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Feature Requests
By now, you should have seen what we have running and operating in the camera, so far. What would you like next?
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I have one thought, I'll send it to you and Jason through private e-mail within 30 minutes.
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Ari - how about using this camera in the field for sports or news. If I were developing a field model, I'd dump the 7" LCD and instead attach a good viewfinder with a an eyecup to keep out bright sunlight. To keep the weight down, the lens / sensor / viewfinder should be one unit, attachable to a tripod or monopod, with cables to the rest of the unit (hard drive, etc). This would also probably reduce the power drain on the battery. Are you contemplating such a model ?
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Mark,
What is the reason for the remote unit in this type of application? why not just record locally? We are working on a plan for an optional Electronic Viewfinder to augment the LCD. |
Is there a backup system if the recording hard drive fails?
Could you mirror RAID 2 drives? It would be good to be able to switch to solid state recording in a few years once the prices drop. |
RAID & Flash Storage Options
1.) Internal RAID-1 Option on USB HDD cartridge is planned.
2.) Attach a USB RAID device to a USB port 3.) Record to a NAS device via GigE 4.) Plug in a Flash Thumb Drive (8/16GB) for 15-20MIN 5.) We will also offer a FLASH Drive up to 70GB in the Removable USB drive cartridge system too. 6.) Record with Desktop/RAID in a POV/Head-on-wire configuration Isn't an open architecture wonderful with a FULL SPECTRUM of options? |
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Sounds great Ari, my concerns seem to be covered. |
Ari - I may have overstated the "remote" aspect. I was thinking that the recording portion could be kept in a travel bag at my feet to reduce the weight and size of the camera on the tripod or monopod. For sporting events, a small "footprint" is less distracting to others and is easier to handle. I will be considering a purchase around November of this year, and will definitely stay in touch. I have family in the San Jose, CA area and I thought that Silicon Optics had offices in that area. Would it be possible to see the camera and its options later in the year at that location ?
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I don't know if this is really in your ball park, but a 35mm shallow depth of field would be nice. There are a lot of bright people on this forum who are making (and even marketing) their own adapters, so maybe you guys could work something out with them.
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Glenn,
If you are talking about ground glass converters. Any of them can be utilized as is. Mark, How small a footprint would you want (give me an example of an existing camera model which would be ideal)? What is we offered a more compact version of camera. You can always use our remote camera head on a stick or jib with a PC/Laptop by your feet (would that work)? Sure, Oct/Nov we can schedule a visit. |
Ari - I would hope that it would not be much larger than the HVX-200, which at the current time would be the other camera which I might purchase. Anything larger than that would be a bit cumbersome for me. I really like the approach that your company has taken to this camera, and if possible I will go with your unit.
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Mark,
What optics would you be using? Are you going to be using traditional Cinema gear (follow-focus, etc...)? |
Do you already have a 180 degree flip for the LCD screen?
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180 degree flip??
Actually, the Video card can already do that, we don't have to-do anything of that nature. But if you did that, then the controls would be up-side down. So the better thing we'll do is add a mode that just flips the preview screen in the middle, that way using the GG adapter is transparent to the end-user. |
180-degree flip
Sounds interesting. What is the reason for the flip?
Where do you plan on putting the camera? Why not mount the Silicon Mini upside down? |
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