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Convergent Design have just announced the new flagship model of the Odyssey Family of Products, the Odyssey7Q+. The Odyssey7Q+ expands on the 4K recording capabilities of its predecessor the Odyssey7Q, while maintaining all of the functionality, performance and ease of use. The new Odyssey7Q+ can now record 4K and Ultra HD in Apple ProRes over HDMI. Convergent Design will begin shipping the Odyssey7Q+ in quantity staring December 19th.

The FS7 was announced at this year's IBC trade show event in Amsterdam and it took the industry by storm offering 4K XAVC internal recording, Super35mm sensor and high-speed frame rates at Full HD at an affordable price of less than £6,500 including VAT (body only). We'll take a look at some popular accessories for this camera today.

The Atomos Shogun was one of the hottest announcements at this year's NAB Show in Las Vegas back in April. Carrying the DNA of their highly successful monitor recorders – the NINJA and SAMURAI Blade, the Shogun is the world's first 4K HDMI Monitor Recorder.

The COS-11D microphone is one of the most popular audio solutions Sanken offers at the moment. The microphone was announced in 2009 as the latest version of the popular COS-11 series. The capsule is based on a new designed, developed specifically for improved hybrid wireless transmission.

Blackmagic Design has been on a roll this past few months, rolling out steady firmware updates ever since the beginning of the Summer. With the latest update, the 4K URSA ups the frame rates to 80fps at 4K for some incredible slow-motion shots, as well as a new compression ratio of 3:1 in 4K Raw