RED has just announced a new flagship camera in their DSMC3 lineup, called V-RAPTOR [X]. It features a 8K Vista Vision Global Shutter Sensor that goes up to 120fps in 8K, Extended Highlights protection mode for extra dynamic range, enhanced phase-detection AF, improved audio, and more. RED’s new electronic viewfinder, called Compact EVF, is also here. Over the last few days, Jarred Land – President and Co-Owner at RED Digital Cinema – has been posting pictures clearly teasing their upcoming EVF for DSMC3 cameras. However, a bigger announcement has been hiding in the background of those images. Indeed, next to the new EVF, today RED announces the first large-format cinema camera featuring a global shutter sensor capable of capturing 8K up to 120fps. So, please, welcome the RED V-RAPTOR [X] and V-RAPTOR XL [X]. RED V-RAPTOR [X]. Image credit: RED RED V-RAPTOR [X] and V-RAPTOR XL [X] – features The new RED V-RAPTOR [X] and V-RAPTOR XL [X] cameras inherit the same body design of their standard V-RAPTOR and V-RAPTOR XL counterparts, but pack an entirely re-engineered Vista Vision (40.96×21.60mm) Global Shutter sensor that can capture motion at up to 120fps in 8K. With full-frame global shutter on the rise, RED is the first company to bring this tech to a proper cinema camera. RED V-RAPTOR [X]. Image credit: RED What’s more impressive, though, is that – despite the global shutter design – the company claims that the cameras can capture 17+ stops of dynamic range in standard mode or...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 25 January, 2024