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The Red One brought 4K capture to low budgets
The camera was announced in 2006 and shipped the following year Red Digital Cinema announced the Red One in 2006 and began delivering cameras in 2007, offering 4K raw recording in a body priced far below comparable digital cinema cameras. It recorded to flash memory rather than tape. Independent filmmakers adopted it quickly, and digital capture soon overtook film for most productions. It sits in Mondo's movies & tv collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
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