LargeSense Unveils 4K Video-Capable Medium Format Camera

PRNewswire: LargeSense LLC launches the LS911, said to be the first medium format 8x10 digital camera for sale. Everything in this announcement looks, well, impressively large:

• 9x11-inch-large digital sensor. The company tends to refer to it as 8x10 as that is the closest format that people search for.
• 75 micron pixel size
• 12MP resolution
• Live view for easy focusing
• Video modes (all progressive):
  - Up to 26fps: Full sensor scan 3888 x 3072 and optional crop sizes: 3840 � 2160, 3840 x 1600, 1920 x 1080.
  - Up to 70fps with pixel 2x2 pixel binning: Full frame: 1944 x 1536
• 14 bit ADC
• The US price is $106,000, available now

The LS911 sensor uses a rolling shutter. Rolling shutters can produce distortions, but the LS911 is said to handle it well, as shown in the test video: