Movie Making Manual/Cinematography/Cameras and Formats/Table of Cameras
This Module is part of the Cinematography section of the Movie Making Manual
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Please see the Comparison table of formats for details such as datarate, luma sampling frequency etc
Model | Manufacturer | Price | Format(s) | Medium(s) | Sensor resolution | Sensor technology | # Sensors | Sensor size | Recording resolution(s) & frame rate(s) | Chroma subsampling | b/p/c | Low lux | Lens | View finder | LCD size | DR @ 0db | SNR @ 0db | Video outputs | Video inputs | Audio | Digital IO | Weight | Notes |
HVR-Z1 | Sony | $5k | HDV, DVCam | mini DV tape | 1280x720(0.9MP) with pixel shift | CCD | 3 | 1/3" = 8.4mm | 1440x1080/25i | 4:2:0 | 8 bit ? | 3lux | 4.5 - 54 mm | Colour | 3.5" HD | 6 stops ? | Composite | MPEG layer II | IEEE1394 | 1.9kg |
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AG-HVX200 | Panasonic | $6k | DVCproHD, DVCpro50, DVCpro, DV | MiniDV, P2 | 1280x720 (0.9MP) with pixel shift | native 1080/60 progressive CCD (not confirmed by Panasonic, might be smaller and use pixel-shifting) | 3 | 1/3" | 1080/60i, 1080/24p, 1080/30p, 720/60p, 720/24p, 720/30p, 480/60i, 480/24p, 480/30p Some variable framerates in 720p |
4:2:2 | 6 lux | Wide angle Leica Dicomar high definition lens with optical image stabilizer | electronic | 3.5" | 7 stops? | HD component (D4), composite, s-vid | composite, s-vid | PCM | IEEE1394, USB2 | not yet released
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XL H1 | Canon | $7-10k | HDV, miniDV | HDV/DV tape | 1440x1080 ? non-square pixels |
CCD | 3 | 1/3" = 8.4mm | 1440x1080(HDV) 1920x1080(HDSDI) |
4:2:0(HDV) 4:2:2(HD SDI) |
8bit(HDV) 10bit(HD SDI) |
interchangable 1/3" XL | color, B&W switchable | 2.4" combo LCD & Viewfinder | HD-SDI (BNC), Component(RCA), S-video, Composite (BNC), Firewire (4-pin) | Component(RCA), S-video, Composite (BNC), Firewire (4-pin) | PCM Linear, MPEG1 Audio Layer II | HD SDI out only, Firewire (4-pin) | Body:5.4 lbs (2.4 kg), Total:8.3 lbs (3.7 kg) | ||||
VariCam | Panasonic | $66k | DVCproHD | DVCproHD tape | 1,019,280 | CCD | 3 | 2/3" | 720 4-60P FPS |
4:2:2 | 12-bit | 0.7 lux | Interchangeable, 2/3" bayonet mount | electronic | none | 7 stops? | HD SDI x 2 |
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VariCam HD D5 | P2? |
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Kinetta | Kinetta | Uncompressed HD | DDR | Sensor agnostic | 1 | 1920x1080/p (2.1MP) | 4:4:4(dual HDSDI) 4:2:2(HDSDI) | 10bit log | cine | Uncompressed | dual HD SDI | not yet released
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F900 | Sony | HDCAM | HDCAM tape | 1920x1080(2.1MP) | 3 | 1440x1080(1.6MP) | 3:1:1 | 5 stops under, 2 stops over key | |||||||||||||||
F950** | Sony | HDCAM SR | 1920x1080(2.1MP) | 4:4:4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Origin** | DALSA | upon request | uncompressed DPX 2.0 | DDR | 4096 x 2048 | CCD | 1 | 34mm x 17mm | 4096 x 2048, 0-36.00fps variable | 16 bit linear | 35mm PL mount | Optical | 12+ stops | 4xInfiniband | Rental only | ||||||||
Genesis | Panavision | rent-only | HDCAM SR | HDCAM SR tape | 12.4 MP | RGB (not Bayer) CCD | 1 | Super 35 (23.6mm x 13.3mm) | 1920x1080 (2.1MP) 1-50fps |
4:4:4 | 10 bit log | spherical 35mm inc. Primos | electronic | none | 12 stops? | dual HD SDI | dockable to Sony SRW-1 VTR
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35mm neg* | Celluloid | ~7000x~2900 (~20MP) | 24x18mm | 18 stops (best) |
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Human Visual System | Evolution/God | rent-only | Action potentials | Grey matter | Per exposure: total: 2MP Integrating over saccades: ~400MP |
Biochemical | 2 | 1 MP sent down optic nerve | 3 photons | biological | Per exposure: 6.5 stops Integrating over saccades: 20 stops |
optic nerve | FFT-like transform | ;-)
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Notes
* Obviously, celluloid can't be measured absolutely in these terms. These estimates provide an interesting comparison to the electronic formats.
** Some people may object to these cameras being called "HD Cameras" and may prefer terms such as "Film-style cameras".