Video Devices PIX-E5 5-inch 4K Portable Video Recorder

Video Devices PIX-E5 5-inch 4K Portable Video Recorder Overview:

LCD - Detail, Accuracy, Brightness.
Discerning cinematographers and videographers need high-resolution, color-accurate, sunlight-viewable monitoring with a wide angle of view.

The PIX-E5 monitors excel in all those aspects with their IPS, 500 nit, 1920x1080, 441 ppi LCD displays.

PIX-Assist Monitoring Tools & Scopes

• LUTs
• Waveform Monitor
• Vectorscope
• Histogram
• TapZoom
• Peaking
• Zebras
• False Colors
• Frame Markers
• Four Way View

Plus Video Assist Playback Tools

• Add, delete, and locate to cue markers
• Playback modes: single file, entire file list, custom play list, etc.
• Looping: a file, a play list, or regions between cues

TapZoom
It has never been faster to zoom in and check focus!

TapZoom provides instant 2x or 4x zoom to where you tap on the touch screen. Tap again to zoom out.

Once zoomed in, tap on the screen in the direction of a moving subject to keep it centered - the perfect tool for quickly checking focus when an actor lands short or overruns a mark

Outstanding Recording Capabilities
The 4K-compatible PIX-E5 offers the full range of Apple ProRes codecs including the highest quality Apple ProRes 4444 XQ. This is a 12-bit codec designed to preserve the detail in wide dynamic range imagery captured by today's high performance digital image sensors.

PIX-E5 can record 4K up to 30 fps, UHD up to 30 fps and 1080p or 720p up to 120 fps.
The PIX-E5 is also capable of recording H.264, a codec which offers a good balance between compression and quality to reach low data rates and small file sizes, perfect for web streaming, email, and faster file uploads. Like ProRes, H.264 may be recorded to the SpeedDrive, if chosen as the primary codec. Otherwise, end users can enable the monitor's dual codec recording capability, where ProRes is recorded to the SpeedDrive and H.264 is simultaneously recorded to an SD card. While recording 4K in ProRes, the monitor will automatically scale the 4K to 1080p for recording H.264, thereby reducing its file size even further. If a LUT is active, it will be baked into the recorded H.264 file, but will not impact ProRes recordings. This is ideal for when you want to simultaneously record a full dynamic range, log-encoded ProRes master file for the edit suite and a REC709 H.264 file suitable for normal viewing.

SpeedDrive Recording and File Delivery
The PIX-E5 records to the innovative, super fast SpeedDrive, a custom-designed enclosure for an industry standard mSATA drive. The SpeedDrive, which plugs directly into the PIX-E, doubles as a USB 3.0 thumb drive for very high speed offload to any computer without the need for a special cable or drive docking station.

Two SpeedDrive options are available, a 240 GB SpeedDrive and an Enclosure-Only version that allows the user to choose and easily fit any size of mSATA drive. mSATA drives are available in sizes ranging from 128 GB to 1 TB.

Best-of-Both-Worlds User Interface
Some functions are better controlled via touch screen and others by real buttons. PIX-E5 incorporates both types of control. The touchscreen is best used when interacting directly with a specific area of the displayed image such as zooming in to a point of interest with TapZoom.

Buttons allow the operator to locate a control without looking and instant tactile response leaves no doubt a function has been activated. Button control is well suited to commands such as 'Record' where failure to activate can be catastrophic.

Mount the PIX-LR audio accessory (not shown) and gain large backlit transport controls, dedicated gain controls, plus two XLR inputs and two XLR outputs, Sound Devices-caliber mic preamps, hyper-accurate LED metering, and more.

Mechanical Construction and Powering
With a compact, die-cast metal chassis, nutted connectors, and an LCD protected by scratch-resistant and optically-bonded Gorilla Glass 2, the PIX-E5 field recording monitors are designed to withstand the most extreme and demanding production environments.

The PIX-E5 is powered by external DC (10-34V) or dual L-mount Sony batteries with powering seamlessly switching from one source to another should one become depleted or removed.

Features:

• Apple ProRes 4444 XQ; 12 Bit
• H.264 Recording
• 4K Recording
• Full HD, Ultra-Bright IPS Touch Screen
• TapZoom for Rapid Focus
• Advanced Monitoring Tools & Scopes
• Real Buttons for Fast Tactile Control
• Robust Die-Cast Metal Chassis
• Scratch Resistant Gorilla Glass 2
• HDMI/SDI Cross-Conversion
• 4K to HD Downscaling
• Video Assist Playback Tools

Specifications:
Display
LCD Size: 5-inch
Resolution & ppi: 1920 x 1080, 441 ppi
Luminance (Brightness): 500 nit
IPS with Gorilla Glass 2

PIX-Assist Monitoring Tools
TapZoom: 2x, 4x
LUTs: S-Log 2 & 3, Canon Log, V-Log, custom LUTs (16x16x16, 17x17x17, 32x32x32 or 33x33x33 .cube)
Peaking Filter
Guide Markers
False Colors: 4-step, 12-step
Zebras: Zebras 1, Zebras 2
Scopes: Waveform Monitor Luma (White, Green) RGB (Overlay, Parade), Vectorscope, Histogram Luma (White, Green) RGB (Overlay, Parade), Four-Way Monitoring (Video Feed, Histogram, Vectorscope, WFM)
Anamorphic Desqueeze: Sensor Ratio (4x3, 16x9/17x9), Lens Ratio (1.33x, 1.5x, 2x)

Recorder
4K (UHD, DCI) Max Resolution/Frame Rate 30 fps
HD (1080i, 1080p, 720p) Max Resolution/Frame Rate 120 fps
Codec: Apple ProRes Proxy to Apple ProRes 4444 XQ
Codec: H.264 (VBR ~ 10 Mb/s)
File Transfer to Computer via SpeedDrive USB 3.0 interface

Media
SpeedDrive – Enclosure plus approved 240 GB mSATA Solid State Drive
SpeedDrive – Enclosure only (compatible with third-party 128 GB to 1 TB mSATA SSDs)
SD card

Video
Inputs: 6G-SDI, 3G-SDI (level A & B), HDMI
Outputs: HD-SDI, HDMI
PsF to P
3:2 Pulldown Removal
4K Input to Output Scaling
Automatic 4K-to-1080p scaling for H.264

Audio
Max No. Tracks: 8
Analog Inputs: 2x unbalanced line, 3.5mm, 2x balanced mic/line, XLR (via optional PIX-LR)
Embedded Audio Inputs: 8 SDI and 4 HDMI
Headphone Output

Remote Control & Timecode
Record Start/Stop Flags: SDI/HDMI
Embedded TC: SDI (BNC), HDMI, and LTC (Line In 1 & 2)
TC Out: SDI

Powering, Weight, & Dimension
Power Source EXT DC (10-34V), (optional) 2x Sony L-mount batteries
Weight 1 lb (16 oz)
Dimensions (WxHxD): 5.4 in x 3.4 in x 1.6 in (137.1 mm x 86.3 mm x 40.6 mm)