RED drops a bomb

• 15 years ago
• Categories: Red
• Tags: RED Scarlet

Red announced some detailed specs for two of their "Digital Stills and Motion Cameras". The first one is the high-end EPIC-X which will sell for $28,000. Pre-production version will be available this year and full production in 2010:

• New MYSTERIUM-X 5K sensor
• 5K (2:1) at 1-100fps
• 4K (2:1) at 1-125fps
• Quad HD at 1-120fps
• 3K (2:1) at 1-160fps
• 2K (2:1) at 1-250fps
• 1080P (scaled from full frame) at 1-60fps
• Increased Dynamic Range, reduced noise
• Time Lapse, Frame Ramping
• REDCODE 250
• ISO 200-8000
• New FLUT Color Science
• Completely Modular System, each Module individually upgradeable
• Independent Stills and Motion Modes (both record full resolution REDCODE RAW)
• 5 Axis Adjustable Sensor Plate
• Multiple Recording Media Options (Compact Flash, 1.8" SSD, RED Drives, RED RAM)
• Wireless REDMOTE control
• Touchscreen LCD control option
• Bomb-EVF, RED-EVF and RED-LCD compatible
• Multiple User Control Buttons
• Interchangeable Lens mounts including focus and iris control of electronic RED, Canon and Nikon lenses (along with Zoom data)
• "Touch Focus Tracking" with electronic lens mounts and RED Touchscreen LCDs
• LDS and /i Data enabled PL Mount
• Rollover Battery Power
• Independent LUTs on Monitor Outputs
• Independent Frame Guides and Menu overlays on Monitor Outputs
• Monitor Ports support both LCD and EVF
• True Shutter Sync In/Out and Strobe Sync Out
• 720P, 1080P and 2K monitoring support
• Gigagbit Network interface and 802.11 Wireless interface
• 3 Axis internal motion sensor, built in GPS receiver
• Enhanced Metadata
• Full size connectors on Pro I/O Module. AES Digital Audio input, single and dual link HD-SDI
• Support for RED, most Arri 19mm, Studio 15mm, 15mm Lite, Panavision and NATO accessories
• Dimensions- Approx. 4"x4"x5.5"
• Weight (Brain only)- Approx. 6 lbs (2.72kg)

Those are the specs of the Scarlet 2/3 inch camera which will be Red's entry level model (no price announced for now):

• Increased REDCODE data rates
• New FLUT Color, Gamma and Sensitivity Science. Now same as EPIC.
• More extensive modular system integration.
• Interchangeable Lens mounts including focus and iris control of electronic RED, Canon and Nikon lenses, along with Zoom data (Scarlet 2/3" Interchangeable)
• "Touch Focus Tracking" with electronic lens mounts and RED touchscreen LCD's (Scarlet 2/3" Interchangeable and 8x Fixed)
• Two independent microphone level channels, balanced input circuits, 48V Phantom Power, digitized at 24-bit 48KHz.
• GigaBit Ethernet port
• Scaled 1080P at 60fps

Reduser via Engadget