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Sharp 8K Micro Four Thirds Camera – CES 2019

News, CES 2019 posted on 10th Jan 2019 9:11am by Matthew Allard ACS

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Sharp was showing an 8K Micro Four Thirds Camera at CES 2019 in Las Vegas. The camera is more than just a concept and it will be officially announced this year. In a lot of ways, the camera looks quite similar in design to a BMPCC 4K.

Sharp 8K Micro Four Thirds Camera

It features a Micro Four Thirds sensor and mount, so it will be compatible with a lot of glass that is already available. Just how some of these Micro Four Thirds lenses will handle 8K resolutions will be interesting to see. According to Sharp, the camera will record 8K (7680×4320) at up to 30fps using H.265 compression. Sharp did, however, tell us that they are working on giving the camera the ability to record 8K 60p. We still have no idea if the camera will be able to record at other resolutions or frame rates.  I would take a lot of these specifications with a grain of salt at this stage. Until the camera is officially released the specifications are still very much up in the air.

Sharp 8K Micro Four Thirds Camera

Sharp told us that a lot of development has gone into this camera due to the large amount of processing power required for 8K, and they have had to work hard on dispersing the heat that is being generated. The camera also looks to be very minimalistic in its design, with very few physical buttons or dials. Sharp told us that this was done on purpose because they wanted to create a camera that was very easy to use and operate

Sharp 8K Micro Four Thirds Camera

The camera will feature a large 5″ flip-out rear screen that Sharp has made with Vloggers and YouTubers in mind. Sharp hinted to us that the 5′ display will be a touch screen. I like that Sharp has incorporated a very large screen because getting critical focus when shooting in 8K is not an easy task.

Sharp 8K Micro Four Thirds Camera

The camera on display featured a Mini XLR port, full-size HDMI, USB-C, headphone, and a microphone jack. It will also be interesting to see how good the battery life will be. Sharp also told us that the camera will probably have some sort of still frame capture mode, which makes sense, given the resolution of the sensor.

Sharp 8K Micro Four Thirds Camera

An 8K camera with a Micro Four Thirds sensor is going to have pretty tiny pixels, so I wouldn’t expect the camera to be very good in low light shooting conditions. Dynamic range could also be limited.

Hands-on with the Sharp 8K Super 35mm CMOS camera – Interbee 2017

In late 2017 Sharp unveiled a professional 8K camera at the Interbee show in Japan, and now it looks like they are trying to become a player in the prosumer and high-end consumer markets.

In an interesting footnote, the 8K Micro Four Thirds camera has been developed with Sharps parent company Foxconn, who RED was supposedly going to collaborate with to bring out an affordable 8K solution. Foxconn does own Sharp, so it’s no surprise that they are leveraging the Sharp brand to push out this camera.

What do you think of the new Sharp 8K Micro Four Thirds Camera? Let us know in the comments section below.

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About Matthew Allard ACS

Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with 29 years' experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.

He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.

Matthew has won 38 ACS Awards and in 2016 he won the Award for Best Cinematography at the 21st Asian Television Awards.

Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.

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