Digital acquisition codecs compared
Format |
Bit depth |
Resolution |
Chroma sampling |
Bitrate |
File size |
Inter-frame? |
Algorithm type |
8 bit |
720×480 (NTSC) / 720×576 (PAL) |
4:1:1 or 4:2:0 |
25 Mbit/s |
217 MB/min. |
No |
DCT (lossy) |
|
8 bit |
720×480 (NTSC) / 720×576 (PAL) |
4:2:2 |
50 Mbit/s |
423 MB/m. |
No |
DCT (lossy) |
|
10 bit |
720×480 (NTSC) / 720×576 (PAL) |
4:2:2 |
90 Mbit/s |
675 MB/m. |
No |
DCT (lossy) |
|
8 bit |
1920x1080,1440x1080,1280x720 |
4:2:0 |
24 Mbit/s |
Yes |
DCT (lossy) |
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10 bit |
1920x1080,1440x1080,1280x720 |
4:2:2 |
50 or 100 Mbit/s |
No |
DCT (lossy) |
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8 bit |
1280×720 or 1440×1080 |
4:2:0 |
19-25 Mbit/s |
142 MB/m. (720p) 190 MB/m. (1080i) |
Yes |
DCT (lossy) |
|
8 bit |
1280x720, 1920×1080 |
4:2:2 |
50 Mbit/s |
Yes |
DCT (lossy) |
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8 bit |
1280x720, 1920×1080, 1440×1080 |
4:2:0 |
25-35 Mbit/s |
190 MB/m. (25Mbit/s) 262 MB/m. (35Mbit/s) |
Yes |
DCT (lossy) |
|
8 bit |
960×720, 1280×1080 or 1440×1080 |
4:2:2 |
100 Mbit/s |
423 MB/m. (720p60) 835 MB/m. (1080i60) |
No |
DCT (lossy) |
|
8 bit |
1440×1080 |
3:1:1 |
144 Mbit/s |
No |
DCT (lossy) |
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10 bit |
1920×1080 |
4:2:2 or 4:4:4 |
440 or 880 Mbit/s |
No |
DCT (lossy) |
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10 bit PanaLog |
1920×1080 |
4:2:2 or 4:4:4 |
Up to 3 Gbit/s |
No |
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10 bit Log |
2048×1152 |
Raw Bayer |
100-140 Mbit/s |
900 MB/m. |
No |
Wavelet (lossy) |
|
12 bit |
Up to 4096×2304 or 4480×1920 |
Raw Bayer |
220-330 Mbit/s |
1680-2520 MB/m. (RC28-RC42) |
No |
Wavelet (lossy) |
|
16 bit |
4096×2048 |
Raw Bayer |
~ 3.2 Gbit/s |
No |