Clip transfer from X70 to a smartphone
 

Hi everyone,

Considering the X70 as a news cam replacing/adding to my heavy HPX-502 ENG cam kit.

Just curious to see if anyone is successfully using the feature where you can transfer video clips to a smartphone using the WiFi connection in the X70.

Thanks in advance,

DC

Re: Clip transfer from X70 to a smartphone
 

I don't think that feature's there yet. The details page mentions it as part of the firmware upgrade expected March-ish:

https://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/micro-...roduct-PXWX70/

Right now you can monitor (low-res viewfinder on the phone), and control recording and zoom.

Re: Clip transfer from X70 to a smartphone
 

Ahh, ok thank you.

I wonder if the transfers will be full-res versions or proxy versions.

DC

Re: Clip transfer from X70 to a smartphone
 

This is probably dependent on the codec. I am doubtful that most phones will have the horsepower to decode XAVC in realtime, but probably will be fine with AVCHD.

Re: Clip transfer from X70 to a smartphone
 

I would be happy with AVCHD - it would be for ENG purposes only.

Cheers,

David

Re: Clip transfer from X70 to a smartphone
 

I am not disputing your general statement, but my Samsung Galaxy S5 plays smoothly on its Full HD OLED screen XAVC S 100Mbps 4K videos (that I make with Sony Vegas Pro 13) or XAVC S 60Mbps videos straight from my AX100.

Re: Clip transfer from X70 to a smartphone
 

Video transfers will be in MP4 format, according to the Sony web site:

"The PXW-X70 can be remotely controlled from a smartphone or tablet computer (iOS 4.3 through 7.0 or Android 2.3 through 4.3) via a Wi-Fi connection, and recorded video files can be transferred from camcorder to smartphone in MP4 format.* In addition to file transfer, streaming via 4G/LTE is planned to be available by firmware upgrade in the future. One-touch authentication is also possible with smartphones that offer NFC connectivity. The required Content Browser Mobile mobile smartphone application can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or App Store."

https://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/micro-...roduct-PXWX70/

Re: Clip transfer from X70 to a smartphone
 

...now I wonder if those MP4 files that can be transferred to a smartphone are hi-quality and "usable for broadcast" video clips or will they be low-quality proxy clips.

DC

Re: Clip transfer from X70 to a smartphone
 

Any update?

Re: Clip transfer from X70 to a smartphone
 

I would be tempted to buy a USB-C card reader. If it works, it would be a lot faster than Wi-Fi transfer. And phones now have more power than computers did a few years ago. Who remembers rendering all night?

Re: Clip transfer from X70 to a smartphone
 

Phones are so much more powerful yup. The issue I'm having us trying to see if I can change or have any setting that allows . Mp4

Like does the proxy do it for the z90. I want to confirm that the x70 does .MP4 proxy.


Maybe the z90 can do it like how the x70 does
I just wish someone can confirm.

BTW, do you have any footage of. Mxf of various sizes and codec I can get I just want to mess with encoding time and such.

It definitely can work if the files are . Mp4,
The reader is so much faster. The only issue I have is, if is not then I'll want to convert and I have such program on my phone I just need to test. So if anyone has sample footage,I would like