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D3. S35 Scan Modes, S35 4K and S35 2K
S35 4K:
A Good Balance Between Quality and Frame
Rates.
S35 4K operates the sensor using the smaller Super 35mm
frame area. In this mode the full 4K wide, 8.8 mega pixels
that make up this area are read out. This is similar to the
scan area and number of pixels of a PXW-FS7 or FS5. As
a result the resolution of the recordings will be similar
to that of other 4K S35 cameras. Because there is no
downsampling in this mode the image quality is not quite
as high as can be achieved from the FF 6K scan mode. But
the reduced number of pixels that need to be read means
that S35 4K can be used to record both UHD and HD at
frame rates up to 60fps.
S35 2K:
Optimised for speed with S35mm and APS-C
lenses.
In S35 2K mode, 2K scan as above uses the smaller Super
35mm frame area. However, the sensor is read at 2K
instead of 4K. The reduced resolution allows the sensor
to be read out much faster. The S35 2K scan mode can
operate at up to 120fps. In this mode the camera’s optical
filtering is less optimal and this means that the image
quality is somewhat reduced compared to the FF 6K or S35
4K scan. This scan mode is best suited to high frame rate
D. Scan Modes, frame rates and codecs
