At IBC 2023, camera and lighting manufacturer Z CAM introduced the E2-M5G cinema camera. It features a 5K Micro Four Thirds global shutter CMOS sensor with Dual Gain architecture and Dual Native ISO, can record in 5K60p or 4K96p, plus it has a user-interchangeable MFT lens mount and a claimed dynamic range of 16 stops. When we last visited Z CAM’s booth at IBC in Amsterdam last year, the company had just introduced the E2-F6 Pro, an entirely new cinema camera platform offering a 6K full-frame rolling shutter sensor, a 5” touchscreen monitor, 12G-SDI, Genlock, Timecode, and more. Its non-Pro counterpart played a key role in the making of the latest Mission Impossible movie. Hence, Z CAM’s popularity in these applications likely led many cinematographers to beg Z CAM for a new global shutter camera. And here it is, the new E2-M5G! On the show floor at IBC 2023, my colleague Johnnie sat down with the “Z CAM man” himself – Kinson Loo – to discuss this feature-dense camera. Let’s take a look! Z CAM E2-M5G with PL mount. Image credit: CineD Z CAM E2-M5G 5K global shutter camera – features The new E2-M5G is not Z CAM’s first global shutter cinema camera. Indeed, the company already has the E2-S6G 6K Super35 model in its arsenal. However, according to Kinson, the new 5K Micro Four Thirds global shutter CMOS sensor of the E2-M5G performs exceptionally well. To start with, the camera records in 5K at up to 60fps or 4K...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 18 September, 2023