The 4K train is a comin'

[Carelton Holt]

Ok, everybody... don't get all up in arms; I am not doing a comparison or anything and DEFINITELY still super happy with the Scarlets I have on order, just commenting that JVC announced a fixed lens, 1/2" CMOS sensor, handheld 4k camcorder today that begins delivery in March for around $5K. I'm definitely still under the Red "ether" with all the advantages of Dynamic Range, 35mm imager, RAW and HDR, etc... It is definitely an exciting time to be in the industry!!!

 

[Robert L. Mickles]

Ok, everybody... don't get all up in arms; I am not doing a comparison or anything and DEFINITELY still super happy with the Scarlets I have on order, just commenting that JVC announced a fixed lens, 1/2" CMOS sensor, handheld 4k camcorder today that begins delivery in March for around $5K. I'm definitely still under the Red "ether" with all the advantages of Dynamic Range, 35mm imager, RAW and HDR, etc... It is definitely an exciting time to be in the industry!!!

I'm assuming that this is basically the prototype that they were showing at NAB last year. A nice little camera, but it's really only an expensive consumer-level product. If I remember correctly whats weird is, that you need 4 SD cards to shoot in 4K with it. It apparently shot four simultaneous 1080P quadrants and stitched them together in software. i don't know if this changed since april or not.

 

[Carelton Holt]

I think they have made a few improvements in the memory area... here is a link to the announcement I saw:

http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/jvc-unveils-handheld-k-camcorder/211237

There are a few features that might make it handy occasionally like 60P in 4K. It will output 4K in real time to a monitor or projector, so it would be a great event camera.