the GH4 a match for full frame in low light? The answer, surprisingly, is yes…