<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Device
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
high-end	O
digital	B-General_Concept
movie	B-Application
camera	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Panavision	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
solely	O
by	O
rental	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
proprietary	O
Super	O
35	O
1.78:1	O
(	O
16:9	O
)	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
12.4-megapixel	O
,	O
RGB	O
filtered	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
by	O
a	O
feature	O
crew	O
to	O
shoot	O
Bryan	O
Singer	O
's	O
Superman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
shortly	O
followed	O
up	O
thereafter	O
by	O
the	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
film	O
Flyboys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
effect-heavy	O
nature	O
of	O
these	O
two	O
movies	O
meant	O
that	O
ultimately	O
the	O
comedy	O
Scary	O
Movie	O
4	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
theatrically	O
released	O
feature	O
primarily	O
shot	O
with	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Millennium	O
DXL	O
line	O
developed	O
with	O
Red	O
Digital	B-General_Concept
Cinema	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
2/3	O
"	O
3-CCD	O
imaging	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
Sony	O
's	O
HDW-F900	B-Device
CineAlta	B-Device
camera	O
(	O
used	O
in	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Clones	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
single	O
12.4	O
megapixel	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
chip	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
width	O
as	O
a	O
Super	O
35mm	O
film	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Panavized	O
"	O
CineAltas	B-Device
did	O
not	O
use	O
Panavision	O
's	O
existing	O
range	O
of	O
35mm	O
film	O
lenses	O
and	O
have	O
different	O
depth-of-field	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
photographic	O
lenses	O
designed	O
for	O
film	B-Application
cameras	I-Application
cannot	O
be	O
adapted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
3-chip	O
video	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
this	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
operational	O
problems	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
lenses	O
and	O
cameras	O
used	O
for	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Clones	I-Application
,	O
and	O
so	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
III	I-Application
–	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
,	O
George	O
Lucas	O
severed	O
his	O
long-standing	O
relationship	O
with	O
Panavision	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
obtaining	O
newer-model	O
Sony	O
HDC-F950	B-Device
cameras	O
and	O
lenses	O
from	O
Plus8Digital	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
address	O
these	O
and	O
other	O
problems	O
,	O
Panavision	O
followed	O
this	O
up	O
in	O
2004	O
with	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Device
,	O
a	O
full	O
bandwidth	O
(	O
4:4:4	O
)	O
camera	O
with	O
improved	O
colorimetry	O
and	O
sensitometry-related	O
specs	O
and	O
,	O
probably	O
most	O
importantly	O
,	O
a	O
Super	O
35	O
mm	O
film-sized	O
recording	O
area	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
it	O
focally	O
compatible	O
with	O
regular	O
Cine	O
Primo	O
lenses	O
and	O
giving	O
a	O
true	O
35mm	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
12.4	O
megapixel	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
chip	O
,	O
arranged	O
in	O
a	O
5760x2160	O
horizontally	O
RGB	O
filtered	O
array	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resolution	O
is	O
resampled	O
by	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
binning	I-Algorithm
to	O
a	O
final	O
output	O
pixel	O
resolution	O
of	O
1920x1080	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
active	O
area	O
is	O
.930	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
imaging	O
module	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Device
is	O
made	O
by	O
Sony	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
exact	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
is	O
unclear	O
,	O
since	O
their	O
joint	O
partnership	O
was	O
dissolved	O
in	O
2004	O
with	O
Panavision	O
's	O
re-purchase	O
of	O
the	O
8%	O
shareholding	O
Sony	O
bought	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Device
can	O
record	O
in	O
a	O
custom	O
Panalog	B-Device
color	B-Algorithm
space	I-Algorithm
,	O
using	O
a	O
log	O
tone-curve	O
to	O
preserve	O
highlight	O
detail	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
lost	O
with	O
typical	O
video	O
gamma	O
correction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panavision	O
uses	O
the	O
Sony	O
HDVF-C30W	O
TFT	O
color	O
LCD	O
viewfinder	O
(	O
960x540	O
pixels	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
CineAlta	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Device
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Digital	B-General_Concept
cinema	O
camera	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Device
,	O
the	O
D-20	B-Device
,	O
incorporates	O
a	O
reflex	B-Algorithm
optical	I-Algorithm
viewfinder	I-Algorithm
to	O
address	O
this	O
concern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
similar	O
HD-resolution	O
cameras	O
are	O
the	O
Sony	O
F35	O
,	O
ARRI	B-Algorithm
Alexa	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
RedOne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
major	O
studio	O
film	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Panavision	O
Genesis	B-Device
was	O
the	O
2012	O
comedy	O
Ted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
demand	O
,	O
Panavision	O
discontinued	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Device
in	O
2012	O
and	O
began	O
renting	O
newer	O
cameras	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Arri	B-Algorithm
Alexa	I-Algorithm
,	O
Sony	B-Device
Cinealta	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Red	O
Digital	B-General_Concept
Cinema	O
cameras	O
,	O
while	O
continuing	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
own	O
next	O
generation	O
digital	B-General_Concept
camera	O
.	O
</s>
