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CANON ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF 4K DIGITAL CINEMA CAMERAS

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dilbert:
C500 will have a 33MP sensor.

From the press release:
"The Cinema EOS C500/C500 PL digital cinematography cameras will not only support 4K-resolution video but also outputs this as a 10-bit uncompressed RAW data stream with no de-Bayering. The cameras offer the additional versatility of being able to output quad full-HD (3840 x 2160), 2K (2048 x 1080), full HD (1920 x 1080), and other imaging options."

Which sounds exactly like what they've done with the C300..

So, 3840 x 2160 x 4 (RGGB) = 33177600

To update, I'm not sure about that and it seems that the blurb contains conflicting messages. For example, it later says:
" Equipped with a newly developed Super 35mm-equivalent approximately 8.85-megapixel CMOS sensor"
Which would seem to imply that de-Bayering is required for 4K, in contrast to the above. Or does the camera de-Bayer internally? Now I'm confused...

kapanak:

--- Quote from: dilbert on April 12, 2012, 11:49:28 AM ---C500 will have a 33MP sensor.

From the press release:
"The Cinema EOS C500/C500 PL digital cinematography cameras will not only support 4K-resolution video but also outputs this as a 10-bit uncompressed RAW data stream with no de-Bayering. The cameras offer the additional versatility of being able to output quad full-HD (3840 x 2160), 2K (2048 x 1080), full HD (1920 x 1080), and other imaging options."

Which sounds exactly like what they've done with the C300..

So, 3840 x 2160 x 4 (RGGB) = 33177600

To update, I'm not sure about that and it seems that the blurb contains conflicting messages. For example, it later says:
" Equipped with a newly developed Super 35mm-equivalent approximately 8.85-megapixel CMOS sensor"
Which would seem to imply that de-Bayering is required for 4K, in contrast to the above. Or does the camera de-Bayer internally? Now I'm confused...

--- End quote ---

It isn't confusing. Your calculation for 33177600 is the number of photo sites, or dots. The sensor is a Bayer sensor, so the true pixel count is as they say, 8.85 megapixels.

seanmcr6:
THIS is the camera the C300 *should* have been. It's an impressive and rich feature set. Unfortunately, I bet it will cost closer to $30K....  :-\

As for the EOS 1D C....it's just a 1Dx with a much better codec/chipset. Allowing for 4K capture and Full HD capture at 60fps...for an extra $8K   :o

dilbert:
C500 specs in Japanese
http://cweb.canon.jp/cinema-eos/lineup/digitalcamera/c500/index.html

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