Kinefinity MAVO Edge 8K Cinema Camera Announced
Whole-new MAVO Edge Camera
MAVO Edge is a brand-new large-format 8K cine camera. With a whole-new carbon fiber camera body, MAVO Edge is equipped with a stunning 8K 75P CMOS imaging sensor and cutting-edge image processing engine, which elevate the Kinefinity camera system to a whole new level. Featuring internal motorized full-spectrum e-ND, more industry-standard ports and dual SSD media slots, the highly integrated MAVO Edge still remains very compact and lightweight. At the same time, Kinefinity brings Apple ProRes RAW to the MAVO Edge as an in-camera codec to make the RAW workflow easier.
Stunning 8K 75P Imaging Sensor
The new 8K imaging sensor on the MAVO Edge is an amazing canvas with 45 million pixels on a 36x24mm full-frame CMOS sensor featuring 800/3200 dual native ISO, 8K Wide up to 75fps and latitude up to 14+ stops. Even at open gate 3:2 , surprisingly this beast can still deliver a gorgeous image of 45 million pixels at up to 48 frames per second. All of these features allow cinematographers to create without boundaries, no matter for feature movies, production with VFX, high-end TV commercial and series, even wild-life documentaries. Not just getting highest resolution for motion pictures, MAVO Edge ensures natural color, pleasing skin tones, low noise, high dynamic range and stunning details in organic and delicate way, cinematically.
In-camera 8K ProRes RAW
MAVO Edge can directly record Apple’s newest ProRes RAW codec which has been highly expected by the video industry from 2018 NAB. From the capture of its 8K CMOS image over the delicate color processing to the 8K ProRes RAW encoding and storage, these complex processes and the ultra-high bandwidth bitrate processing all happen within the compact MAVO Edge body. Aside from this, MAVO Edge also supports in-camera ProRes4444/XQ, ProRes422HQ, and H264 proxy.
Based on the efficient ProRes codec system recognized by Hollywood’s filmmaking industry, Apple Inc. introduced a universal RAW codec which supports the recording of RAW footage, delivers the flexibility of RAW video with the incredible performance of ProRes in a format ideal for high-dynamic-range (HDR) content creation. For now, ProRes RAW can be edited and graded in Apple Final Cut Pro X, Assimilate SCRATCH, Filmlight Baselight and so on. Adobe software is also expected to support ProRes RAW natively this year.
Integration, Convenient to Use
The whole-new integrated carbon fiber body has incorporated the full-spectrum e-ND system, dual SSD slots with blazing-fast NVMe M.2-based KineMAG Nano, comprehensive networking and creative power solution.
MAVO Edge integrated the functions of KineBACK-W into the camera body with numerous professional ports: dual XLR ports for Phantom-powered 48V MIC, dual 1.5G/3G-SDI monitoring outputs with metadata and audio embedded, time code input and output, SYNC, DC Power output, innovative hybrid battery plate with D-Tap ports, and 12V RS port and Lens port (12V) to power the third-party accessories like wireless video transmitter and wireless lens motor directly.
The Kinefinity MAVO Edge will retail for $11,999 USD with a shipping date penned in for Sept 2020, and it can be preordered right now.
- Full-frame 8K sensor (36x24mm CMOS)
- Dual native ISO at 800/3200
- 8K ‘wide’ resolution at up to 75 fps
- Open gate 3:2 8K at up to 48fps
- 6K Wide at up to 100fps
- 4K Wide at up to 160fps
- 14+ stops of dynamic range
- ProRes RAW internal recording
