#8 RED Scarlet-X Top Ten Cameras of the Digital Age

Watch the full video here: The Red Scarlet, and the Canon C300, launched at the same time. The hype was exciting. I recall the night the Red Scarlet-X became available for pre-order, and seeing crash due to the rush of traffic vying to see the camera’s specs, but more importantly, the price. The Red Scarlet-X represented a notable advancement in the digital cinema camera market. Red has always been at the apex of digital cinema technology progress. The Scarlet had an entry point of less than $20,000. This price, provided 4K resolution to a wide range of owner-operators, a sector of the industry that was quickly growing at that time. It was the perfect camera for the moment, and everyone wanted to get onboard. The Scarlet featured the MYSTERIUM-X 5K sensor and launched the DSMC camera line. Red set the standard for modular, customizable camera configurations that are widely available from every major brand today. Red also leveraged the success of