Arri Amira vs Red EPIC Dragon - 4K Shootout - Resolution Test

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We put the Arri Amira 4K up against the Red Epic Dragon 4K to see who is the real champ in the world of high-end digital cinema cameras.

[BrakerLane]

I wish you had done a side-by-side comparison.

[mihalis]

Is anyone else just trying to decide whether or not they would rather buy a used Maserati or these 2 cameras?

[bilalaligui]

pleas can you healp me ...how can do the black balance in the red camera and arri
and waht the blacke
thanks you

[ashmotionpictures]

4k isn't UHD, the video is unspecific and is full of wrong information. furthermore, you should've showed us some graded footage to be able to compare

[steadirob]

What is the reason the Amira footage looks well exposed, possibly even a bit under, while the Dragon footage us at least a stop over exposed? I found, in general, that Red's ISO gives darker images compared to other cameras. Something looks weird here.

[andyhoffman]

Neat. Might keep in mind resolution is not based solely off the pixel dimensions because it is additionally determined by the resolution of each individual photosite's resolution/detail capabilities. Also, the sensor sizes are different so the focal lengths are no longer identical and will bring in the lens' resolution as a factor to this test - the further you crop into a portion of the lens you will change that lens' resolution. Annnddd consider your monitor's pixel dimensions have probably downscaled the image to fit it. Fo' yo info

[dustylense]

When you film a resolution chart, understand that you should frame the chart to the arrows. You can read why in the lower right of the chart. F F's sake.

[christopherwitherspoon]

Man, talk about "inside baseball"! The Red Epic Dragon killed it!

[phfx]

Looks like focus was a hair off on the last chart.

[GForceVisuals]

For this to be a true test, you can't shoot 6k on the R3D and scale it down to 3.8k and compare it with the Arri. All camera settings on both cameras have to be EXACTLY the same in order for this to be a reliable test.

[VariTimo]

Resolution is the least important aspect of the imaging pipeline now theses days.

[tkaz]

Trying to compare 3.8k to 6k is completely silly.