Sony announced the HDC-F5500 system camera, the latest entry in Sony’s HDC camera series, which boasts a highly sensitive Super 35mm, 4K CMOS global shutter image sensor that enables shallow depth of field. Thanks to the global shutter effect to prevent rolling shutter distortion and flash band, and its high frame rate capability of 120fps, the HDC-F5500 is ideal for sports and live entertainment production. The camera’s high sensitivity and low noise also make it suitable for capturing dark scenes, which is especially beneficial for drama productions.

Panasonic has announced a refresh of its market-leading PTZ camera range with five new models to address market needs. The 4K integrated cameras AW-UE80W/K, AW-UE50W/K, AW-UE40W/K, AW-UE20W/K and the HD integrated camera AW-HE20W/K will be released sequentially from the first quarter of 2022. All the cameras have a new proprietary direct drive system based on Panasonic’s own technology for quiet and smooth vertical and horizontal directions.

AJA Video Systems has collaborated with Microsoft to ensure that a range of its audio and video I/O solutions support the new Hardware Out feature in Microsoft Teams. Using the new feature with an AJA KONA 5, Io 4K Plus, or T-TAP Pro, live production and AV professionals can easily output SDI and HDMI high quality audio and video streams of on-the-ground reporters, interviewees, or events in remote locations and seamlessly weave the footage into live productions at broadcast-quality.

Orban, the world leader in broadcast audio processing, has announced its new OPTIMOD XPN-Enterprise ecosystem, that is an easy-to-use, customizable Linux-based processing platform for multiple broadcast stations or streaming services, with centralized control. It provides Orban’s proprietary OptiCloud processing for up to 8 FM and 8 HD/DAB+/Streaming processing channels in a 1 RU package and supports AES-67/SMPTE-2110 protocols using an enterprise-class SoftGear server and the appropriate OPTIMOD XPN-Enterprise Nodes.

BirdDog has announced the immediate availability of version 2.0 of NDI Multiview Lite and NDI Multiview Pro with new features and free upgrade for all users. Following on from the popular NDI Multiview release in 2020, Multiview 2.0 adds ISO Recording to the Pro version in resolutions up to 4Kp60 in native NDI codec with the number of NDI streams to record only limited by system performance.

Leader Electronics unveiled four new features for its LVB440 IP analyzer, including analysis of JPEG XS compressed SMPTE ST 2110-22 standard video, support for 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound and mix down to stereo pair and rolling packet capture measurement.

AJA Video Systems launched the new open source based software AJA Diskover Media Edition that lets media and entertainment professionals (M&E) easily search, find, and analyze media asset data originating from on-premises, remote, and cloud storage – aggregating associated metadata into a unified global index. The solution enables users to make more informed data decisions, a key capability as the M&E industry is on track to create more data in the next three years than it has in the last three decades.

Dalet says its cloud native products support the industry’s transition with flexible hybrid and cloud workflows, in its NAB and IBC campaign. The “polycloud” Dalet Flex solution can be deployed on-premises, in the cloud or as a hybrid solution.

LYNX Technik, provider of modular signal processing interfaces, announces the launch of a new 8k fiber signal transmission system for its yellobrik series. This solution is ideal for the transmission of multiple uncompressed 12G SDI streams.

TVU Networks has announced a series of solutions and support for broadcasters covering next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. The company says because of potential challenges around Covid, stricter travel parameters in China, and mountainous terrain surrounding venue locations Yanqing and Zhangjiakou, broadcast coverage of the Winter Games could prove even more challenging than conditions faced in Tokyo.