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They already ARE being used in high-end cameras!
A Sony PXW series 4K camcorder starts at $25,000 US, so I would DEFINITELY say those are HIGH END cameras !!!
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We have tons of these in stock for use in our aerospace/industrial videos because a decent shoulder mount 4K camcorder and good Fujinon Servo-Zoom is SO MUCH EASIER to do handheld and interview work with! Those 4K "handycams" are TOYS compared to a decent 2/3rds inch B4-mount camcorder! AND i've done LOTS of still photo/video frame grabs from these cameras! They're 60 fps and they can goto 1/2000th of a second using electronic shutter modes for the clearest action scene captures! Built-in ND's with viewfinder Waveform and Vectorscope monitors for monitoring my video makes these cameras a DREAM to use on-field or at ice level for BOTH video and stills capture!
Sony 2/3rd inch sensors are used in EVERY major broadcast system! In fact SONY IS KING when is comes to B4 Mount Shoulder-mount and fixed pedestal camcorders for Broadcast television sports and news gathering. I see NOTHING BUT 4k 2/3rds inch Sony and Panasonic at an average Premier League soccer game or NHL hockey game (and I've been ON the football field and ice level with the rest of the camera crew - we ALL use B4-mount 2/3rds inch cameras!)
There is NO TECHNICAL REASON WHY SONY CANNOT USE it's 4K/8K resolution 2/3rd inch sensors on a cell phone!
The ONLY ISSUE is that the cell phone MUST be around 12mm thick to accommodate the focal plane issue inherent with that sensor size! With 12 mm to play with, If I was Sony, I would DEFINITELY be adding EXTRA Li-Ion battery cells to the empty space surround the 2/3rd inch image sensor assembly! More Battery, Bigger Sensor, more POWERFUL CPU chip --- What's Not To Like?
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YEAH! If i'm doing long-form single-camera shoots, i'm using the Full Frame Canon C700 ... BUT .... the parent company paid $90,000+ CAN for a full setup for EACH of those cameras they bought! The lenses were more than the camera itself! Such high costs is why I say that 2/3rds inch sensor smartphones ARE A VERY BIG DEAL for the prosumer user and the budget and small-band filmmaker community!
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It seems they are coming .... I didn't think they would come as early as 2019/2020 but it looks like the next 18 months is gonna be a GAME CHANGER for the flagship smartphone community who ALSO want BETTER stills and video imagery than what they are getting now!
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