The future of video is coming: RED Scarlet

Imagine if a Canon 5d could shoot video - then imagine it shot that video in a RAW format.

Then imagine this figurative camera came in at under US$3000 and could fit in your coat pocket.

You have in your mind, something similar to the eagerly anticipated RED Scarlet HD camera projected for release in early 2009.

This little beast, a derivative of it hefty older brother, the RED One, is going to change the way we think of video.

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Among the juiciest tidbits: Ted likens the battle between "regular" HD camcorders versus 3K and 4k Red cameras to cell phone cameras versus SLRs. Damn!

"I talk very publicly and very bluntly about what our camera is, and it is essentially, a digital still camera that can shoot video," RED's Ted Schilowitz told Maria during an interview at NAB. "It doesn't think like a video camera at all."

In typical RED fashion, the only promises about the final product is that "specifications, delivery dates and design are subject to change... count on it," but this is certainly a good start.