Once upon a time, motion picture cameras that created high-quality images were affordable for all filmmakers on any budget. Consumer 8mm and 16mm cameras like the original Bolex shot footage that could be projected on any movie theater screen.
In today’s digital market, ‘affordable’ and ‘consumer’ have become synonymous with ‘low-quality’ — but it doesn’t have to be that way. Introducing the Digital Bolex D16, the first digital cinema camera to shoot RAW at a price anyone can afford.
Continue reading for specs.
Specs
| Resolution | 2048 x 1152 (Super 16mm mode) + 1920 x 1080 pixels (16mm mode) |
| Format | Adobe Cinema DNG, TIFF, JPEG Image sequences |
| Colour depth | 12 bit – 4:4:4 |
| File size | 2 to 3 MB per frame in RAW |
| Sensor | Kodak CCD: 12.85 mm (H) x 9.64 mm (V) – Similar to Super 16mm |
| Pixel Size | 5.5 micron (compared to the 4.3 micron size of many DSLRs) |
| Framerate | up to 32 fps at 2K, 60fps at 720p, 90 fps at 480p |
| Sound | Balanced, 2 channel, 16 bit, 48 kHz via XLR |
| Viewfinder | 320×240, 2.4″ diagonal, with Focus Assist |
| Video out | 640 x 480 B&W via ⅛” video jack (HD-SDI avail in separate unit) |
| Ports | ⅛” video, headphone, USB 3.0, Audio XLR (2), 4-PIN XLR |
| Data Storage | Dual CF card slots, SSD (buffer drive) |
| Power | Internal battery, 12V External via 4 pin XLR port |
| Body | Milled steel and hard plastic |
| Size (body) | Approximately 5″H (without pistol grip) by 4″W by 8″D |
| Size (grip) | 5″H by 2″W by 5″D |
| Lens mount | C-mount comes standard; Optional PL, EF, B4 |
| Weight | 5lbs |
| ISO Options | 100, 200, 400 |
| Also in the box | pistol grip, USB 3.0 cable, internal battery, 4 pin XLR Battery, cable, video cable, transcoder/raw conversion software
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