Red One Overview
The Red One digital cinema camera was one of the first high-resolution video cameras designed specifically for film production. The Red One kept several conventions of 35MM film production. For instance, the camera's Mysterium 12 megapixel CMOS sensor matches the size of a Super-35 film frame and the PL lens mount allowed the camera to use film lenses. Recording images at 4K resolution at up to 30 FPS, the Red One's images are large enough for theatrical projection. Red developed its own raw camera file format, cheekily named with the file suffix .R3D, which usually needs to be converted to a standard format for dailies and editing. Though a few years old now, Red One cameras are still widely in use and some have been upgraded with Red's newer Mysterium-X sensor.
Acquisition
Shoot 4K with Red Digital Cinema Camera to Red Hard Drives (HHD), Red Compact Flash (CF), or Red Solid State Drives (SSD).
Copy recorded Red files (.R3D's) to 2 X External Hard drives (with Firewire 800 and ESATA connectivity).
Backup
- Shoot 4K with Red Digital Cinema Camera to Red Hard Drives (HHD), Red Compact Flash (CF), or Red Solid State Drives (SSD).
- Copy recorded Red files (.R3D's) to 2 X External Hard drives (with Firewire 800 and ESATA connectivity).
Dailies/Offline
- Shoot 4K with Red Digital Cinema Camera to Red Hard Drives (HHD), Red Compact Flash (CF), or Red Solid State Drives (SSD).
- Copy recorded Red files (.R3D's) to 2 X External Hard drives (with Firewire 800 and ESATA connectivity).
Color
- Shoot 4K with Red Digital Cinema Camera to Red Hard Drives (HHD), Red Compact Flash (CF), or Red Solid State Drives (SSD).
- Copy recorded Red files (.R3D's) to 2 X External Hard drives (with Firewire 800 and ESATA connectivity).
Finish
- Shoot 4K with Red Digital Cinema Camera to Red Hard Drives (HHD), Red Compact Flash (CF), or Red Solid State Drives (SSD).
- Copy recorded Red files (.R3D's) to 2 X External Hard drives (with Firewire 800 and ESATA connectivity).
Sensor - 14 Megapixel Mysterium-X
- 24.2mm x 12.5mm x 27.3
Dynamic Range - 13 stops
Acquisition Formats
- 4.5K RAW (2.4:1)
- 4K RAW (16:9, HD, 2:1, and Anamorphic 2:1)
- 3K RAW (16:9, 2:1, and Anamorphic 2:1)
- 2K RAW (16:9, 2:1, and Anamorphic 2:1)
Frame Rates
- 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 fps @ 4.5K, 4K
Plus 50, 59.94fps @ 3K, 2K
Digital Media
- REDFLASH (CF) Module: 16GB Media
- RED SSD (64GB, 128GB, 256GB Capacity)
RED ONE & RED EPICS are available for rentals. Please contact our rental department to inquire about price and availability.
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