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Documentary filmmaker, Griffin Hammond, recently made a video about our new SGM-250CX Compact Cine Microphone. He put it up against his long-owned Rode NTG-3 microphone, which retails for 3 times as much, and found the sound quality to be pretty much equal. But don’t just take his word for it. Check out the video. Can you hear a $500 difference? Aside from the terrific sound quality and value, other features of the SGM-250CX such as its compact size, excellent side-rejection, attached XLR cable and included shock mount, make it a great choice for on-camera mounting with mirrorless cameras, like the Panasonic GH5, or cinema cameras like the Sony FS7, BlackMagic Ursa Mini or the Panasonic EVA1.

Datavideo Technologies, an audio visual equipment manufacturer, has officially extended its product warranty to 3 years. From now on, all Datavideo products registered on their official website within 30 days of purchase will qualify for a free two year extension to the standard warranty. The warranty period varies by product: certain parts with limited lifetime expectancy such as LCD panels, DVD drives, hard drive, solid state drives, SD cards, USB thumb drives, lighting, camera modules, and PCIe cards are not covered.

This software update adds 2x and 4x magnification options when using the vectorscope on Blackmagic Video Assist 4K. This update also includes general performance and stability updates for both Blackmagic Video Assist and Video Assist 4K.

What's new in Blackmagic Video Assist 2.5.1

• Add x2 and x4 Vectorscope zoom to the Video Assist 4K
• General performance and stability updates to the Video Assist and Video Assist 4K

SHAPE camera accessories are designed for both professional and amateur filmmakers seeking camera stabilizers and supports of very high quality. SHAPE products are made in Canada solely on CNC machined parts unless otherwise stated, and are covered by a lifetime warranty! Now in stock!

Grass Valley has released a demo version of EDIUS 9, it can be downloaded at www.grassvalley.com/products/edius_pro_9. Please note: Do not install EDIUS Pro 9 (trial or full version) software on a machine that has any other version of EDIUS installed, unless performing a permanent upgrade. Grass Valley recommends that all previous versions of EDIUS software be uninstalled prior to installing a new version.