CineAlta
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The Sony CineAlta (from the Greek root (kine) of "cinematography" + alta, "high") series of cameras are high definition video cameras geared toward motion picture production. They can shoot at the same 24 frames per second (24p) as film and have a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels (1080p). For comparison, some film scanners are capable of capturing up to 10,000 pixels horizontally from a standard 35mm frame.
CineAlta cameras (most notably the Sony HDW-F900) record onto HDCAM tapes. However, the CineAlta can only record 1440 x 1080 pixel compressed component video in this mode. Episode II of the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy was shot with the CineAlta. Episode III was shot with more advanced HDW950 cameras which can record the full 1920x1080-pixel frame. When shooting in the 2.35:1 widescreen format, only 817 of the 1080 vertical pixels are actually used; but there is an anamorphic adaptor lens from Canon, which allows to shoot 2.35:1 without losing any pixels. Manuel Huerga's Salvador is the first movie shot with this adaptor.
Other major motion pictures that were shot with CineAlta cameras include Sin City, Superman Returns, Click. [1]
