At Cine Gear 2022, we had the opportunity to chat with Colin McDonald, product manager of Creative Solutions about two new products from Teradek: The Serv Micro HDMI Video transmitter and the new RT MDR.S three-axis lens control receiver. Teradek has unveiled its latest RT lens control system, or more specifically, the receiving part of the system: the new Teradek RT MDR.S lens control receiver is the smallest yet, but it still packs a lot of features into its miniature housing. Colin also shows us the upcoming Serv Micro video transmitter, which is HDMI only and limited to HD video but should still be very useful for many people on a tighter budget. Teradek RT MDR.S lens control receiver According to Teradek, the RT MDR.S is a compact three-axis lens control receiver w/ Bluetooth, which offers premium lens control at a reasonable price. It is 30% smaller than its predecessor, the RT MDR.X but it still comes with the same OLED display and the same menu structure. Teradek MDR.S along with a Serv 4K (not the new Micro variant). image credit: Teradek The RT MDR.S offers 3 channels for lens control (focus, iris, zoom) and the possibility to daisy-chain up to 3 motors. In fact, you need to daisy-chain the motors because the device provides only one motor connector. The camera control port allows the user to start and stop recording from an RThand unit. Since it uses the same internals as the bigger MDR.X unit, it supports MOTR.X and...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 20 June, 2022