Digital cinema cameras have revolutionized the audiovisual industry in recent decades. At first, they resisted entering the market for large productions, but eventually managed to meet the quality requirements and cover the needs of a conventional film camera. And now there are almost no doubts when choosing a camera to record a project.

Which is the Best Digital Cinema Camera?

On this occasion, we bring you a TOP 5 of digital cinema cameras. Starting from the most affordable and simple but meeting the minimum requirements of a cinema camera, to the most professional in the market.

Sony ILME-FX3

Perhaps due to its format and size, you might think it’s a photo and video camera, but it’s not, it’s a cinema camera. With certain limitations of course, but it undoubtedly meets the requirements of any cinema camera. It features an Exmor R CMOS sensor that allows recording at 4K 120fps, a dynamic range of 15 stops, and a 16-bit RAW output. And like the entire Sony family, it has spectacular ISO, in this case a native 800 ISO, reaching up to 102,400 ISO.

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6k PRO

In second place, we have the famous Pocket range from Blackmagic, in this case the 6K Pro, the latest star release from the Australian brand. It incorporates a Super 35 6144x3456px HDR sensor, which gives us a cinema-worthy image at 6K with 50fps or 2.8K up to 120fps. It allows recording in Blackmagic RAW or ProRes on external SSD or C-Fast. Its dynamic range is only 13 stops, but sufficient for small projects or documentaries and music videos. It has a dual ISO of 400 – 3200 and an LED screen that occupies almost the entire camera at 5″ with 1500 nits. And let’s not forget its built-in ND filters with densities of 0, 2, 4, and 6 stops.

Canon EOS C500

With this cinema camera, we return to Asian brands, with the wonderful Canon C500, with a volume we’re more accustomed to associating with cinema cameras. It features a Full Frame 5.9K sensor, Cinema RAW Light codec. It’s also equipped with SDI image outputs and professional XLR audio inputs.

SONY PXW-FX9

The older sister of the Sony FX3, undoubtedly a monster for filming cinema with its 6K Exmor R CMOS sensor, 15-stop dynamic range, sharp variable linear ND from 1/4ND to 1/128ND, dual base ISO 800 and 4000, and recording with DCI 4K, Ultra HD, and HD resolutions. And obviously, it’s equipped with multiple SDI outputs.

RED EPIC

The RED EPIC is our TOP digital cinema camera with its HELIUM 35.4 Megapixel CMOS sensor with a size of 29.90 mm x 15.77 mm (Diagonal: 33.80 mm) and effective pixels: 8192 x 4320, its amazing dynamic range of 16.5+ stops. With recording codec in RAW + Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHR/HD. It allows obtaining a Full Format 8K at maximum 30fps or up to 300fps in 2K. And all this in a weight of 1.5kg.

At AVisual PRO, we have all these cameras for rent and many more available for you, so you have no excuses not to make cinema with the best quality with our digital cinema cameras.