Movie Making Manual/Cameras and formats

This Module is part of the Cinematography section of the Movie Making Manual

Introduction

This is an index page for different camera guides. For example, a comprehensive list of cameras and recording formats, mediums etc.

A Panasonic VariCam on a tripod

Contents

• Table of Cameras - every camera from HDV cameras right up to the best money can buy, ordered by price. This table lists many of the important parameters of the cameras such as sensor resolution, dynamic range etc.

• Table of Formats - a huge table listing all the details of almost every format from DV to 8k

• Technical Qualities of the Capture Medium - a discussion of the parameters which define a camera like exposure latitude, signal to noise ratio and sensitivity.

• Celluloid

• Electronic Capture and Storage Formats - a discussion of the formats used for... you guessed it... electronic capture and storage from DV to the Dalsa Origin®. Please note that this category includes post-production formats.

• Distribution Formats

• The full, automated listing of every article in the "formats" category