Focus Firestore FS-5 PAL 100GB Portable DTE Recorder

FS-5 - General Description

Featuring a backlit colour display, and easy-to-use menu system, a 120GB hard drive, and a removable, recharchable battery, the Focus FS-5 is the perfect DTE companion for your HDV or DV camcorder. Audio, video, timecode, and control information is passed through a single FireWire cable, allowing you to record to disk or disk and tape simultaneously.

Designed for use in even the roughest conditions the FS-5 includes a 10-second electronic shock cache to ensure that you never lose footage. Advanced features such as time lapse (DV mode only), retro disk recording, scene marking, and clip categorization make the FS-5 Portable DTE Recorder the perfect companion for handheld shoots. When recording is complete, your footage is ready to edit instantly - no capturing, file transfer, or conversion is required.

With the FS-5, you can view thumbnails and video clips on its brilliant colour display. Thumbnails can also be viewed on a web page when the FS-5 is connected to a network. MPEG-4 proxy files can be generated and transferred to a host computer or a video-sharing web site, as well as distributed to portable media devices, making collaboration easy.

Not only does the FS-5 enable you to go straight from shooting to editing by recording video in the NLE-compatible file format of your choice, but it allows you to add custom metadata to footage while you are recording. With three simple steps, you can define metadata fields for your shoot, add metadata tags to footage whle it is recording, and transfer edit-ready clips to your NLE system or PX Media Server, complete with camera generated and custome-defined metadata. this simple three-step process dramatically streamlines workflow and saves numerous hours typically spent reviewing, logging, and tagging footage after it is shot.

With the FS-5, you can personalize and optimize workflow - while you shoot. With your wireless handheld device or laptop, you can access the FS-5 through a browser, define metadata, and assign it to video while you are recording, eliminating the need to tag footage when the shoot is over. During postproduction, simply transfer clips - complete with metadata - from the FS-5 to your NLE system or PX Media Server. All of the information that you assigned during the shoot goes with the clips, saving you hours or even days of logging time.

FS-5 - Features

• Supports DV and HDV Playback
• Supports 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios
• Thumbnails include dlip details, such as name and file wrapper type
• Listen to audio using an optional USB-based wired headset
• Generate MPEG-4 proxy files for a single clip or for entire recording
• Transfer and share clips for preview and collaboration
• Monitor the status of proxy generation
• Navigate quickly and easily using the intuitive menu structure
• Record up to 12 hours of HDV video with the Focus FS-5 (120GB)
• Record up to 1.5 hours of HDV or DV video as a single clip; a new clip is automatically created when the end of the current clip is reached (MXF, QuickTime and M2T only)
• Take advantage of up to three hours of recording time from the standard-capacity battery
• Ethernet to USB adaptor for wired network connection (sold separately)
• 802.11 dongle for wireless network connection (sold separately)
• Enjoy the quiet operation of the FS-5, made possible by its energy-efficient hard drive that does not require a fan
• Available in NTSC or PAL

FS-5 - Specifications

FS-5 - Contents

• 1 x FS-5 DTE Recorder
• 1 x Standard-capacity Li-ion rechargeable battery (180 minutes)
• 1 x 4- to 6-pin FireWire cable
• 1 x USB A-to-A cable

FS-5 - Datasheet

http://www.new-media.com.au/files/PDF/Focus_Enhancements_DTE_Selection_Guide.pdf