X5R Ship Date and Pricing
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Just to explain that raw video is crazy, indeed you need array. Raw is perfect for photo. But the need of good detailed footage is possible with the right compression, ProresHQ on a 10 bit file, what the X5r do not deliver ... for the moment. To set up your camera before the shot, it takes some time while not to be stressed about batteries, I prefer some longer fly-time. After the X5 is sold by DJI, perhaps they will publish a new S-line ? Seems logic.one 24 TB disk? or did you mean array... confused, sorry.
so the x5r can not deliver 10bit in raw?
how can that be usable then in film production?
i would like to enter that part of the industry and consider to buy one but if it can not deliver min requirements it would be thrown out money, no?
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It delivers raw, but too big to handle and too short fly time. 4k-footage must be ultra sharp, so spending time for the right focus you have not. Most X3 footage are more crispy as the X5.
i see. so either i battery mod and pray every time or have a fast adjustment midflight
with battery mod and have to fly with zero errors in addition to everything. 
nice thank you for clearing it up for me.
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Flight time isn't an issue with a simple battery mod. It's only a hundred grams or do more than the X5 if I recall.
With regard to RAW file size, sure it's big but it IS compressed with lossless compression (read zip) to SSD. Plus, if you are after ProRes, just transcode on import and delete the RAW. I'd like to see actual recorded SSD storage sizes since capture and storage sizes with compression will be very different.
If they were to lack another SOC in there to do ProRes and all the software around that, it would add weight, use more power, and add moving parts (software speaking) that DJI just isn't good about managing frankly, with continual FW updates, bugs etc.
I say let em slam the RAW bits on disk and let me worry about transcoding on a computer as they've done. Keeps things simple in the air and keeps transcoding bugs to the desktop transcoding software where presumably they've OEM'd 3rd party software transcoding libraries to do the heavy lifting anyway.
The X5R is supposed to be 10-bit 4:4:4 for the record, at least according to early embargoed press stories from the Sept 11, 2015 launch event.
We'll see.
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Fyi, after carefully considering my non-DJI options I've ordered the X5R and OSMO.
Here's hoping the X5R ships in March or earlier, has 10-bit 4:4:4 and works with OSMO in the not too distant future.
Here's hoping the X5R ships in March or earlier, has 10-bit 4:4:4 and works with OSMO in the not too distant future.
Somehow I think the X5R release date will be right at NAB in April.. Makes complete sense to me. Unless DJI has a bigger splash up it's sleeve.
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They surely need to renew their S-serie. ! They will do when all have bought the X5r, that is DJI-strategy ! That is my opinion. With DJI, you never stop buying.
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Can someone please correct me because I thought 4:4:4 would be 12 bit, 4 bits per channel? Something I'm missing?
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Don't see the point in wasting all this money if the governments continue to make it harder and harder to fly.
Sticking with my X3 for now until this mess is ever resolved.
That's a valid point. Having said that, I've preordered. I do my videos where I care about quality most out of the country actually (Mexico, Caribbean, etc) so I'm still in.
Hi Damon , I pre ordered the x5r from studio sport hear in France, they make a lot of difficulty to order that camera, so I don't like them and I canceled my order. I would like to know from were did you pre ordered ? Because I feel that I can definitely trust the people you are warking with.
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