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Poly Studio X

Poly Announces new X Series All-In-One Video Conferencing Video Bars with Built-In Zoom Rooms

You no longer need a computer to run Zoom Rooms. Poly’s new Studio X30 and X50 have everything you need for high-quality video conferencing on board. Almost everyone these days wants video conferencing capabilities in there boardrooms and huddle spaces, but the cost and complexity of these systems is a […]

Should You Update Your Behringer x32 to Firmware v4?

NOTE: Z Systems is no longer a dealer for Behringer. This article is for informational purposes only. We sell a variety of other audio brands, please contact us for more information! Earlier in November, Behringer released a firmware update for the x32 family – user response was lukewarm. A few […]

Z Systems Does AV

You know Z Systems does cameras, production systems and broadcast video equipment. But did you know that Z Systems also specializes in AV systems?

Sony Announces New PXW-FX9 Full Frame Camcorder

On Friday September 13th Sony announced a brand new camcorder the PXW-FX9. The FX9 is a whole new beast of a camera, featuring a new full frame 6k sensor, dual base ISO and a Hybrid Autofocus System. This is a brand new camera system and we are still just getting […]

FS7 Replacement Rumors

Is something coming from Sony that will replace the venerable FS7? We think its pretty likely that the rumors are true and we will see something new announced soon based on a large number of factors. First and foremost that the FS7 is about to turn 5 years old, and […]

Dual Base ISO and Shot Noise

by Keith Mullin In this article I hope to explain on a conceptual level how Dual Base ISO works and how Shot Noise can mislead us into thinking it’s just a gimmick from the camera manufacturers. I can assure you right now that Dual Base ISO is not a gimmick […]

Customer Success Story: City of Ham Lake

The City of Ham Lake had an aging, standard definition live production system and the time had come for an upgrade. After fielding proposals from several different audiovisual integrators, they selected Z Systems. They noted that Z Systems proposal not only had a competitive cost, but that Z Systems was […]