Video Devices PIX-E7 4K Monitor and Video Recorder

Overview: The 7-inch PIX-E7 4K-compatible recording field monitor combines powerful recording capabilities (Apple ProRes & H.264), an impressive suite of precision monitoring and scopes, and build quality that is second to none, to give video professionals an essential all-in-one tool for their kit Bigger, Bolder Picture The PIX-E7 offers everything the PIX-E5 does — and more! — in a bigger, yet still compact package.

The PIX-E7 provides 'capture with confidence' monitoring thanks to its optically bonded, capacitive touch screen for maximum light transmission and minimal reflection With 500 nit brightness and 179° angle of view, its 7-inch, 1920x1200, 323 ppi IPS display ensures accurate monitoring of clarity and color depth, even in bright sunlight.

Outstanding Recording Capabilities The PIX-E7 offers the full range of Apple ProRes codecs from Proxy to 4444 XQ The latter 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-E7 can record 4K up to 30 fps, UHD up to 30 fps and 1080p or 720p up to 120 fps The PIX-E7 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 More Connections, Greater Flexibility Like its 5-inch predecessor, the PIX-E7 also offers BNC connections for SDI In and Out as well as input and output connections for HDMI.

What sets the PIX-E7 apart is a second SDI In and another BNC connection for LTC In Additionally, its left side panel features a GPIO port for tally light and remote control workflows.

Mount the PIX-LR audio accessory (not shown) and gain two XLR inputs and two XLR outputs, as well as Sound Devices-caliber mic preamps, hyper-accurate LED metering, dedicated transport and gain controls, and more PIX-Assist Monitoring Tools & Scopes Four Way View Waveform Monitor Vectorscope Histogram TapZoom - Instant 2x and 4x zoom to check focus Peaking Zebras False Colors Frame Markers LUTs - Built-in and Custom Anamorphic Desqueeze Video Assist Playback Tools The PIX-E7 offers key playback functionality, including the ability to add, delete, and locate to cue markers, and create a custom playlist, loop playback of individual recordings, regions or playlists.

Unique to the PIX-E7, an SDI In button is an added feature that toggles between SDI inputs 1 and 2 for quickly comparing camera framing, color balance and exposure between two cameras SpeedDrive Recording and File Delivery The PIX-E7 records to the innovative, super fast SpeedDrive, a custom-designed enclosure that holds 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-E7 incorporates both types of control The touch screen 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.

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-E7 field recording monitors are designed to withstand the most extreme and demanding production environments The PIX-E7 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.

Key Features 4K (UHD, DCI) Recording Apple ProRes 4444 XQ, 12-Bit H.264 VBR ~ 10 Mb/s Recording HDMI/SDI Cross-Conversion 4K to HD Downscaling 6G-SDI, 3G-SDI (level A and B), HDMI I/O Records to Custom mSATA-Based SpeedDrive Media Enclosure Full HD, 7-Inch IPS Touch screen Real Buttons for Fast Tactile Control TapZoom for Rapid Focus 2x and 4x PIX-Assist Monitoring Tools and Scopes Video Assist Playback Tools Robust Die-Cast Metal Chassis Virtually Indestructible Gorilla Glass 2 Specifications: Display LCD Size: 7-inch Resolution & ppi: 1920 x 1200, 323 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, Waveform Monitor) 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, LTC In (BNC), and LTC (via 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 7 oz Dimensions (WxHxD) 7.3 in x 4.9 in x 1.5 in (185.42 mm x 124.46 mm x 38.1 mm).