Proton Extends Range with PROTON FLEX at IBC 2024
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The PROTON FLEX has an overall profile which measures just 28mm x 28mm and weighs just 37g, and which separates the lens from the main body using a flexible flat ribbon cable. By separating the lens with the sensor on one side from the video processing chip with the power supply on the other side, the PROTON FLEX achieves the best performance from both elements, whilst maintaining a discreet profile that can be flexibly integrated in a range of operational contexts. For instance, in the case of motor sports and helmet-mounted applications, the divided lens/video processing construction allows for better weight distribution, whilst for applications where operational temperatures are a concern, the PROTON FLEX can withstand like similar cameras outside temperatures of up to 75°C. In essence, the PROTON FLEX provides a level of operational flexibility which significantly increases the creative potential of the camera, offering broadcast operators options limited only by their imagination.
All of this comes with no compromise to visual clarity and sharpness. The standard lens, that can be easily replaced by other lenses, offers a 97°-degree view, whilst the 12-bit sensor and camera body operate to deliver exceptional image quality. The PROTON FLEX incorporates two separate PCBs (Printed Chip Boards), leveraging the power of a VEGA microprocessor to deliver crisp Full-HD 1080p images.
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The PROTON FLEX - like the other members of the Proton line-up - is ideally suited to live broadcast with a particular applicability in sports productions; whilst it has been designed to accommodate environments where weight distribution, reduced space and temperature are an issue, its counterparts – the PROTON RAIN and original PROTON CAM – are designed to accommodate weather-sensitive/durability-centered contexts and size-sensitive applications respectively, with the original PROTON CAM taking the title of smallest camera currently available on the broadcast market. In this way, the range as-a-whole provides both flexibility and specificity, allowing users to tailor their camera choice to their exact needs, and innovate in previously unexplored creative contexts and spaces.
Speaking of the reception the range has received thus far, and expectations for the upcoming IBC, Marko Hoepken, CEO for Proton, said: “We continue to be amazed at the ways in which people are using our flagship PROTON CAM. We developed it with creative potential as the central consideration, but even we hadn’t anticipated how it would be used and how visually stunning some of the result would be; both in terms of the unusual, exciting and visually progressive framing/shot types that are being achieved, as well as the technical quality of the image produced”.
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He continued: “Now, with these extensions to our range – in the form of the PROTON FLEX and PROTON RAIN – we allow users to leverage that potential in even more challenging contexts; sensitive temperature, rugged terrain, or weather-dependent conditions. We are really excited for the upcoming IBC Show, and the opportunity to showcase our in-house developed and controlled innovations to both existing and potential customers, as well as our industry peers”.