22Apr Nyrius Aries pro wireless HDMI transmitter for the 5d mark III
Last year I put up a post about the Paralinx Arrow hdmi wireless transmitter. While it’s dropped in price to $895, it’s still a very costly purchase for low budget applications. The creator of the Paralinx Arrow used to work for one of the companies that created some of the lower priced HDMI wireless transmitters and I think they’ve finally copied his design with the release of the Nyrius ARIES Prime
It also claims an uncompressed HDMI transmission range of 30 feet with zero latency and a max transmission range of 160 feet line of site. The transmitter unit on the Nyrius ARIES Prime looks almost identical to the Paralinx Arrow and the receiver is only slightly more square than rectangular.
I don’t know if Nyrius had the camera market in mind when they created this $199 unit, but the receiver has a 1/4 20 mount on the bottom of the receiver as an attachment point. Velcro a usb battery power supply to the bottom of this, attach it to a Ninja 2, and you have a nice compact wireless HDMI Prores capture device.
The Nyrius ARIES Prime should arrive about the same time as the Ninja 2, this should coraspond with the Canon 5d mark III’s firmware upgrade. If all goes well I’ll be testing all of these devices out at the same time. It should give me a chance to compare footage from the Nyrius ARIES Prime feed to the Ninja 2 as well as video recorded directly from the 5d mark III’s HDMI port. I’ll post some more as soon as I get a chance to play with it.
April 22nd, 2013 at 6:03 am
I have a Ninja 2 and the Nexus 7 with the DSLR Camera Controller app – when the new 5DIII firmware finally arrives, I’ll be testing to see if I can still use the Nexus as a USB monitor/controller while using the Ninja 2 as an HDMI recorder – or will the Ninja and the Nexus fight for control over the 5D?
April 22nd, 2013 at 6:51 am
As far as I know the HDMI from the 5d mark III is pretty much one direction (out). I doubt it would have any effect on the usb port attachment. How do you plan to mount all of that?
April 22nd, 2013 at 9:47 pm
I have 15mm rails, with follow focus and a couple of articulating ‘magic’ arms – one for the Nexus clamp-thingy and one for the H4n. As the Ninja 2 weights just about nothing, I am sticking it onto the flash shoe and the director can then watch the Nexus screen as I shoot. This is for interviews and the like.
For handheld I’ll use only the Nexus as monitor, and the HDMI wireless (when I save up the money for it) will enable to director to watch the action on the Ninja 2. That’s the plan anyway, and at $199 for the Nyrius, it may be doable a little sooner.
April 22nd, 2013 at 3:17 pm
The Nyrius Aries Pro is quite similar to the Paralinx arrow.
April 22nd, 2013 at 3:31 pm
Once it shows up I’ll be able to run some tests with the ninja and 5d mark III to see if it is in fact lossless. If that’s the case, that’s a pretty good price for a wireless monitor or field recorder feed. Hopefully it works.
April 23rd, 2013 at 6:58 am
So this could work with the 7D today?
I’d like to be able to send a true 1080p signal wirelessly from a steadicam rig to a BMD ATEM switcher.
I wonder if that switcher accepts DSLR video through its HDMI inputs?
April 23rd, 2013 at 8:50 am
I’m pretty sure the output of the 7d’s HDMI port is a boxed 1080p signal with the actual image being black barred on all 4 sides. You could switch to it, but it probably wouldn’t fill up the whole screen.
April 23rd, 2013 at 11:58 pm
If only it was in stock!
April 24th, 2013 at 9:15 pm
I bought EDUP EP-WD3207 chinese hdmi wireless. The transmitter has internal battery. Still have not tested it yet arrived, bought yesterday, I believe that I can do a review for one month.
April 25th, 2013 at 7:47 am
Let me know how it turns out. Doesn’t look like there is a lot of info on that unit.
April 25th, 2013 at 1:01 pm
I found only this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se-yY0Hi8yE and infos like:
Supports 1080P HD video
Supports WHDI 1.4 (3D)
Charges directly via the USB port
Effective transfer range can be up to 20-30m
Built-in omni-directional antenna
Battery:1300mAh rechargeable lithium battery
Battery Working Time:Approx. 2.5 hours
HDMI Interface:HDMI 1.4
Video Format:1080P,720P,480P
Receiver Input:5.0V 2.0A Micro USB
Operating Frequency:5GHz
Wi-Fi:802.11n standard
April 25th, 2013 at 4:42 pm
Thanks for the info, i’ll check it out.
April 29th, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Can you walk me through how I’d hook this up from a Canon t3i and broadcast a signal to an iPhone or Ipad?
June 7th, 2013 at 5:14 pm
Hey guys,
I received the nyrius aries prime yesterday and have just tested it on the 5D mark 2 (soon upgrading to 5d mark 3 to enable lcd mirroring) and it work amazingly. there is virtually no lag it great.
notes: you have to buy a hdmi to mini hdmi adapter for it to fit into your 5D!
You also have to buy a usb power pack power both the transmitter and receiver.
Once you’ve done that you’ve got yourself a wireless monitor solution for mega cheap.
I will make a video soon and upload. Also if you don’t live in the USA like me (I live in the UK) I ordered mine through amazon.com and had it shipped to http://www.shipito.com.
June 7th, 2013 at 5:16 pm
Mine showed up not working. A few others have reported problems, but those that got a working model have had good things to say about it.
April 15th, 2014 at 1:56 pm
What specs on your external batteries did you use to power the receiver and the transmitter. The receiver for me is not working without a wall outlet charger, but the transmitter is working on 5V 1A external usb battery.
April 15th, 2014 at 6:33 pm
The receiver requires around a 2 amp supply. It’s pretty picky about what you use to power it.
September 21st, 2013 at 12:38 pm
Been using this all the time now and loving it. If you also get this power backup http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B688RZA/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 then you can now roam around the area without being tied down. By power cord. It provides 2-3hrs of power at least during my testing.
September 26th, 2013 at 10:14 pm
Anyone knows the difference between the Nyrius ‘Prime’ vs their ‘Pro’ version besides the price?
September 27th, 2013 at 7:40 am
Transmission distance and power requirements. I believe the pro will broadcast 60 feet and requires a 1 amp usb supply, while the prime broadcasts 30 feet and requires a .5 amp usb supply.
October 4th, 2013 at 3:06 am
hello,
do you think can we use a setting like this: 5D3 (raw video )–> HDMI splitter –> 1st HDMI out to wired 7″ monitor + 2nd HDMI out to Nyrius transmitter –> laptop+ Nyrius receiver or (7″monitor + Nyrius receiver)
any help would be really appreciated .
thank you