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AJA Cion 4K cinema Camera
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  • MikeLinnMikeLinn

  • punditpundit

    Only 8.5 stops of DR??!! Surely there must be something wrong? Something like this should be capable of at least 12 stops of DR if it's going to be serious contender.

  • firstbasefirstbase

    Hard to believe my AF100A has better DR than this cam! Sheesh!

  • retrospectiveretrospective

    For the price, I would rather get the Sony FS7.

  • nomadnomad

    Me too.

  • froboy88froboy88

    Hmmm. They claim 12 stops on their site. That's not good. The 4k 120p option is intriguing, but if the DR is really limited to 8.5 stops I would prefer the FS7 or FS700/7q option.

    "Sensor CION features a 4K APS-C sized CMOS sensor with an electronic global shutter and 12 stops of dynamic range. Lenses designed for Super 35mm cover the sensor imaging area and the global shutter eliminates the undesirable qualities associated with rolling shutter-based sensors."

    Site: https://www.aja.com/en/products/cion

  • GeoffreyKennerGeoffreyKenner

    Their official videos look much better. It reminds me a lot of the F65.

  • punditpundit

    It appears the trade off with current technology is global shutters seem to have less DR than rolling shutters.

  • AlbertZAlbertZ

    Aja Cion $4000 price drop, the price for CION is now $4995 (summer promotion)

    https://www.aja.com/en/news/top-stories/345

  • endotoxicendotoxic

    This camera is a kind of let down.

    Sensor is not good. change that and it will shine

  • MikeLinnMikeLinn

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

  • MikeLinnMikeLinn

    AJA CION 4K Test Firefly

  • MikeLinnMikeLinn

    Skin tone test

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

  • HellohogoHellohogo

    I personally like the look of this camera.

  • MikeLinnMikeLinn

    How would you define the look of CION?

    I think it’s completely a matter of personal opinion. The CION is a camera that you need to get to know to get the best out of it. And once you do, you get something that’s very amazing. I think the look is very filmic, maybe a little gritty, with a bit of warmth. The CION is truly a 4K camera.

    I know we don’t like to talk about dynamic range, but it seems to me you got quite a bit of exposure latitude between the flaming fire highlights and the rich, deep shadows. It didn’t look contrasty or noisy.

    Oh, it’s all there. It’s a matter of knowing the camera. And lighting.

    CION is a camera that, if you took it out of the box and you went down the street and hit “Record,” you might be disappointed in the stuff until you actually got to know the camera better. A few days later, after knowing the camera, you’d set it up differently, you’d understand that actually there’s quite a lot of data there.

    http://www.fdtimes.com/2015/10/13/alis-aja-asprey-films/

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