Detailed Information:
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VIEW WHAT CAMERA AND LENS ARE REALLY DOING ON THE LENS DATA DISPLAY WHILE PULLING FOCUS, ADJUSTING THE IRIS AND CONTROLLING. CAMERA RUN/STOP: WMU-3, LDD-FP, WFU-3 |
COMPONENT MODULARITY
No two shoots are the same, and a fast Steadicam chase requires a different wireless setup than a camera on a crane for a music video with speed ramps. To make sure that you can quickly assemble the appropriate system for any type of shoot, the new WRS is modular to the core. It is as easy to assemble a minimal configuration to control focus and camera run/stop as it is to add wireless camera control for complex ramps or the Lens Data Display for an accurate display of lens rings and camera status. The WRS has the flexibility to provide just the right tool for the job.
NETWORK MODULARITY
To assure robust transmission, ease of use and greater flexibility, we have written our own wireless network operating system. This extends the basic modularity of the individual components: up to three Wireless Main Units (WMU-3) can communicate with one camera, a useful feature when the assistant needs to pull focus, the director wants to zoom and the second assistant needs to control a speed ramp. Since the WRS is equipped with a smart identification feature, you simply have to turn each unit on and it will automatically integrate itself into the network. Even better, up to eight groups of three units (that’s 24 Wireless Main Units!) can be used on the same set, making the WRS ideal for multiple camera shoots.
LENS DATA SYSTEM COMPATIBLE
Through compatibility with the ARRI Lens Data System it is now simpler, more accurate and faster to work with a camera that has to be controlled remotely. Pop the Lens Data Display for Focus Puller (LDD-FP) on the WMU-3, and wherever you go you see accurate lens and camera information while pulling focus, setting iris or zooming. No more fiddling with witness cameras, no more worrying about unreliable video transmissions. Anywhere on the set the LDD-FP will show a real-time image of the lens rings, a bar graph of depth of field, a numerical readout of focus and depth of field, T-stop, focal length, hyperfocal distance, close focus and other lens related information. Equally helpful are nine focus marks that can be set, moved or renumbered on the fly. To keep you fully informed, the screen can be configured to also show camera status, fps, shutter angle, footage, magazine footage and camera battery level.
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| RUN RAMPS, CHANGE FPS AND SHUTTER OR MONITOR THE FOOTAGE FROM ANYWHERE ON THE SET WITH THE WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL WHILE MASTERING FOCUS, IRIS AND CAMERA RUN/STOP: WMU-3, WRC-1, WFU-3 |
WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL COMPATIBLE
With the WRC-1 it is possible to control all aspects of the camera wirelessly, from setting of fps and shutter angle to the creation of unique special effects like speed or depth of field ramps. And when the Lens Data System is used, any ramp involving the iris is a snap, since the LDS knows where the T-stops are. The tedious and time consuming calibration of T-stops is not necessary any more.
DISTANCE MEASURING & FOCUS TRACKING
The ARRI Lens Data System can take the input from compatible distance measuring devices, and display the result on the LDD-FP, either cabled to the camera or wirelessly. The Wired Handgrip Attachment WHA-3 provides the unique capability to move the focus ring to the measured distance through a simple button push.
BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY
To protect the rental houses’ investment, the existing hand controllers WFU-1 and WZU-1 are compatible with the new Wireless Main Unit WMU-3, and the new hand controllers WFU-3 and WZU-3 are compatible with the existing Wireless Main Unit WMU-1 and WMU-2.
To gain the benefit of the new radio modem (smaller, lighter, draws less power, more robust transmission) and to make them compatible with the new radio modem, the old hardware (WMU-1, Studio LDB, Lite LDB and URM-1) can be updated. Old hardware with the new radio modem will be called WMU-2, Studio LDB-2, Lite LDB-2 and URM-2. For quick identification, units with new radio modems have a blue washer around the antenna port.