Ahead of the start of this year's Cinegear Fujifilm has announced 10 more features of the GFX Eterna, including 4:3 Open Gate and Super 35 DCI modes, an OLPF filter, custom LUTs, and more.
Fujifilm's GFX Eterna is one of the biggest camera stories of the year, and, as far as we know, it is still expected before the end of the year too. As development ramps up to the sharp end of hitting this target, Fujifilm is releasing further details of the camera's featureset.
The company did this in two, closely separated waves: first with a list of the new features and then, a few hour later, filling in the blanks
Here's the first Top 10 in truncated form.
No.1 : Optical Lowpass Filter (OLPF) Specification
No.2 : Available Sensor Formats
No.3 : In-Camera Codecs
No.4 : Custom LUT Functionality
No.5 : Film Simulation Availability
No.6 : Development of Film Simulation 3D LUTs
No.7 : Custom Framing Guideline
No.8 : Remote Multi-Camera Control
No.9 : Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Support
No.10 : LCD Monitor & On-Board Menu Display Specifications."
And now the details.
1. Supporting Optical Lowpass Filter (OLPF)
To help in reduction of moiré and false color the following filters will sit in front of its image sensor.
• Wave Plate
• Low-pass Filter 1
• IR Cut Filter
• Low-pass Filter 2
2. GFX ETERNA Available Sensor Formats
Some of the following is already available on the GFX 100 II which the Eterna is based on, some of these are exclusive to the Eterna, such as the impressive Open Gate option. The table indicates which.
GFX ETERNA Sensor 43.8 x 32.9mm
• GF 4:3 Open Gate
• GF DCI
• Premista DCI
• 35mm DCI
• 8K DCI, dot by dot
• Super 35 DCI
3. GFX ETERNA In-Camera Codecs
GFX ETERNA is based on the GFX100 II system that supports ProRes422, H.265 and H.264.
In-Camera
• Apple ProRes 422 HQ, Linear PCM (Stereo sound 24-bit / 48KHz sampling)
• Apple ProRes 422, Linear PCM (Stereo sound 24-bit / 48KHz sampling)
• Apple ProRes 422 LT, Linear PCM (Stereo sound 24-bit / 48KHz sampling)
• HEVC/H.265 (4:2:2 10bit), Linear PCM (Stereo sound 24-bit / 48KHz sampling)
• Apple ProRes Proxy
• H.264 Proxy
HDMI (External Recording)
• 4:2:2 10-bit Uncompressed
• 12-bit RAW
4. GFX ETERNA 3D LUT Loading
GFX ETERNA supports 3D LUT Loading and Storing up to 16 custom Lookup Table files
5. Film Simulation
GFX ETERNA supports 20 types of Film Simulations.
• PROVIA/Standard
• Velvia/Vivid
• ASTIA/Soft
• Classic Chrome
• REALA ACE
• PRO Neg.Hi
• PRO Neg.Std
• Classic Neg.
• Nostalgic Neg.
• ETERNA/Cinema
• ETERNA BLEACH BYPASSACROS
• ACROS + Ye Filter
• ACROS + R Filter
• ACROS + G Filter
• Black & White
• Black & White + Ye Filter
• Black & White + R Filter
• Black & White + G Filter
• Sepia
6. Development of Film Simulation 3D LUTs for F-Log2 / F-Log2 C
As well as the 20 listed above, Fujifilm says it will develop new 3D LUTs for select Film Simulations for F-Log2 / F-Log2 C (with ITU-R BT.709), that will be downloadable from the web.
• ETERNA
• ETERNA BLEACH BYPASS
• PROVIA/Standard
• Velvia/Vivid
• ASTIA/Soft
• REALA ACE
• Classic Chrome
• Classic Neg.
• ACROS
7. Custom Framing Guides
GFX ETERNA supports customizable Framing Guides.
Create custom guides and select from frame 1 / 2 / 3 setting.
8. Remote Multi-Camera Control
GFX ETERNA supports a Remote Rec. Function which is a web browser-based Remote Control Application that runs locally on a Wired or Wireless network.
9. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Support (AirGlu ,TG-BT1)
GFX ETERNA supports BLE connection with ATOMOS AirGlu and FUJIFILM TG-BT1.
Time Code Sync. Will be supported with TC plug, Atomos AirGlu, and via USB-C connection with Ambient devices.
• ATOMOS AirGlu UltraSync Blue
• Tripod Grip TG-BT1
• Smart Phone Browser Remote Rec FunctionTG-BT1
10. LCD Monitor & On-Board Menu Display Specifications
LCD Monitor Specifications
• 5.0 inch Touch Screen Color LCD Monitor
• Brightness: Max. 2000 nits (this is an impressive number)
• Aspect : 16:9
• Dots: Approx. 6.22 million dots (1920x1080x3)
On-Board Menu Display Specifications
• 3.0 inch Touch Screen Color LCD Monitor
• Brightness: Max. 700 nits
• Aspect: 3:2
• Dots: Approx. 1.04 million dots (720x480x3)
Meanwhile, back at NAB...
This has all to be added to the list that was somewhat stealthily introduced at NAB.
- Variable Electronic ND Filter Specifications
- ND Density: ND0.6 – ND2.1
- Internal NP-W235 battery compatibility in addition to external power support
- NP-W235 enables hot swapping of external batteries or transition to DC input. Battery is automatically charged via external power source
- Internal Memory Card Support
- CF Express Type B and SD media
- Compatibility with TASCAM XLR microphone adapter handle accessory
- Support for expanded audio input compatibility
- Support for Adobe Frame.io Camera to Cloud
- Utilize built-in network interfaces (WiFi or Ethernet) for internet connection to authenticate to a Frame.io project and upload files securely to central location for immediate accessibility