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Digital cinematography This article focuses on digital image capture for movies. For digital projection and distribution, see digital cinema. Arriflex D-21 Panavision Genesis Digital cinematography is the process of capturing motion pictures as digital video images, as opposed to the historical use of motion picture film. Many vendors have brought products to market, including traditional film camera vendors like Arri and Panavision, as well as new vendors like RED, Silicon Imaging, Vision Research and companies which have traditionally focused on consumer and broadcast video equipment, like Sony and Panasonic. History[edit] Technology[edit] Digital cinematography captures motion pictures digitally in a process analogous to digital photography. Sensors[edit] Digital cinematography cameras capture images using CMOS or CCD sensors, usually in one of two arrangements. Video formats[edit] pixels. For instance, a 2K image is 2048 pixels wide, and a 4K image is 4096 pixels wide. Data storage[edit] Tape-based workflows[edit]