RED ONE camera notes, images and links

We posted yesterday on the RED ONE camera as info was released. Other links, interviews and pictures from the showroom floor are starting to trickle in, so here they are for your eye-ballin’ pleasure.

The camera body (sans lens) has been estimated to be around 10″-12″ in length, 6″ tall, and 5″ wide. Those are only rough estimates of course, as the body mockup was encased in glass.

The “Mysterium” CMOS sensor that will be used in this camera was designed from scratch by the RED team, has reportedly already been tested (to some extend anyway) and is performing better than expected.

The sensor is oversized, and in 4K mode displays an additional 10% of the frame outside what is being captured. This is very similiar to what traditional film camera DP’s are used to, and will help tremendously in framing and tracking.

Dynamic range is >66dB (approx 11-15 stops, very very nice).

There will supposedly be a sub-$1000 recording media cartridge of some kind made available, no specifics on what tech or capacity. It would stand to reason that they’ll position it to compete with current P2 media capacities and pricing.

Advance Reservations for orders are being taken ($1000 “good faith” deposit), we know that at least 100 reservations for this camera came in Monday. That is probably just the tip of the iceberg…

*Images from the RED booth at NAB, courtesy DVinfo (two posts on that thread page with images).

*More images from the RED booth at NAB, courtesy DVXuser (images start on that page and continue on following pages).

*DVinfo has a tour of the Oakley One Icon facility (which looks eerily like the set of a sci-fi series).

*StudioDaily has an interview with RED’s Jim Jannard.

*Last but certainly not least, HD4NDS Mike Curtis has a nice lengthy post that thoroughly covers the various shooting modes available in the RED ONE camera, with his comments on what would work best where. Classic HD For Indies fodder, read it and learn.

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