NAB. Aja Video Systems launched #TryCION, a new promotion with 100 cameras aimed at qualified professionals. This new program, which is currently only available in North America, offers filmmakers, cinematographers and camera operators easy access to CION to see and experience first-hand the camera in production.
"AJA is known for its generosity to customers and our support, return and warranty programs, and as a private, diverse company we can make bold moves to demonstrate to the community that we are very committed to the professional camera market. We have invested heavily in building a special purchase opportunity in the camera loan that we are making available so that anyone interested can experience this camera and the incredible film-like beauty of these images for themselves before committing to a purchase," said Nick Rashby, President, AJA Video Systems.
#TryCION began under NAB and will run until the end of summer 2015. The chambers are being made available on loan to qualifying applicants. Additional AJA cion accessories are also included with the loan program. Individuals interested in the program can apply online at https://www.aja.com/trycion
AJA presented a series of Mini-converters, powerful and portable devices that leverage AJA's proven technology for more flexible and extensible digital video workflows. The recently announced Fido-4T-ST and Fido-4R-ST enable four channels SDI to ST fiber and ST Fiber to SDI, enabling the transmission of 4K Ultra HD fiber signals and, HA5-4K converts UltraHD/HD into HDMI 4x 3G-SDI.
The company also announced the availability of firmware v1.2 for its CION 4K Ultra HD/and 2K/HD camera. Nick Rashby commented: "We are excited by the enthusiasm we have seen so far with cion and have been impressed by the amazing images our users are creating; which is driving our team's efforts to regularly bring users new features and improvements that will help them solve common production problems. CION offers great features at an incredible price, and this software update is just another example of our commitment to making it even greater with the integration of some of our features requested by the most popular users."
Likewise, he announced the launch of two Raw that were developed in joint work with the manufacturers Atomos and Convergent Design Supports.
