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Although a lot of TV production is done with relatively small cameras nowadays — an FX3 (or FX30 if you want even smaller lenses) with accompanying lens can be

Although a lot of TV production is done with relatively small cameras nowadays — an FX3 (or FX30 if you want even smaller lenses) with accompanying lens can be around 2kg and powerful enough for broadcast or even Netflix productions. But that only makes sense for narrative media, where you can repeat the same scene again and again. For live, or sports, the camera and lens need to be extremely overengineered so every take is perfect, because you won't get a second attempt.

kfarr 4y ago
Totally and that extends to the high cost of infrastructure further down the pipe. Back haul, switching equipment, redundant satellite links, etc. The high cost of the studio camera is just the beginning. Having truly reliable "six nines" at this level of quality is stunningly expensive and complicated.
hgsgm 4y ago
It's more that shooting a movie is planned, slow motion that's easier to capture, not fast and unpredictable like sports or war.
- slim 4y ago
  war?
  - krisoft 4y ago
    Yeah, you would hate to participate in D-day, brave the cold choppy water and enemy machine gun fire just for your footage to turn out to be slightly out of focus.
alasdair_ 4y ago
I don't see the FX30 on Netflix's approved camera list. Are they fine with them even though they are not on the list? https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000579527-Cameras-Image-Capture-Requirements-and-Best-Practices https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360...
- kuschku 4y ago
  The FX30 was just released, we're going to have to wait and see. The FX3 is on the list.
darksim905 4y ago
>For live, or sports, the camera and lens need to be extremely overengineered so every take is perfect, because you won't get a second attempt. what does this mean?
- romwell 4y ago
  If you are shooting a movie, and the camera fails during a take, you redo the take. If you need to switch the lens for a better shot, you can do it. If you are broadcasting a football game, and the camera fails during the goal, the football players aren't going to re-enact the play for you. If you need to switch the lens for a better shot, you can't.
  - dogma1138 4y ago
    Not only that but for any directed footage you can preposition cameras and frame each of them to get the perfect shot. With sports you can’t do that you have a limited number of positions and a dynamic scene so you never know what is going to happen and cameras have to be able to track the action and operate in a much wider range of framings. Sport lenses aren’t just over engineered for reliability it’s essentially like having an entire selection of lenses in one and being able to seamlessly transition between them. Also the action tends to be very fast so the cameras and lenses have to be extremely fast and always give you perfect motion clarity and focus. There’s no second chances but most importantly there’s also no post so you can’t crop out a frame for a better zoom or sharpen something that was a tad out of focus.

kfarr 4y ago

Totally and that extends to the high cost of infrastructure further down the pipe. Back haul, switching equipment, redundant satellite links, etc. The high cost of the studio camera is just the beginning. Having truly reliable "six nines" at this level of quality is stunningly expensive and complicated.

hgsgm 4y ago

It's more that shooting a movie is planned, slow motion that's easier to capture, not fast and unpredictable like sports or war.

slim 4y ago
war?
- krisoft 4y ago
  Yeah, you would hate to participate in D-day, brave the cold choppy water and enemy machine gun fire just for your footage to turn out to be slightly out of focus.

alasdair_ 4y ago

I don't see the FX30 on Netflix's approved camera list. Are they fine with them even though they are not on the list? https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000579527-Cameras-Image-Capture-Requirements-and-Best-Practices https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360...

kuschku 4y ago
The FX30 was just released, we're going to have to wait and see. The FX3 is on the list.

darksim905 4y ago

>For live, or sports, the camera and lens need to be extremely overengineered so every take is perfect, because you won't get a second attempt. what does this mean?

romwell 4y ago
If you are shooting a movie, and the camera fails during a take, you redo the take. If you need to switch the lens for a better shot, you can do it. If you are broadcasting a football game, and the camera fails during the goal, the football players aren't going to re-enact the play for you. If you need to switch the lens for a better shot, you can't.
- dogma1138 4y ago
  Not only that but for any directed footage you can preposition cameras and frame each of them to get the perfect shot. With sports you can’t do that you have a limited number of positions and a dynamic scene so you never know what is going to happen and cameras have to be able to track the action and operate in a much wider range of framings. Sport lenses aren’t just over engineered for reliability it’s essentially like having an entire selection of lenses in one and being able to seamlessly transition between them. Also the action tends to be very fast so the cameras and lenses have to be extremely fast and always give you perfect motion clarity and focus. There’s no second chances but most importantly there’s also no post so you can’t crop out a frame for a better zoom or sharpen something that was a tad out of focus.