Movie Making Manual/Cinematography/Cameras and Formats/Table of Cameras
This Module is part of the Cinematography section of the Movie Making Manual
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".