ProAV's Top Picks 2024
Our Pick Best Cameras
It was worth the wait for the C400 from Canon. Arriving back in October, the well priced, box style camera with all new 6K Full Frame back illuminated sensor, allows for great dynamic range and clean low light support with the triple base ISO set.
The new team from Proton Camera Innovations brought their first mini camera to market. This little camera is only 28mm x 28mm and is changing the way we think about what’s possible from a mini format camera. Check out on display in our showroom today.
Our Pick Best Lenses
Just sneaking into 2024, Sony has taken advantage of the possibilities of the E Mount with this f/2 beast. It’s got all the benefits of shooting with a zoom, but with the speed and sharpness of a prime. Newly added to our sales and rental fleet.
Chinese lens manufacturing gets better and better every year, the DZO Arles range are the pick of the bunch in our opinion. Featuring a T1.4 ultra-wide aperture, these prime lenses excel in low-light conditions delivering uncompromised and smooth cinematic footage.
Our Pick Best Lighting Equipment
The Nanlite Forza 60C adopts the RGBLAC six-color mixing technology: integrating additional LED beads of Lime/Amber/Cyan into the traditional RGB light source to solve the problem of incomplete color spectrum of light and the near-daylight spectrum is achieved as well.
Pioneering a new approach to conventional bi-color lighting, the STORM 1200x matches a powerful, innovative full-spectrum chipset with advanced dimming technology, professional color accuracy, a widely adaptable Bowens mount, and a robust, IP65-rated construction for high-end set work.
Our Pick Best Sound Gear
In a very crowded 2.4 GHz space, Sennheiser has managed to release something innovative and special. The twin wireless transmitter kit and charging case (that doubles as a handheld mic) is an ultra-portable 2-channel set that delivers a superior sound quality.
Engineered to provide a versatile workhorse for podcasting, streaming, gaming and content creation, the Rode PodMic USB is one of the most flexible microphones ever made by RODE, delivering all of the robust features of the original dynamic PodMic but now with added USB-C connectivity, allowing you to use either analog or digital connections.
Our Pick Best Mixers
The RØDECaster Video is a revolutionary all-in-one video and audio production console that provides intuitive control over every element of your content.
Designed in collaboration with the world’s leading colorists, the DaVinci Resolve Micro Color Panel features high quality trackballs and precision machined control knobs for fine tuning primary grading parameters, as well as navigation and transport keys for shortcut commands.
Our Pick Best Wireless Link
Designed to meet the demands of modern content creators, the Hollyland Pyro 7 – 7″ Dual-band Wireless Video Tx/Rx integrates cutting-edge codec technology with robust wireless transmission capabilities on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands.
Built around Software-Defined Radio technology, DJI SDR Transmission utilizes both SDR and Wi-Fi video transmission modes. SDR technology takes video transmission performance to a whole new level.