Hi. I'm doing research for a screenplay. Do movie cameras have SD cards that store recorded footage? Memory cards? In the screenplay, a character films something with a movie camera. Later, the character takes the footage out of the camera (SD card? Memory card?) and gives it to another character. Thanks.
Filmmaking / Directing : Movie Camera Question (Research) by Maurice Vaughan
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Hi, Maurice. RED cameras use "mini-mags" for storage. You can find out more about them here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb5fKWAERqQ
Blackmagic Cinema Camera takes SD card. So, sure.
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All current ones use memory cards. Depends on the camera as to what kind. Some require specific proprietary cards. If accuracy is important, check on the manufacturers website, they will have specs.
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As said, yes, cameras record to various "cards". Many different types, often proprietary, particularly for very high resolution and high bit depth cameras, where the data rate is amazingly high. However, many high end and mid range cameras also separately record a lower resolution proxy recording on a separate card. That proxy card is almost invariably an SD card currently. Thus the original footage can go "missing" but there is still an lower resolution copy hiding in the camera.
Thanks, everyone.
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All of today's cameras use some sort of 'cards'. They are a lot more convenient and smaller than a reel of 35/70 mm film. They were the major innovation that brought about DSLR cameras for the small-time filmmaker.
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Depends on the camera. RED cameras use their own media and encoding, other cameras can use regular SSD cards. Film is a specialty now.
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Thanks, Doug and Eric.