RED DIGITAL CINEMA V-RAPTOR [X] Z Mount Upgrade Kit for Existing V-RAPTOR 8K VV + 6K S35 Owner

Overview

Get the latest digital cinema advances for your existing camera with the RED DIGITAL CINEMA V-RAPTOR [X] Z Mount Upgrade Kit for V-RAPTOR 8K VV + 6K S35 owners. This upgrade pairs the strengths of the V-RAPTOR line with the global shutter of the KOMODO camera and a native Nikon Z mount, offering adjustable AF speeds, fluid iris control, and customizable lens responses. It is a system-wide upgrade path, not just a new sensor, bringing the camera in line with a brand new V-RAPTOR [X] Z Mount body.

8K Resolution Performance

The V-RAPTOR [X] Z Mount upgrade incorporates 8K resolution, a crisp global shutter, optimal low-light performance, and high frame rate functions in a compact, feature-rich body weighing just over 1.8 kg.

Nikon Z Lens Mount

• Reinforced, locking Nikon Z lens mount with advanced iris, autofocus, and lens response capabilities.
• Toolless switching to additional RED mounts and compatibility with third-party adapters for a wide range of lenses.
• Pairs with the RED Z-to-PL adapter for upcoming /i PL lens compatibility.

New Large-Format Standard

This DSMC3 flagship camera is the first large-format global shutter camera and the first to offer RED's Global Vision, a suite of tools providing unprecedented flexibility and dynamic range. Key features shared with the original V-RAPTOR include a locking Canon RF lens mount, a single CFexpress Type B card slot supporting up to 8K120 capture, and two unique 12G-SDI monitoring outputs. It also features a redesigned sensor cavity that mitigates stray light and improves contrast, plus improved in-camera audio preamps.

Advanced Intelligent Autofocus

In-camera processing and on-sensor, enhanced phase-detection autofocus plus all-new face detection give the camera versatility and confidence for filmmakers at every level.

Global Shutter Sensor

The large-format global shutter accurately captures your subject's motion, no matter how fast they are moving, with no distortion or jello-like effects sometimes found with a rolling shutter. It lets you capture every movement, flash, and burst without compromising image quality, dynamic range, or flexibility in postproduction.

RED Global Vision

RED's Global Vision suite uses the global shutter sensor to offer even greater flexibility and ease of use throughout your production process, including Extended Highlights for increasing detail and producing finer HDR finishes or softer, more subtle highlight roll-offs when using SDR. Extended Highlights also offers 3+ stops of additional dynamic range while maintaining color and detail even within extreme highlights.

Extended Dynamic Range

17+ stops of dynamic range in standard modes, and up to 20+ with Extended Highlights, deliver both smooth highlight roll-off and uncompromising low-light performance.

Phantom Track Dual Capture

Phantom Track streamlines any virtual production workflow using GhostFrame or frame remapping, capturing distinct R3D clips for each subframe slice and enabling monitoring of either slice live on set over each SDI output. This lets your director and talent work with a green screen background while the VFX team simultaneously views the frame without needing to view or lock in that background. Phantom Track can also be used when applying dedicated ad overlays during a live broadcast.

High-Speed 8K120 Capture

Frame rate performance enables time-lapse, speed ramping, or extracting ultrasharp still photos, with frame rate options across 8K, 6K, 4K, and 2K selections.

Built-In Control Display

The integrated side display provides intuitive, easily navigable, comprehensive control, including in-camera format selections and customized buttons.

Advanced Virtual Production Connectivity

The DSMC3 platform offers advanced connectivity solutions like remote control, remote monitoring, in-camera Frame.io integration, direct upload to AWS (Amazon Web Services), and the RED Connect module for live 8K R3D video over IP or live 4K via SMPTE ST 2110.

Live Streaming via RED Connect

Connect using a fiber cable and the RED Connect module to live stream 8K full-resolution, cinematic video over an IP network, unlocked using the RED Control Pro iOS/Android app.

Newly Engineered Audio Architecture

Newly engineered audio hardware provides cleaner, clearer audio when using external microphones.

Durable, Weather-Resistant Design

Water and dust-resistant materials in critical areas of the body suit a wide variety of environments, though the camera is not waterproof and should still be handled like other high-end electronics.

Extended Upgrade Warranty

This upgrade extends your camera's warranty by one year. Cameras under an existing extended warranty will have a one-year warranty or the remainder of the extended warranty, whichever is longer.