EVA1: EVA1 8/3/17 Press Release and Specifications

boosh said:
Thanks for confirming this Mitch. What about a higher quality 2k 100fps via the sdi out?
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Video outputs are at SMPTE frame rates. That maxes out at 60p, same as just about every other camera on the market. If you are asking about a RAW output, currently announced outputs are for 5.7K and 4K only. I say currently announced not because we're holding anything back but because RAW output will be a future firmware update.
 
Noel Evans said:
Camera I had included the dual charger and that's all what I experienced. The 8900 batteries are killer. Bundled battery and two of those will cover just about any day without charging.
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EVA1 comes with the Dual Bay charger & power supply and one 5900mAh battery. I also suggest a couple of the 8900 model batteries, as this will pretty much get you through a regular shoot day without recharging.
 
filmguy123 said:
Can this be fixed on a firmware update? Before launch?

Running it by engineers, would be much appreciated!

I can live with a lower quality LCD (I assume it's an even lower res than the GH5 because there's an assumption pros will simply replace it with their own?), but it's sort of a kick in the pants to be given a crappy LCD and then be told all functionality can't be sent to your 3rd party device that's pretty much required. Luckily this seems like an easy enough fix, especially since the green focus dots are supposedly so magical, would be a bummer to lose these...
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I will note it.
 
JRJphoto said:
Mitch:

There is a wheel on the handgrip, yes? Is it the kind you scroll to choose and then press to select, or do you have to push another button to select?

I imagine the handgrip will work detached directly from the body via a cable connection that can be lengthened, say for mouting the grip to an extension arm for shoulder-mount rigs. The mount itself is different from an arri rosette system, but I'm sure the concept is the same. Or, must the handgrip be attached directly to the body for it to work?

Thanks for your time!
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The wheel on the handgrip is a scroll & press. It can be used for iris or menu navigation (just press the menu button first, on either the camera or the handgrip). The handgrip has a short cable that plugs in and could be extended. The physical connection is a three flange bayonette that looks a bit like the old Aaton or CP-16 lens mounts.
 
Danilo Del Tufo said:
I'd like to understand one thing, if you use a lens and do autofocus on EVA1, for a interview for example, and the subject moves his head, you must re-do autofocus for some differences of distance of few inches, or the focus remain for a certain distance behind the subject (it means also that depends by the lens, Depth of Field, lens aperture)? Sorry for the neophyte question, but I've only used cameras till now with fixed lens like HPX170.
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The range of distances that the subject remains in focus is called the Depth of Field. This is dependent on the focal length of the lens, the aperture (iris setting), sensor size (in this case Super-35) and the size the resulting image will be viewed (focus is more critical projected on a big screen than on an iPhone). There are depth of field charts available for free on the internet as wel as free calculator apps that you can get for your phone.
 
Gary T said:
So 12 bit 60P might be stretch but it seems like the EVA1 could send 12 bit 5.7K/50P and 12 bit 4K/30P to an external raw recorder on a single 6G port. In the latter case it would match the 12 bit log output of the C200 and in the former case is seems like blow everything else in it's price range out of the water. As it is being limited to 10 bit at 4K/30 might allow Canon to muddy the water.

When I do the math it seams like current recorder technology is fast enough even for 5.7K/60P. Isn't 5.7K/60P essentially the same data rate as the 4k 120P that the Odyssey 7Q has been capturing from the FS700 for a few years? If so it seems like other 5.7K/50P would be a piece of cake.

To be clear I was just curious when I asked. I think the EVA1 looks to be an amazing camera and i can't wait to try it out this fall.

Thanks,
Gary
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No, you are incorrect. While the FS700 can record a short burst of RAW 4K120p to a buffer that can then be sent to an Odyssey7Q+, the play out of that buffer happens at 60p because that is the maximum speed the file can fit through the camera's 3G-SDI output. That RAW is 12-bit, but it is also compressed about 3.5:1. Even at that speed the Odyssey7Q+ must split the files across two SSDs in order to keep up. The Odyssey turns the compressed RAW into uncompressed DPX files, which is how Sony designed the workflow. The RAW data from the EVA1 is already uncompressed, and 5.7K is almost twice the number of photosites as 4K.

5.7K30p 10-bit uncompressed RAW just about maxes out 6G-SDI. Same goes for 4K60p 10-bit uncompressed RAW. It's math.
 
JRJphoto said:
Thanks, Noel. I can already see an 'EVA1 handgrip mount'-to-'Arri rosette adapter' coming. I certainly see myself snuggling up to the camera, arm wrapped around it to the handgrip for control, even on sticks. It seems right.
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We are working with a number of third party accessory manufacturers.
 
Mitch Gross said:
The range of distances that the subject remains in focus is called the Depth of Field. This is dependent on the focal length of the lens, the aperture (iris setting), sensor size (in this case Super-35) and the size the resulting image will be viewed (focus is more critical projected on a big screen than on an iPhone). There are depth of field charts available for free on the internet as wel as free calculator apps that you can get for your phone.
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Thanks, Mitch! I've another two questions for you: I've read that Eva1 will weight 2.1 kg (with accessories), it means that LCD, handle, handgrip and battery will weight about 1.0Kg from 1.2 kg (without accessories) ? Will the camera to be available with a lens kit when it ships? It could be a good thing for people like me that doesn't own any lens.
 
Zak Forsman said:
Would love to have focus squares available through the monitor output, if possible. I plan to do the Wooden Camera mod to the BMD EVF in the coming weeks.
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Good News!!! I was mistaken as I'm still learning the menus. The SDI output can be set to mirror that of the LCD. It can be set to either 1080i or 1080p to do this. Then the Home menu, the Focus Assist (peaking or green squares), and anything else shown on the LCD are replicated on the SDI feed. Great for adding a viewfinder. I still suggest keeping the LCD on the camera. It's handy as an Assistant's monitor and is also convenient for navigating the menus via touchscreen.
 
Ah, awesome, thanks Mitch! So the SDI does everything - was what you mentioned before for partial support true for HDMI out, then? And if so, I don't suppose there might be any possibility of the HDMI output also being able to mirror? (ie for smaller, lightweight monitors w/HDMI only).

Thanks Mitch!
 
filmguy123 said:
Ah, awesome, thanks Mitch! So the SDI does everything - was what you mentioned before for partial support true for HDMI out, then? And if so, I don't suppose there might be any possibility of the HDMI output also being able to mirror? (ie for smaller, lightweight monitors w/HDMI only).
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If I understand it correctly, the HDMI and SDI are available simultaneously, and can in fact be set to different settings (so, UHD on the HDMI and 1080p on the SDI, if you so want). If that is the case, then would it also be the case that you could set mirroring on one output, but NOT on the other? Clearly an external recorder would not want to have a mirrored display...
 
not sure if I'm tracking Barry, sorry if I am misunderstanding! My question/hope would be to have the HDMI output be able to mirror the display entirely, as mitch was saying is possible via the SDI. The reason for this isn't to externally record, but to use an ultra lightweight, higher quality monitor such as the new SmallHD Focus (I just got this in mail today, it's remarkably light and a very nice screen. HDMI only, takes sony battery). I'd love to mirror out all the menu options and focus tools here to the screen (this seems to work just fine on the GH5).

Re: External Recorder, I may end up with one yet for the EVA-1, but the hope would be to internally record when possibly to keep the rig mean and lean. It's a nominal price difference (4x 256 v90 SD cards = $1200; Atomos Infero + 1TB SSD = ~$1500), but one of the real draws of the EVA-1 is the awesome size/weight that suits solo operators well.
 
I wonder if Mitch can clarify... Someone gave a quick translation of the content of this video posted by Nela Perti. And there is a mention of a 4x3 anamorphic mode. The given dimensions for that were 4520x4260. Now, those numbers can't be right. They aren't 4x3. But I'm curious if this anamorphic mode *is* going to be part of EVA1's spec, and if so, will it use the full height of the sensor like the GH5 and Alexa?
 
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