The Super 8 camera was responsible for a generation of original and inexpensive independent film making. Now, many films are recorded with digital cameras, and while the technology had a rarefied price range for a long time, the cost of high-resolution cameras is shrinking as the technology is getting even better. Now, the frontier is 4K, or a resolution ratio of 3840×2160 pixels, and the Production Camera 4K from Blackmagic is a real beauty.
Blackmagic’s portable 4K digital film camera is a cost-effective production-quality outfit that can record and immediately edit video for the big screen or a YouTube project… Well, for the moment, YouTube can’t handle 4K. As it is, 4K is a video resolution that will completely freeze my computer, as if my computer was freaking out because the video was so real.
The aluminum-bodied camera features a five-inch touchscreen that you can use to monitor and control shutter angle, recording format, and enter any important metadata like scene and shot numbers. The Blackmagic 4K is also setup for most modern lenses and accessories.
For the really ambitious documentary filmmaker who is obsessed with high-resolution quality, the Blackmagic 4K camera is ideal for an independent crew that wants to compete with big-budget productions.
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