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changed to support E-mount lenses for situations that require smaller, lighter and wider
lenses. User-selectable areas of the image
sensor allow shooting in "4-perf" Super
35mm. Future firmware upgrades are
planned to allow the camera to handle
36mm-wide 6K resolution.
A new color-management system
with an ultra-wide color gamut gives users
more control and greater flexibility to work
with images during grading and postproduction. According to Sony's specs, Venice
also offers more than 15 stops of latitude,
with a gentle roll-off into highlights.
The Venice camera system's highquality, efficient file-based workflow is realized with Sony's established 16-bit raw/XOCN via the AXS-R7 recorder, and 10-bit
XAVC workflows. Venice is also compatible
with current and upcoming CineAlta hardware accessories, including the DVF-EL200
Full HD OLED Viewfinder, AXS-R7 recorder,
and AXS-CR1 and AXS-AR1 card readers.
Venice's modular, intuitive design
supports efficient on-location operation. It
features a built-in eight-stage glass ND filter
system, which further streamlines camera
setup, and intuitive control panels are incorporated on both the assistant and operator
sides of the camera. A 24-volt power
supply input/output and Lemo connector
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allow use of many standard camera accessories.
With Venice, Sony is giving users the
option to customize their camera by
enabling the features needed, matched to
their individual production requirements.
Optional licenses will be available in permanent, monthly and weekly durations to
expand the camera's capabilities with new
features including 4K anamorphic and full
frame, each sold separately.
Venice was officially unveiled on
Sept. 6, in front of an audience of ASC
members and other industry professionals.
During the event, Sony also screened the
short film The Dig, which was the first
project to shoot with a Venice camera. The
short was written and directed by Joseph
Kosinski and shot by Claudio Miranda,
ASC, who paired the camera with anamorphic lenses.
"It was nice to actually shoot fullframe anamorphic," Miranda said prior to
the screening. "We shot the whole piece
and ended up in 2.66, not 2.4 as originally
intended, because we ended up loving the
landscape.
"Also, we were looking at skin tone
and color, and it didn't feel artificial or
pushed," Miranda continued. "When it
gets low in the shadows, it didn't dive into
red. I really appreciated that."
For additional information, visit
www.sony.com/venice.
Litepanels Illuminates Gemini
Litepanels, a Vitec Group brand, has
introduced the Gemini 2x1 RGB-WW soft
panel that combines daylight, tungsten, and
red-green-blue LEDs to deliver highly flexible

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and precise color adjustment. The Gemini
soft panel produces full-spectrum white
light and an extensive choice of control
options designed to suit any professional
lighting application.
Gemini eliminates the undesirable
color spikes that can result from mixing red,
green and blue LEDs by giving users a
daylight-to-tungsten light foundation and
then enabling them to finely adjust color
throughout the full 360-degree color
wheel. This means that users can match a
broad range of ambient lighting conditions
quickly and simply.
Gemini offers this flexibility through
its easy-to-use menu interface in three
lighting modes: Correlated Color Temperature Mode, for bicolor (daylight to tungsten) operation with +/- green adjustment;
Color Mode, offering hue saturation and
intensity (HSI) control; and Gel Mode,
providing the ability to dial-up a variety of
popular gels. All three modes offer users
complete intensity control with smooth
dimming from 100 percent to zero, without any color shift. Users can define presets
to save their favorite lighting attributes,
including intensity, for quick and convenient recall.
Gemini offers flexible remote control
through DMX (5-pin XLR or RJ45), Wireless
DMX (using standard 512 protocol), or
Bluetooth. Gemini can be remotely
controlled using the Litepanels SmartLite or
SmartLite Director apps for Apple devices.
Recent independent testing demonstrated that Gemini delivers high photometric performance, measuring TLCI/CRI levels
of 97 in daylight and 99 in tungsten. This
means that lighting professionals can reli-

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