Phantom HD Gold

A camera specifically designed to address the demanding needs of the digital cinematographer.

Headline Features

• 2048 x 1080 @ 1000 frames-per-second
• 35mm depth-of-field in a high-speed digital HD camera

With its 2048 x 2048 active pixel CMOS sensor, Vision Research has introduced the second generation of the acclaimed Phantom HD. The Phantom HD GOLD is not just a high-speed camera, but an instrument that gives the cinematographer 35mm depth of field either at HD or 2K resolutions! The Phantom HD now combines the visual quality of high-definition imaging with the high frame rates of specialty cameras. Whether your imaging needs encompass broadcasts of rapidly moving sports events, the production of commercials, a music video, an award-winning documentary, monitoring a rocket launch, or possibly you are an innovative cinematographer working on a special film project that needs “a new look” to tell the story, the flexibility and virtually limitless control of the HD GOLD will provide you with outstanding results.

Creative Control

Now there is a camera that gives you complete creative control over time. The Phantom HD GOLD allows you to select any frame rate from 1 to 1,000 fps in increments of one frame-per-second at HD resolution. Shift the frame rate a little and move the scene to a slightly future viewpoint. Or shift the frame rate a lot and move the scene to some long passing moment in time. With the Phantom HD GOLD camera's shutter, variable to 1/500,000 second, and radically adjustable framing rates, you have seamless control of the duration, speed and time of a story element. The Phantom HD GOLD can be configured for "live" broadcast or studio production and has a continuous video output that includes HD (720p, 1080p, 1080i) standards. The rushes can either be delivered as uncompressed RAW files for the highest quality and flexibility in post, or on other formats such as videotape or QuickTime. Conversions of the RAW files can be made to any other format, typically Tiff or DPX.

Multi-Standard Compliant Output

The Phantom HD GOLD has allocated formats for standard HD 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) as well as 1.85:1 using an active pixel area of 25.5mm x 13.85mm (2048 x 1108 pixels) making this camera fully compatible with all 35mm equipment as well. The HD can also shoot square or 4:3 ratios for anamorphic. Playback can be configured for any format, 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97 and 30p.

Flexible Memory Storage

The Phantom HD Gold utalises 16 Gigabytes of internal memory. But this is just the start of methods we provide to store your work. Take advantage of the hot-swappable non-volatile solid state recorders – Phantom CineMags. These low profile modules mount snugly to the top of the camera body and each store 256 Gigabytes of rushes. When one of these storage magazines is filled, its CineStation allows downloading of the images to a PC running the Phantom application, leaving the camera free to continue shooting.

Features

Specifications

Dimensions	194 x 139 x 308 mm / 7.62 x 5.47 x 12.13 inches
Weight	5.5 kg / 12.125 lbs