Is Nikon Ready to Incorporate RED Science into its Cameras?
Nikon to Incorporate RED Technology
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Pulling from an interview in Yahoo Japan, it looks like Nikon President Yoshiaki Tokunari indicated that Nikon plans to incorporate RED’s video tech into Nikon’s cameras as a way for the company to expand its market share in the space.
Here’s a breakdown of the quotes shared by the Nikon President:
Nikon President Yoshiaki Tokunari said in an interview that “video performance is required in recent years” regarding the company’s main camera business, and expressed his intention to expand market share by incorporating video technology from a US movie camera company that Nikon acquired this spring. Regarding recent sales trends, he said, “We are seeing signs of recovery in interchangeable lens cameras.”
By region, he explained, “China has grown to the same level as Europe, and the growth rate is large in emerging countries such as South Asia.” Semiconductor exposure equipment, which Nikon and Canon handle, is an industrial machine that burns circuits onto silicon plates. Plans for new semiconductor factory construction across the country are a tailwind, and Tokunari expressed his enthusiasm for expanding sales, saying, “There are business opportunities.”
One could certainly infer from the quotes above that Nikon is going to look to add the best parts of RED’s technology—specifically, perhaps, RED’s color science and REDCode RAW image codecs—to better support their more popular camera lineups.
Could we see a new Nikon Z-series camera with RED-powered resolution and dynamic range? It seems like we’ll be finding out sooner rather than later now.
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