As soon as we got confirmation from DJI that the recent firmware for the Ronin 4D is final in terms of image quality, we ran the DJI Ronin 4D through our lab test. Curious to hear how it fares? Then read on… The new DJI Ronin 4D is quite a unique offering in the camera market, featuring the latest Zenmuse X9 gimbal (with an added stabilized Z-axis) combined with a main camera body that acts as the recording unit in one camera system. What makes this even more interesting is the fact that we are talking about a 6K dual native ISO (800 / 5000) full-frame sensor on the X9 gimbal, with internal ND filters, various exchangeable mounts (DL, M, E) plus the fact that it allows recording internally in ProRes RAW HQ and ProRes HQ codecs, along with an h.264 4:2:0 10bit option as well. The DJI Ronin 4D in the CineD studio. Image credit: CineD My colleague Nino made an extensive review on the Ronin 4D here, and please head over here for the technical info and specifications. So, without further ado, let’s dive into our DJI Ronin 4D Lab Test cycle. Rolling Shutter As this camera system is intended to be used by its very design on a lot of fast-moving/action scenes, a low rolling shutter value will be very important. Unfortunately, the DJI Ronin 4D disappoints on this end: I measured a rather high rolling shutter of 19.6ms in 6K full-frame mode at 25 frames per...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 10 January, 2022