Here is a great new device that news teams and broadcasters can use when they are on the road. The Sony Location Porter is designed for people doing on-site reporting yet don’t have access to a professional broadcast truck or equipment. Rather than rely on old-hand satellite technology, you can connect to the web or via a 3G connection to make that important broadcast in live streaming video.
You can plug any camcorder or live feed into the LocationPorter, and your video will be converted to H.264 MPEG-4 on the fly, so it can be easily streamed. On a single 3G connection your footage gets smooshed down to a 352×240, 5 to 15fps stream (64 to 160kbps) but the device can actually use two simultaneous 3G connections to boost the data stream up to 320kbps. And when connected to a LAN, the video can be streamed up to 30fps.
Originally released last year as the RVT-SD100, the Location Porter allows a cameraman to transmit real time footage using either 3G connectivity or the internet.
This removes the presence of a mobile unit, i.e. your average news van. It is portable too since you could carry it across your shoulder with a sling-strap.
This year Sony has unveiled two new versions of the nimble Location Porter, the RVT-SD200 and RVT-MR200. The SD200 is an upgrade of its predecessor while the MR200 can transmit and receive video footage from 12 different locations.
All that’s needed is for a monitor to be connected and viola! You’ve got an instant command center. This broad functionality marks an immense leap from the original SD100′s one-on-one use.
Sony expects the devices to be a hit not only among TV stations, but local government and emergency services as well.
That is, if they can shell out the dough. A single RVT-SD200/MR200 costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $20,000. Yikes!
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