In a recent press release, leading semiconductor manufacturer onsemi declared to be the magician behind the state-of-the-art sensor featured in ARRI’s latest flagship 4.6K Super 35 cinema camera, the ALEXA 35. The new sensor is the cherry on top of the 22 years of partnership with the German manufacturer. It’s a well-known fact that most camera manufacturers rely on image sensors supplied by third-party companies. For example, Nikon has been using Sony sensors for years and even the groundbreaking ALEV 4 sensor found on the new dynamic range king, the ALEXA 35, isn’t solely the work of ARRI. In truth, since their first steps into the world of digital cinematography, the German manufacturer has been working side by side with onsemi (formerly known as ON Semiconductor), an American company that mass produces chips for a broad range of applications, spanning from automotive and industrial to aerospace and medical. Image credit: ARRI ARRI ALEXA 35’s sensor: co-developed with onsemi With a measured dynamic range of 15.1 stops at a signal-to-noise ratio of 2, the ARRI ALEXA 35 unsurprisingly broke a new record in our own Lab Test. I’m confident that you didn’t miss our initial coverage, Lab Test talk, and hands-on interview with ARRI about the camera, but if you’re among the few who did, make sure to give them a look before going on. Image credit: ARRI The camera’s new 4.6K (4608×3164) 3:2 Super 35 ALEV 4 CMOS sensor (pixel pitch: 6.075 µm) benefits from onsemi’s avant-garde technologies for optimizing...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 26 September, 2022