Mysterium X vs. Mysterium – Your input wanted for RED Shoot Out

It seems like all of Hollywood is abuzz about the new Mysterium X sensor from RED. The good news is that the Epic will feature this new improved sensor when they ship. However, what if you already have a RED ONE camera, what then? Well the REALLY good news is that RED is offering an upgrade path to the Mysterium X. But is it worth the cost for most of RED ONE owners? Well we at Video Resources have decided to see for ourselves and share the results.

The testing will be relatively simple. Since we own two RED cameras that are nearly identical – serial numbers 15 and 16, we decided to upgrade one camera at a time so we could more easily compare the images. Since #15 was older (but just by a few minutes) she went in for the upgrade last week.

We expect our upgraded camera back any day now so please feel free to submit your recommendations for shooting environments and scenes that you feel would best represent the real world situations. Using the comments posting feature of our blog (see above), post your requests and we will do our best to accommodate them.

Here is the basic criteria for our shooting test:

• Outfit both cameras with the same glass
• Run both cameras simultaneously (we have a mount for this)
• Shoot interior and exterior scenes
• Shoot day and night scenes
• We hope to have some live models (actors) available for the test
• Don’t put the cameras at risk – no car mounts, crash cams, etc.

We expect to do the testing end of this week or next and create a Apple Pro Res split screen of the results. Vegas odds (and the other tests I have seen) say the X blows the Mysterium out of the park and sets a new industry benchmark.

PS: If you are in the Orange County area and want to be part of the crew, drop me a note using the contact link above to let us know you are interested.