List of 4K video recording devices explained
This is a list of devices which can record video in 4K resolution. As digital video authoring systems could be considered re-recording systems, these should be included.
Professional cameras
- Arri Alexa
- Astrodesign AH-4413 – released in 2012 and records at 3840×2160 (8.3 megapixels)[1]
- AXIOM is an open source hardware modular camera that allows users to swap sensors. For research and development the ams Sensors Belgium CMV12000 was used, which allows the camera to record up to 300 fps (10 bit), 132 fps (12 bit) at 4K Resolution[2]
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6k
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4k
- Blackmagic URSA
- Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K
- Blackmagic Production Camera 4K – announced April 8, 2013[3] [4]
- Canon EOS C500[5] – released in 2012 and records in DCI 4K
- Dalsa Origin – released in 2003 and records at 4096×2048 (8.3 megapixels). The Dalsa Origin II is no longer available. Dalsa discontinued the Digital Cinema division in 2008. The Origin II was available via a rental-only model similar to Panavision.
- FOR-A FT-ONE – records 4K at up to 900 FPS
- JVC GY-HMQ10 – released in 2012 and records at UHD 4K (3840×2160, 8.3 megapixels)
- Panasonic HC-X1000, 2014 – capable to record in 4K (3840 × 2160) and Cinema 4K (4096 × 2160), 60p/50p, 20× optical zoom, built-in ND filter.
- Panasonic HC-X1500, 2020
- Panasonic HC-X2000, 2020
- Panasonic DVX-200 – 4k 60fps
- Point Grey FL3-U3-88S2C-C 8.8 MP Color USB 3.0 – released in 2012 and records at DCI 4K (the framerate is limited to 21 fps)[6]
- RED EPIC – released in 2011 and records at 5K RAW (5120×2700 13.8 megapixels) & DCI 4K (4096×2160, 8.8 megapixels)
- RED Scarlet-X – released in November 2011
- RED ONE – released in 2007 and records at 4096×2304 (11.5 megapixels)
- Sony F65
- Sony F5
- Sony F55
- Sony VENICE
- Sony Handycam FDR-AX1[7]
- Sony XDCAM PXW-Z100[8] [9]
- Vision Research Phantom 65 - no longer in production
- Vision Research Phantom Flex 4K - records 4K @ up to 1000 FPS - previewed on April 8, 2013[10]
DSLRs and Mirrorless cameras
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6k
- Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4k
- Canon EOS-1D C DSLR – Released in 2012 and records at DCI 4K
- Canon EOS-1D X Mark II – 60p Introduced in Feb 2016
- Canon EOS-1D X Mark III – First Full Frame Canon DSLR to feature full sensor width 4K readout, and also first Canon camera to record in HEVC codec
- Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - Full Frame with 4K introduced in August 2016
- Canon EOS M6 Mark II
- Canon EOS M50
- Canon EOS M200
- Canon EOS 90D – First APS-C Canon DSLR to feature full sensor width 4K readout
- Canon EOS 850D
- Canon EOS 250D
- Canon EOS R (1.8x crop)
- Canon EOS RP (1.8x crop)
- Canon EOS R1
- Canon EOS R3
- Canon EOS R5
- Canon EOS R5 Mark II
- Canon EOS R6
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II
- Canon EOS R7
- Canon EOS R8
- Canon EOS R10
- Canon EOS R50
- Canon EOS R100
- Fujifilm GFX100
- Fujifilm GFX100 II
- Fujifilm GFX100S
- Fujifilm GFX100S II
- Fujifilm X-A7
- Fujifilm X-E3
- Fujifilm X-E4
- Fujifilm X-H1
- Fujifilm X-H2
- Fujifilm X-H2S
- Fujifilm X-S10
- Fujifilm X-S20
- Fujifilm X-T100 – 4K/15p
- Fujifilm X-T2
- Fujifilm X-T3 - released in 2018 as the first Fujifilm camera to record in HEVC codec
- Fujifilm X-T4
- Fujifilm X-T5
- Fujifilm X-T20
- Fujifilm X-T30
- Fujifilm X-T30 II
- Fujifilm X-T50
- Leica CL
- Leica SL (Typ 601)
- Leica SL2
- Leica SL3
- Leica TL2
- Nikon D5 - 30p Introduced in Jan 2016
- Nikon D6
- Nikon D500 - 30p Introduced in Jan 2016
- Nikon D780
- Nikon D7500
- Nikon D850
- Nikon 1 J5 (limited to 15 FPS)
- Nikon Z 5 (1.7x crop)
- Nikon Z 6
- Nikon Z 6II
- Nikon Z 6III
- Nikon Z 7
- Nikon Z 7II
- Nikon Z 8
- Nikon Z 9
- Nikon Z 50
- Nikon Z 30
- Nikon Z f
- Nikon Z fc
- Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
- Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
- Olympus OM-D E-M1X
- Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
- Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
- Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV
- Olympus PEN E-P7
- Olympus PEN E-PL9
- Olympus PEN E-PL10
- OM System OM-1
- OM System OM-1 Mark II
- OM System OM-5
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 - 30 min limit
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85/G80 - No time limit in 4K recording and in body image stabilisation (Europe version has 30 min limit)
- Panasonic Lumix DC-G9
- Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 II
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 – Records in 4K: 4096×2160 / 24p and QFHD (UHD) 4K: 3840×2160 / 25p/30p, up to 100 Mbit/s (IPB), HD (All Intra up to 200 Mbit/s/IPB 100 Mbit/s) only prosumer device with 10-bit hdmi out and no maximum internal 4k recording time limit[11]
- Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 - 4K60/50p (4:2:0 8bit) & 4K30/25p/24p (4:2:2 10bit) internal recording, up to 4K60 4:2:2 10bit external recording via HDMI[12]
- Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S
- Panasonic Lumix DC-GH6
- Panasonic Lumix DC-GH7
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 - No time limit in 4K recording and in body image stabilisation (Europe version has 30 min limit)
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85/GX80[13]
- Panasonic Lumix DC-S1, released 2019
- Panasonic Lumix DC-S5, released 2021 – 4K 60fps (200 Mbit/s with HEVC, 150 Mbit/s H.264); DCi 4K at 30fps (150 Mbit/s; 4:2:2 chroma subsampling);[14]
- Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 II
- Panasonic Lumix DC-S9
- Pentax K-3 III - 30p Introduced in March 2021
- Samsung NX1 - First prosumer camera to record in HEVC, 4K downsampled from 6.5K, 80 Mbit/s in H.265. 30 min max recording time limit
- Samsung NX500 - Same 28 MP APS-C sensor as NXI but 4K video is not downsampled from 6.5K so less details and more noise than the NX1 - with this 2.4× crop factor the kit lens become a 38–120mm f8.5–13.4 equivalent for depth of field; 15 min max recording time limit
- Sony α6100
- Sony α6300 - APS-C camera with internal 4K recording up to 100 Mbit/s. The camera uses a 20 MP (6K) region of the sensor to offer 2.4× oversampled 4K video with full pixel readout, and no pixel binning.
- Sony α6400
- Sony α6500
- Sony α6600
- Sony α6700
- Sony α7 III
- Sony α7 IV
- Sony α7C
- Sony α7C II
- Sony α7CR
- Sony α7R II - Full Frame 42 Megapixel Sensor, but only 100 Mbit/s in H.264 and the APS-C crop mode is better for 4K than the full frame mode
- Sony α7R III
- Sony α7R IV
- Sony α7R V
- Sony α7S - 4K: 30p/24p, 4:2:2 8 bits. Does not support internal 4K recording, must use an external recorder via HDMI, but see Sony α7S II. Only 1080p is recorded internally.
- Sony α7S II - Full Frame with internal 4K recording
- Sony α7S III
- Sony α9 - XAVC S 4K: 3840 x 2160 (30p/25p/24p), 4:2:0 8bit[15]
- Sony α9 II
- Sony α9 III - First full frame mirrorless camera with a global shutter.
- Sony α99 II
- Sony FX3
- Sony FX30
- Sony ZV-E1
- Sony ZV-E10
- Sony ZV-E10 II
Consumer video cameras
- Canon XC10, 2015
- Sony Handycam
- FDR-AX100, 2014
- FDR-AXP33, 2015, with built-in projector
- FDR-AX53, 2016
- FDR-AXP53, 2016, with built-in projector
- Panasonic
- HC-WX970, 2015
- HC-VX870, 2015
- HC-VXF990, 2016
- HC-VX980, 2016
- HC-VX1, 2016
Consumer cameras (no interchangeable lens)
Mobile devices
Below 30 frames per second
30 frames per second
- Samsung Mobile
- Apple iPhone
- Fairphone
- Google Nexus and Google Pixel
- LG
- Nokia Lumia and Microsoft Lumia
- Motorola
- OnePlus and Oppo
- Sony Xperia
- Xiaomi
- Huawei
- Other vendorsVendors with only few listed devices
60 frames per second
- Samsung Mobile
- Apple iPhone
- Asus
- Asus Zenfone 5Z
- Asus Zenfone 6
- Asus ROG Phone II
- Asus ROG Phone III
- Huawei
- Infinix
- LG
- Xiaomi
- OnePlus
- Realme
- Realme GT Neo
- Realme GT
- Realme X3/X3 Superzoom
- Realme Q3 Pro
120 frames per second
- Sony Xperia
- OnePlus
- ZTE
- ZTE Nubia Z40 Pro or later
- ZTE Axon 40 Ultra or later
- ASUS
- Samsung Galaxy
Rugged Compact Cameras
Wearable cameras
- GoPro HERO3 Black Edition (2012) – 4K (15 fps) and DCI 4K (12 fps), fixed "Ultra Wide" Field of view
- GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition (slim) -, 4K (15 fps) and DCI 4K (12 fps), fixed "Ultra Wide" field of view
- GoPro HERO4 (2015) - 4k at up to 30fps (black edition)
- GoPro HERO5 (2016) - 4k at up to 30fps (black edition) and added a USB-C Port and Touchscreen
- GoPro HERO6 (2017) - 4k at up to 60fps (black edition) and improved EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization)
- GoPro HERO7 (2017) - 4k at up to 60fps (black edition), HyperSmooth (advanced image stabilization) at 30fps and improved EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) at 60fps
- Nikon KeyMission 170 - 4K at 30fps
- YI 4K+ (2015) - 4k at up to 60fps and EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) at 4k 30fps
- Sony actioncam FDR-X3000R
- RealAction Pro[33]
See also
External links
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Notes and References
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