The FT-ONE gives you 4K slow mo at 900fps (84secs)

FOR-A Corporation of America will showcase its FT-ONE 4K super slow motion camera at the upcoming NAB Convention. This marks the NAB debut of the FT-ONE, which was first introduced last spring at Cine Gear Expo. FOR-A will exhibit in booth C5116 at the show, from April 8-11 in Las Vegas.
“FOR-A strives to stay ahead of the curve,” said Hiro Tanoue, FOR-A Corporation of America’s president. “We’re proud to have been the first to introduce technology that offers the ability to record super slow motion images at full 4K resolution, and look forward to showcasing the FT-ONE to the NAB Show’s broad audience for the first time.”
The FT-ONE can record up to 900 frames per second (fps). Employing FOR-A’s high-sensitivity CMOS color sensor, “FT1-CMOS,” the self-contained unit records and plays back full 4K (4096 x 2160 pixels). One output channel can provide QFHD (four 1080p 3G-SDI) outputs, while the other output channel provides down-converted HD-SDI for live viewing and playback. The FT-ONE captures images as uncompressed raw data on the system’s internal memory, which has a recording capacity of 9.4 seconds. This data is then stored on one of two hot-swappable SSD cartridges, each of which is capable of storing 84 seconds of full 4K resolution images at 900 fps.
Since its introduction, the FT-ONE has received attention as a full 4K super slow motion camera. The camera has received multiple awards, including the TV Technology Europe STAR Award at the 2012 IBC Show and TVBEurope’s Best of IBC 2012 Award. The FT-ONE was used during the football championship game this year in New Orleans, as well as playoff game coverage, where its high-quality 4K imagery was on hand to capture controversial calls for slow-motion playback. The camera has also been used in other professional sporting events, including broadcast of rugby games, automobile racing and this past season of Red Bull Crashed Ice, a series of ice cross downhill competitions. The FT-ONE works for both broadcast and digital cinematography applications.

The new Sony PMW-400

Sony’s new PMW-400 shoulder-mount camcorder is the latest addition to its widely used XDCAM HD422 line-up. Ideal for live production or ENG, the new camcorder uses a 2/3-inch Exmor™ Full HD 3CMOS sensor to capture beautiful images with high sensitivity¹ and low noise.
Sony’s PMW-400 XDCAM HD 4:2:2 camcorder
“We designed the PMW-400 to acquire high quality, clean images especially in low-light environments,” said Cyndi Lee, XDCAM marketing manager, Sony Electronics. “It’s ergonomically-balanced, easy to operate and includes features that make it fit seamlessly into various types of productions and workflows. This new camcorder opens the door to a range of new creative possibilities and flexible shooting.”
Higher Picture Quality with HD422 Codec
Capable of MPEG HD422 50Mbps recording, the PMW-400 is unique among the field of 2/3-type camcorders with its noise reduction capabilities and diverse selection of formats. Its 3 Dimensional Noise Reducer (3DNR) technology accurately detects and processes images to reduce noise, achieving a Signal-to-Noise (S/N) ratio of 60dB — outstanding among 2/3-type camcorders.
The camcorder supports MPEG2 HD422@50Mbps, HD420@35Mbps/25Mbps, MPEG IMX@50Mbps, and DVCAM. The PMW-400 camcorder will also offer future XAVC support for HD.²
Improved Viewfinder
The camcorder’s supplied viewfinder features improved panel resolution of quarter HD 960(H) x 540(V) compared to previous models with resolutions of VGA 640(H) x 480(V). The new viewfinder significantly  improves contrast and viewing angles.
Flash Band Compensation via Internal Processing
The PMW-400 camcorder incorporates a valuable new feature – an internal Flash Band Reducer³that employs a special algorithm to detect and process flash banding inside the camcorder before recording begins. This provides greater flexibility in reducing flash banding across different shooting environments.
Operational Flexibility
The PMW-400 camcorder includes two SDI connections that enable, for example, the director and camera operator to simultaneously check content on two different monitors.
An optional CBK-CE01 50-pin interface lets the PMW-400 connect to two camera adapters for multi-camera operation. By connecting to the CA-FB70 optical fiber and CA-TX70 digital triax camera adapters, the PMW-400 can be used as a studio camera in live productions and also transmit signals over long distances while maintaining high picture quality.
R&D Prototype: Wireless Adapter for 3G/4G/LTE and Wi-Fi Connections
For easy transmission over a network and efficient on-site Wi-Fi operation, a wireless adapter is under development.  The adapter will be directly connectable to the PMW-400 to enable proxy files that can be transmitted via 3G/4G/LTE/Wi-Fi to accelerate the ENG workflow. Using Wi-Fi transmission, the adapter is compatible with mobile applications installed on devices such as tablet PCs and smartphones.
Future enhancements planned for the PMW-400 include file browsing management, proxy file preview, stream viewing of camera signals, proxy and high-resolution file transfer, metadata input and remote camera control.
The PMW-400 camcorder will be available in August 2013