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Join the Spark side What? Pixboom Spark How much? £13,199/$14,000
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If you find your lack of frame rate disturbing, Pixboom boosts cinema right up to hyper speed
ore megapixels, deeper bit rates, increased dynamic range, larger sensors and snappier autofocus are all
What it is: A Super 35 cinema camera with a 4.6K BSI global sensor shooting open gate 3:2 down to Super 16 crop Frame rates: 670@4.6K open gate; 781@4.6K, 887@4K, 1724@2K 16:9; 994@4K 2:1; 1171@4K, 2182@2K 2.37:1; 1926@4K, 3625@2K 4:1 ISO: Dual native, bases at 400 and 1600 Recording time: Only limited by SSD. The 2.5TB SSD in 4K at 1000fps records for seven minutes Image stabilisation: None Lens mount: E, PL or EF Screen: Fixed 3.5in touchscreen, 6.22m dots Memory: 2.5 TB SSD I/O: 12G-SDI, HDMI, 1B sync, 9-pin EXT, USB-C, 12/24V power Size: 108x110x130mm/ 4.25x4.33x5.2in Weight: 1.1kg/2.43lb body only
wonderful and worthy reasons to splurge on a new camera. But if you already have a recent model, upgrades like these won’t fundamentally change the films you produce. For that, you need something that does what most cameras can’t. High-speed photography is one way to transform the everyday into surreal visual poetry. It turns water splashes, explosions and movement into something special. Yet, despite camera technology evolving at a relentless pace, frame rate has barely moved forward. Many high-end modern hybrid cameras now shoot 4K at 120fps, usually in cropped modes. Some offer 240fps or 300fps in HD. But these are almost always rolling shutter cameras that rule out whip pans for fear of skewed verticals. Specs like these have been available on many cameras for more than a decade. Real high-speed work has remained locked behind eye-watering prices and
Design wins With plenty of input/output options, a locking E-mount and the slide-in 2.5TB SSD, Pixboom has made a pro-level speed machine
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