I read Beyond HD: 4K Resolution is Coming by Dan Bruns, who is an Associate Multimedia Editor at Videomaker.
In the article that I read, it talks about how Jim Jannard’s and his company, RED DIGITAL CINEMA, and how in 2007 they came out with a new camcorder called the RED. It talks about how this camera can shoot at 4K resolutions for a much lower price than comparable 4K camcorders. This camera (RED) also demonstrated its Scarlet-X line of cameras that record images at 24 frames per second in 4K resolutions for less than $10,000, making 4K affordable for high-end users. For those with even shallower pockets, JVC announced a (prototype) 4K camcorder with a fixed lens that should cost around $7,000. Currently, the camcorder records four simultaneous 1920×1080 feeds to four separate SD cards and stitches them together to get the 4K resolution. Though it’s not elegant getting 4K, it does so at an affordable price for prosumers.
I learned that even though these cameras cost a lot, its worth it. I would rather spend the money on a camera that is expensive that shoots at great resolution, then to spend the money on a cheap camera that doesn’t shoot good resolution.
I can apply what I learned from this article in class, for when we shoot some movies. Even though we don’t have one of these fancy cameras, I still learned about how great these cameras operate, and I would definitely would be interested in using one.