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Header image for article RED Announces New RAVEN Camera

RED Announces New RAVEN Camera

RED just unveiled the latest camera body in their digital cinema lineup, the RAVEN. Harnessing a 4K DRAGON sensor in a compact and flexible form, the RAVEN is the smallest option in the RED lineup.

Sharing some of the design ethos of the WEAPON, the RAVEN offers simultaneous 4K Raw (4096 x 2160, R3D) and 2K ProRes recording to Mini-Mag SSDs. At a lightweight 3.5 pounds, it is available in EF mount with a sensor size of 20.48mm x 10.8mm (slightly smaller than APS-C) and can use many accessories from the WEAPON, including the new 4.7" LCD and OLED EVF that Andy covered at IBC. If you'd like to use your existing RED EVF or LCD from an EPIC or SCARLET, you can use the WEAPON Lemo Adapter A.

The RAVEN has powerful record capabilities, with a max Raw frame rate of 120 fps at 4K and 240 fps at 2K, while your maximum frame rate for ProRes 422 HQ is 60p at 2K. Like the rest of the RED family, the RAVEN offers various compression modes, up to 3:1 at 4K 30p.

Recording Frame Rates 4K (4096 x 2160) up to 120 fps
3K (3072 x 1620) up to 160 fps
2K (2048 x 1080) up to 240 fps
REDCODE Compression 3:1 maximum available REDCODE for 4K (4096 x 2160) at 24 fps
7:1 maximum available REDCODE for 4K (4096 x 2160) at 60 fps
13:1 maximum available REDCODE for 4K (4096 x 2160) at 120 fps
Apple ProRes Apple ProRes 422 HQ up to 2K (2048 x 1080) and up to 60 fps
Apple ProRes 422 up to 2K (2048 x 1080) and up to 60 fps
Apple ProRes 422 LT up to 2K (2048 x 1080) and up to 60 fps
Price Brain Only - $5,950
Jetpack Package - $9,750
Base I/O Package - $9,950

RED is offering several purchase options, including two "ready-to-shoot" packages that both include the 4.7" LCD and a 120GB Mini-Mag. We are now taking deposits for the Jetpack Package, Base I/O Package, or the Brain Only RED RAVEN. For more information, visit RED's dedicated RAVEN page.

Jeff Lee
Director of Education & Product Specialization, AbelCine

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