The Astro Design 8K AB-4815 is a lightweight camera for outside broadcast that is capable of outputting 8K 120p in real-time.
The camera was first announced back in April this year, but this is the first time we have been able to see the camera. The AB-4815 is a co-development between Astro Design and Sharp.
Key features
- 8K 120p/60p (120Hz/60Hz) video output
- 12G-SDI output and U-SDI output
- Includes color adjustment and image quality adjustment functions while being compact and lightweight
- Supports control through remote control (optional)
- Time code input/output support
- Genlock compatible
- 2 analog audio channels supported
The camera doesn’t have any internal recording capabilities, and can only output a signal.
The AB-4815 is equipped with a whopping 8 12G-SDI outputs and it is structured to output 60p via 4x 12G-SDI and 120p through 8x 12G-SDI.
Specifications
| Sensor | Super 35mm equivalent single plate CMOS image sensor 24.576mm×13.824mm |
| ND Filter | Clear、1/4ND、1/16ND、1/64ND |
| CC Filter | 3200K、4400K、5900K、CAP |
| Lens Mount | PL mount |
| Latitide | 12 Stop（TBD） |
| Electronic Shutter | 1/24～1/10000 |
| Frame Frequency | 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60, 119.88, 120Hz |
| Gain | -3、0、+3、+6、+9、+12、+18dB |
| Gamma Curve | SDR （Dynamic range 100, 200, 400, 600） HLG （Dynamic range 100, 200, 250, 400） |
| Color Gamut | ITU-R BT.2020、REC 709 |
The camera has already been used by Japanese broadcaster NHK.
