GEARED LIKE01 AN OBSESSION WITH IMAGE-MAKING MACHINES
Big sensors. Tiny bodies. Beautifully strange machines. Go inside the camera, then find your next rabbit hole.
Meet the machines
01 / CINEMA CAMERA ASSEMBLY
CONCEPT STUDY / NOT MODEL-SPECIFIC3D is unavailable. Original camera drawing shown. Chapters and the collection still work.
A lens. A light-tight body. Somewhere to hold an image. Everything else changes the way you work.
FOUR MACHINES. FOUR VERY DIFFERENT IDEAS.
ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES
From a 65 mm cinema flagship to a spring-wound Bolex. Meet four cameras that take very different routes to a moving image.
01 / 04 The big picture
A 65 mm digital canvas in a body built for the set. ARRI's ALEXA 265 takes the large-format idea to an extraordinary scale.
54.12 × 25.58 mmALEXA 265 sensor
01The collection
From set legends to wonderfully strange experiments. Open a camera, follow a curiosity, or put three side by side.
123 entries, including distinct mount variants. A field guide, not an availability list.
| MACHINE / MODEL | FORMAT | RESOLUTION | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super 35 | 4608 × 3164 (4.6K Open Gate) | ||
| Large Format | 4448 x 3096 | ||
| Super 35 | 3.4K Open Gate | ||
| Full Frame | 8.6K (8640 × 5760) or 6K, depending on sensor block | ||
| Full Frame | 6048 x 4032 | ||
| Super 35 | 4096 x 2160 | ||
| Super 35 | 4K Super 35 | ||
| Full Frame | 8.6K | ||
| Vista Vision / Large Format | 8192 x 4320 | ||
| Vista Vision / Large Format | 8192 x 4320 | ||
| Super 35 | 8192 x 4320 | ||
| Vista Vision / Large Format | 8192 x 4320 | ||
| Super 35 | 6144 x 3240 | ||
| Large Format | 12K | ||
| Super 35 | 12,288 x 6480 | ||
| Full Frame | 6K full-frame 3:2 open gate | ||
| Full Frame | 5.9K full frame | ||
| Full Frame | 5.9K full frame | ||
| Full Frame | 5.9K full frame | ||
| Super 35 | 4K Super 35 | ||
| Super 35 | 4K Super 35 | ||
| Super 35 | 4K Super 35 | ||
| Full Frame | 6000 x 3164 | ||
| Super 35 | 4K | ||
| Full Frame | 6048 x 4032 | ||
| Full Frame | 12,288 x 8040 | ||
| Large Format | 4448 x 3096 | ||
| Super 35 | 3.2K ProRes / 2.8K ARRIRAW | ||
| Full Frame | 6K full frame | ||
| Full Frame | 4K | ||
| Full Frame | 4K | ||
| Super 35 | 4K | ||
| Full Frame | 4K | ||
| Super 35 | 6144 x 3240 | ||
| 65 mm format (50.81 × 23.32 mm) | 17,520 × 8040 (17K Open Gate) | ||
| Super 35 | 6144 x 3456 | ||
| Full Frame | 8192 x 4320 | ||
| Full Frame | 7K full frame 3:2 | ||
| Full Frame | 8K with X9-8K or 6K with X9-6K | ||
| Super 35 | 5.7K Super 35 | ||
| Super 35 | 4K / UHD | ||
| Full Frame | 6064 x 4040 | ||
| Full Frame | 8K full frame | ||
| Full Frame | 4K | ||
| Super 35 | 6144 x 4096 | ||
| Full Frame | 6K full frame 3:2 | ||
| Vista Vision / Large Format | 8K VV | ||
| 65 mm (54.12 × 25.58 mm Open Gate) | 6560 x 3100 | ||
| 65 mm | 6560 x 3100 | ||
| Dual 8K stereo sensors | 8160 × 7200 per eye | ||
| Super 35 | 4096 x 2160 | ||
| Super 35 | 4096 x 2160 | ||
| Super 35 | 4096 x 2160 | ||
| Super 35 | 4096 x 2160 | ||
| Full Frame | 5952 x 3140 | ||
| Full Frame | 5952 x 3140 | ||
| Super 35 | 4096 x 2160 | ||
| Super 35 | 4096 x 2160 | ||
| Super 35 | 6244 x 4168 | ||
| Full Frame | 8192 x 3456 | ||
| Super 35 | 6144 x 4016 | ||
| Full Frame | 6016 x 3984 | ||
| Super 35 | 5120 x 4096 | ||
| Super 35 | 4096 x 2304 | ||
| Vista Vision / Large Format | 8192 x 4320 | ||
| Vista Vision / Large Format | 8192 x 4320 | ||
| Super 35 | 8192 x 4320 | ||
| Super 35 | 8192 x 4320 | ||
| Super 35 | 6144 x 3160 | ||
| Super 35 | 6144 x 3160 | ||
| Vista Vision / Large Format | 8192 x 4320 | ||
| Super 35 | 8192 x 4320 | ||
| Super 35 | 5120 x 3000 | ||
| Vista Vision / Large Format | 8192 x 4320 | ||
| 2.5K cropped cinema sensor | 2432 x 1366 | ||
| 2.5K cropped cinema sensor | 2432 x 1366 | ||
| 2.5K cropped cinema sensor | 2432 x 1366 | ||
| Super 35 | 3840 x 2160 | ||
| Super 35 | 3840 x 2160 | ||
| Super 35 | 4000 x 2160 | ||
| Super 35 | 4000 x 2160 | ||
| Super 16-class | 1920 x 1080 | ||
| Super 35 | 4608 x 2592 | ||
| 4/3 | 4096 x 2160 | ||
| Super 35 | 6144 x 3456 | ||
| Super 35 | 6144 x 3456 | ||
| Full Frame | 6048 x 4032 | ||
| Super 35 | 4512 x 2376 RAW | ||
| Super 35 | 4096 x 2304 | ||
| Super 35 | 3424 x 2202 | ||
| Super 35 | 4096 x 2160 | ||
| Super 35 | 4096 x 2160 | ||
| 2/3 | 1920 x 1080 | ||
| Full Frame | 6064 x 4040 | ||
| sub-S35 | 4096 x 2700 | ||
| Super 35 | 6016 x 3984 | ||
| Super 35 | 2880 x 1620 ARRIRAW | ||
| Super 35 | 2880 x 1620 ARRIRAW | ||
| Super 35 4:3-capable | 2880 x 2160 4:3 ARRIRAW | ||
| Super 35 4:3-capable | 2880 x 2160 4:3 ARRIRAW | ||
| Super 35 4:3-capable | 2880 x 2160 4:3 ARRIRAW | ||
| Super 35 | 3414 x 2198 Open Gate ARRIRAW | ||
| Super 35 | 4272 x 2376 RAW | ||
| Super 35 | 6244 x 4168 | ||
| Micro Four Thirds | 3696 x 2772 | ||
| Full Frame / Large Format | 6016 x 3984 | ||
| Super 35 | 4K S35 native frame | ||
| Super 35 | 4K S35 native frame | ||
| Super 35 | 4096 x 2160 | ||
| Super 35 | 5760 x 3240 | ||
| Super 35 | 6144 x 3160 | ||
| Super 35 | 1920 × 1080 recording (3840 × 2160 effective-pixel sensor) | ||
| Super 35 | 1920 × 1080 recording (3840 × 2160 effective-pixel sensor) | ||
| Super 35 | 1920 × 1080 recording (3840 × 2160 effective-pixel sensor) | ||
| Super 35 | 1920 × 1080 recording (3840 × 2160 effective-pixel sensor) | ||
| Super 35 | 1920 × 1080 recording (3840 × 2160 effective-pixel sensor) | ||
| Super 35 | 1920 × 1080 recording (3840 × 2160 effective-pixel sensor) | ||
| Super 35 | 5760 x 3240 | ||
| Super 35 | 5120 x 2700 | ||
| Super 35 crop | 4608 x 2160 | ||
| 16 mm film | Photochemical image; no fixed pixel count | ||
| Super 8 film | Photochemical image; no fixed pixel count | ||
| Full Frame | 6K (6048 × 3402 RAW) |
02A little camera science
Resolution is only part of the story. Play with two things that actually change the picture.
ARRI ALEXA 265. A very wide imaging area. Lens coverage becomes a major part of the package.
At the same focal length and camera position, a larger active area sees a wider view. These are specific reference frames, not universal dimensions. Format source ↗
Rows are sampled at different times. Fast motion can lean a vertical line because its position changes during the readout.
An exaggerated illustration, not a camera test or performance ranking. Readout speed, motion and exposure all matter. Animation stays still when your device requests reduced motion.
A NOTE FROM THE FIELD
Pixels are useful. So are good skin tones, a body you can put in the right place, and a workflow that gets the image home. A bigger number is a different tool, not an automatic upgrade.
See what GLM makesThe core collection preserves 120 camera entries from GLM’s March 29, 2026 reference dataset. Featured profiles and additions have individual source dates. Specifications can change with firmware, licenses, sensors and recording modes. Dynamic-range figures are manufacturer claims, not a common laboratory test. Drawings are original artistic studies, not engineering schematics.
Each camera profile links to its source. This atlas describes camera systems, not GLM’s rental stock. Explore the actual rental collection ↗