The All-Digital Camcorder — The Arrival of Electronic Cinematography

Thirty-five millimeter motion-picture film is the yardstick for quality image acquisition in high-end television program and commercial production. The quest for a viable electronic cinematography alternative was initiated almost 20 years ago, but floundered on significant technological obstacles of that time. However, electronic imaging and recording technologies have advanced at an unprecedented pace during the past decade. Numerous technical breakthroughs have finally produced an all-digital, one-piece camcorder, incorporating advanced CCD imagers, full high-speed DSP camera processing, and a robust 10-bit 4:2:2 miniature VTR. Electronic cinematography is an important new reality.

Print ISSN

0036-1682

Published

1996-01

Content type

Information

DOI

10.5594/J15852