Axiom Beta Announced

https://www.apertus.org/2014-NAB-Axiom-Beta

Axiom Beta's planned features include:
HDMI Full HD (4:4:4) output at up to 60 FPS
4K raw output via experimental HDMI formats
Capture full resolution, full bitdepth raw still images to MicroSD card
Remote control of all camera functions from smartphone, tablet, laptop
Power management and monitoring (e.g. voltage, current, temperature)
Highly customizable via modular I/O addons (e.g. SDI)
Accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope e.g. for image stabilization
Different lens mount options (e.g. Nikon F-mount, EF and M4/3)
Wide input voltage range (5-40V)
Very lightweight and compact ~110x60x50mm
Embedded Linux (e.g. Raspian, ArchLinux)
LUTs, matrix color conversion, FPN compensation, false color display, overlays, dead pixel compensation
Using Microzed board (instead of Zedboard used in Axiom Alpha)


Ron Haley

Looks like it might be my next camera. I like the transparency in development, looks like someone's learned from the frustrations vented on this forum

Patrick Jong Taylor writing in RedSharkNews.com refers to the beta Axiom 'Developer & Early Adopter Programme':

"The Axiom Beta 4K Camera will be available for around 550 EUR / $760 USD with all necessary I/O modules. This price does not include the cost of the sensor, but Apertus is taking the extraordinary step of giving the community a choice of sensors, the most expensive being the Cmosis CMV12000. This Cmosis 12 megapixel Super35 sensor has recently been upgraded by the manufacturer, upping its max frame rate from 150 to 300 fps, and will add around 1300 EUR / $1800 USD to the cost, meaning that the overall cost of the Axiom Beta is likely to be around 1850 EUR / $2560 USD."

I prefer this concept over the new cameras from Bmd, very interesting.

If BM is really using the same CMOSIS sensor I wonder why they have FPN issues and why they don't use the PLR mode to get nearly 15 stops of DR....

[Terry Frechette]

Good morning:

Discussions about other vendor's products are much better in public forums or the vendor's forum.

Thank you.

Terry