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title: "\"Hydrogen will become a cinema system disguised as a smartphone\". First close look at the still photo capabilities of the RED phone"
description: "\"Hydrogen will become a cinema system disguised as a smartphone\". First close look at the still photo capabilities of the RED phone"
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# ["Hydrogen will become a cinema system disguised as a smartphone". First close look at the still photo capabilities of the RED phone](https://www.redsharknews.com/technology-computing/item/5836-hydrogen-will-become-a-cinema-system-disguised-as-a-smartphone-first-close-look-at-the-still-photo-capabilities-of-the-red-phone)

 Written by [David Shapton](https://www.redsharknews.com/author/david-shapton) | Sep 30, 2018 7:03:40 AM

Michael Cioni with RED HYDROGEN phone

**LA-based image technology guru Michael Cioni has made a film about using the RED HYDROGEN phone for still photography - and looks at the implications for the future of this media-oriented smartphone system. As far as we know, it's the first time we've seen anything as detailed as this. **

 The RED HYDROGEN has been a bit of an enigma since it was first announced. What's been clear all the time, though, is that this is no OEMed smartphone wearing a RED badge: it's about as far from that mundane scenario as you can get. In reality, the RED HYDROGEN is a first product in what is likely to be a range of media-focused smartphone devices, all of which have a high degree of modularity, and hence expandability. 

But even the basic phone has a camera system that is beginning to look like it is *way* better than even Apple's best efforts. That's even without taking into account the "holographic" talents of the device. 

Here's a video made by Michael that looks at the Hydrogen's built-in camera in detail. 

 

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