Atomos completes development of world class 8K video sensor and is exploring commercialisation
[Oct 5, 2022]
Highlights:
Atomos announces that it has completed development of a world class 8K video sensor to allow video cameras to record in 8K ultra high resolution
8K Ultra HD televisions are already in the market from Samsung, Sony and LG but 8K content has been lagging
The Company is exploring opportunities to commercialise its unique IP and is in discussion with several camera makers
Atomos Limited (‘ASX:AMS’, ‘Atomos’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to announce that it has completed development of a world class 8K video sensor which allows cameras to record in 8K ultra high definition.
Atomos acquired the intellectual property rights and technical team from broadcast equipment firm, Grass Valley five years ago to develop a leading-edge 8K video sensor.
8K video has four times the resolution of 4K video and allows video creators much greater flexibility when zooming in or cropping their shots during editing, as the resulting shot maintains sharp resolution.
There are several 8K televisions already in the market from Samsung, Sony and LG and 8K gaming consoles are expected soon. 8K content however has been lagging because, outside of big camera makers such as Sony, owning 8K sensor technology is extremely rare.
Development of Atomos’ 8K sensor is now complete. The Company is actively exploring opportunities for commercialisation and is in discussion with several camera makers who are showing great interest.
another article also here: https://petapixel.com/2022/10/24/atomos-has-developed-a-new-8k-camera-sensor/
ReplyDeleteIf it's a world class imager why not give a spec sheet with the relevant numbers?
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see an 8K sensor with both a global shutter and a high dynamic range (>16 stops). Sadly, that may prove an insurmountable challenge. The Panasonic 8K organic GS sensor was originally supposed to have a DR of nearly 20 stops, but after several years of devopment, the latest reports have scaled this back to about 15 stops. While nothing to sneeze at, a 15- stop DR (vs. 20) is an acknowledgment of the difficulty of simultaneously implementing a GS and optimizing for DR.
Deleteanother article: https://www.dpreview.com/news/6357713219/atomos-ceo-reveals-more-details-of-the-company-s-full-frame-8k-global-shutter-image-sensor
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