Arri Alexa

This includes; high speed 120fps recording, the DNxHD codec and 4:3 "open gate" mode for anamorphic lenses.

The Alexa camera system includes; modularity, PL mount lenses, a Super 35-sized CMOS sensor shooting up to 3424×2202 resolution and supports uncompressed video or proprietary raw (ArriRaw) codec.

The Alexa Plus added integrated wireless remote control, the Arri Lens Data System (LDS), additional outputs, lens synchronization for 3D, and built-in position and motion sensors and a 4:3 sensor making it ideal for anamorphic cinematography.

The Alexa M had its imaging and processing unit broken down in two parts to be small, compact and lightweight for 3D rigs and other uses where size is a concern.

The Alexa Studio features an optical viewfinder, mechanical shutter, and a 4:3 sensor for anamorphic cinematography.

[5] On 21 September 2014 at the Cinec convention in Munich, Arri announced the Alexa 65,[6] a 6K 65mm digital cinema camera.

[8][9] The first production to use the camera was Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), which was used to shoot the underwater sequence, and around forty percent of The Revenant (2015).

[10][11] A custom 3D variant was used to film specific scenes in Captain America: Civil War (2016).

It records to CFast 2.0 cards, 200 FPS, 4K UHD in-camera upscaling, and built-in motorized ND filters.

Alternatively, the full sensor resolution may be employed in "open gate" mode for resolution-demanding situations.

The Arri Alexa Firmware 7 increases the resolution on the SxS cards to 2K ProRes 4444 (previously 1080p).

According to cinematographer Roger Deakins, the Alexa's tonal range, color space, and latitude exceed the capabilities of shooting in film.

[26] Deakins used the camera to shoot In Time, the James Bond film Skyfall, Prisoners, Unbroken, Sicario, The Goldfinch, Empire of Light, and the Academy Award for Best Cinematography winners Blade Runner 2049 and 1917.

[27] Since its introduction, eight movies shot on Alexa (Argo, Birdman, Spotlight, Moonlight, The Shape of Water, Green Book, Parasite, Nomadland, and Everything Everywhere All at Once) won an Academy Award for Best Picture.

Also, movies shot on Alexa won Academy Award for Best Cinematography ten times, including five in a row between 2011 and 2015, for Hugo, Life of Pi, Gravity, Birdman, The Revenant, Blade Runner 2049, Roma, 1917, Dune, and most of All Quiet on the Western Front.