Convergent Design's Odyssey7Q is a versatile recorder/monitor that's a perfect match for the Canon C500. The Odyssey7Q acts as a great onboard monitor and is capable of recording multiple formats from multiple cameras, but when paired with the C500, it allows for 4K Raw, 2K and HD external recording. What's especially useful with this combo is the ability to record 4K Raw externally, while at the same time recording HD internally with matched filenames.

Convergent Design has been busy building new firmware for the Odyssey7Q. In the latest firmware, they announced support for 4K Raw data from the Sony FS700, ProRes recording, and much more.

4K was the definitive buzzword at NAB this year, as well as CES, with a number of manufacturers releasing 4K televisions, 4K game systems, and 4K cameras. With the consumer demand for 4K content just around the corner, one of the most often asked questions is "How much is this gonna cost us?!"

When the Sony FS700 was first released, Sony announced that a 4K Raw recording option would be forthcoming.

We posted about the Odyssey 7 & 7Q monitor-recorders when they were first announced, and now Convergent Design has been nice enough to let us display them in our booth (#C6013) at NAB this year.