The OCTOPUS CAMERA is a new prototype cinema camera by Octopus Cinema, designed as an open platform with removable and upgradable parts. Currently, full frame and 4/3 sensors from CMV and Sony (Respectively) are designed to work with the camera. OCTOPUS CAMERA. Source: Octopus Cinema Octopus Cinema is a UK based company in London and this is their first product – the OCTOPUS CAMERA. Currently, it is still in prototype stage, but the creators claim that it will be ready during the summer of 2020. The concept: an open platform digital cinema camera with removable and upgradable parts. The camera is not tied to a single image sensor, but supports a range of image sensor modules from third-party sensor module manufacturers. The official press release is a bit confusing but what we gathered from it, is that sensors from XIMEA (based in Germany/Slovakia, specializes in imaging modules) are used in the prototype models, followed by Sony with their IMX253 and CMV with their CMV20000 sensors as suppliers. OCTOPUS CAMERA. Source: Octopus Cinema The prototype have XIMEA’s 1.1-inch and full-frame image sensor modules. There is no information on which lens mount is being used with both sensor. The camera’s body is quite compact with 110 x 110 x 110mm, weighing 900 grams. It is made of CNC milled aluminum with a glossy white finish. OCTOPUS CAMERA. Source: Octopus Cinema Both, the 5K full frame and 4K 4/3 inch sensors are capable of lossless 12-bit RAW at 4K 30fps in Cinema DNG. For higher frame rates, there is either...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 19 June, 2019