Clip transfer from X70 to a smartphone

[David Cleverly]

Hi everyone,

Considering the X70 as a news cam replacing/adding to my heavy HPX-502 ENG cam kit.

Just curious to see if anyone is successfully using the feature where you can transfer video clips to a smartphone using the WiFi connection in the X70.

Thanks in advance,

DC

[Atticus Lake]

I don't think that feature's there yet. The details page mentions it as part of the firmware upgrade expected March-ish:

https://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/micro-...roduct-PXWX70/

Right now you can monitor (low-res viewfinder on the phone), and control recording and zoom.

[David Cleverly]

Ahh, ok thank you.

I wonder if the transfers will be full-res versions or proxy versions.

DC

[Mike Buckhout]

This is probably dependent on the codec. I am doubtful that most phones will have the horsepower to decode XAVC in realtime, but probably will be fine with AVCHD.

[David Cleverly]

I would be happy with AVCHD - it would be for ENG purposes only.

Cheers,

David

[Mark Rosenzweig]

Originally Posted by Mike Buckhout

This is probably dependent on the codec. I am doubtful that most phones will have the horsepower to decode XAVC in realtime, but probably will be fine with AVCHD.

I am not disputing your general statement, but my Samsung Galaxy S5 plays smoothly on its Full HD OLED screen XAVC S 100Mbps 4K videos (that I make with Sony Vegas Pro 13) or XAVC S 60Mbps videos straight from my AX100.

[Gerry Fraiberg]

Originally Posted by David Cleverly

Ahh, ok thank you.

I wonder if the transfers will be full-res versions or proxy versions.

DC

Video transfers will be in MP4 format, according to the Sony web site:

"The PXW-X70 can be remotely controlled from a smartphone or tablet computer (iOS 4.3 through 7.0 or Android 2.3 through 4.3) via a Wi-Fi connection, and recorded video files can be transferred from camcorder to smartphone in MP4 format.* In addition to file transfer, streaming via 4G/LTE is planned to be available by firmware upgrade in the future. One-touch authentication is also possible with smartphones that offer NFC connectivity. The required Content Browser Mobile mobile smartphone application can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or App Store."

https://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/micro-...roduct-PXWX70/

[David Cleverly]

Originally Posted by Gerry Fraiberg

Video transfers will be in MP4 format, according to the Sony web site:

"The PXW-X70 can be remotely controlled from a smartphone or tablet computer (iOS 4.3 through 7.0 or Android 2.3 through 4.3) via a Wi-Fi connection, and recorded video files can be transferred from camcorder to smartphone in MP4 format.* ".....

https://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/micro-...roduct-PXWX70/

...now I wonder if those MP4 files that can be transferred to a smartphone are hi-quality and "usable for broadcast" video clips or will they be low-quality proxy clips.

DC

[Fabian Charlton]

Any update?

[Donald McPherson]

I would be tempted to buy a USB-C card reader. If it works, it would be a lot faster than Wi-Fi transfer. And phones now have more power than computers did a few years ago. Who remembers rendering all night?

[Fabian Charlton]

Phones are so much more powerful yup. The issue I'm having us trying to see if I can change or have any setting that allows . Mp4

Like does the proxy do it for the z90. I want to confirm that the x70 does .MP4 proxy.


Maybe the z90 can do it like how the x70 does
I just wish someone can confirm.

BTW, do you have any footage of. Mxf of various sizes and codec I can get I just want to mess with encoding time and such.

It definitely can work if the files are . Mp4,
The reader is so much faster. The only issue I have is, if is not then I'll want to convert and I have such program on my phone I just need to test. So if anyone has sample footage,I would like