Power Consumption and resulting image quality F3 versus bigger cameras.

[CinemaElectronika]

F35 and Alexa use CCDs, which consume much more power than CMOS.

Arri Alexa uses a 35 format ALEV III CMOS sensor.

 

[TimurCivan]

The camera isn't made out of Kevlar.

How awesome would it be if it were?

 

[Matthew Bennett]

Interesting that Alexa is the biggest power hog.

 

[Jordan Scott Price]

Interesting that Alexa is the biggest power hog.

Even more surprising is that the F65 is in the middle.

 

[David W. Jones]

For those that think Kevlar is just a really hard plastic.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar

 

[Duke M.]

Kevlar is actually fairly flexible, more like polypropylene rope, not hard armor like ceramic or steel chicken plates. It only works by the threads being pushed aside to absorb the energy and works better on soft tissue for that reason. Usage as armor leaves a hell of a bruise though, unlike the movies.

 

[nomad-3]

I wasn't suggesting that the camera is made of plastic – I may be stupid, but not THAT stupid ;-)

Just wanted to suggest that modern hi-tec plastics are not the plastics of our grandfather's any more.