DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURE: The video camera & the single image camera are about to become one

Friday: April 10, 2009

In today’s image driven world, there are projects that require a single image or a video image. In order to meet the needs of a project, the photographer has to carry in their “kit” both a stills camera & a video camera. The dream of photographers [stills or motion] for years has been to cary one camera that could do double duty.

The “brass ring” that photographers have been trying to grab for years, is to have a video camera with enough resolution per frame to be used as a still image. Well Mr. Photographer, the brass ring is now with in your reach. The people at Red Digital Cinema, makers of the Red camera, have brought to market your dream video camera. The Red camera that has the greatest flexibility is the Scarlet model of Red camera.

If you would like to see the editing workflow based around the red camera, I have provided a link to a video white paper. This section of the Red camera web site, demonstrates the Red Starlets’ flexibility/customizability. The Red Scarlet is the next evolution in photography & videography.