SWIT is a Chinese company well-known for making excellent battery and monitoring solution for filmmakers. The company just announced a new affordable SDI and HDMI wireless video system: the SWIT FLOW500. With a range of 500ft/150m, this product is a severe professional contender to more expensive solutions out there. Let’s take a closer look at it. Image credit: SWIT SWIT FLOW500 Features SWIT is not precisely a new-comer in the wireless video transmission industry. Indeed, they’ve been making various systems for more than five years. The SWIT FLOW500 is part, with the FLOW2000, of their new FLOW series of wireless video systems. Compared to some competitors, the size of the SWIT FLOW500 system is tiny: the transmitter and the receiver measure the same size at just 66 x 106.5 x 24.7mm. They are also lightweight, at only under 250 grams per unit. Image credit: SWIT On the transmitter, there are two small antennas, whereas the receiver has four antennas. On the front of each unit, there is a little OLED display that shows you the input (HDMI or SDI), the resolution, frequency, and channel you are on. A small joystick under the screen helps you navigate through the menus. Image credit: SWIT What I like about this wireless video system is that there are both SDI and HDMI inputs/outputs. That way, you are covered for nearly every scenario that can be thrown at you. The transmitter has one HDMI and SDI input ports, and one SDI loop port. The receiver features...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 22 October, 2019