8K resolution refers to an image or display resolution with a width of approximately 8,000 pixels. 8K UHD () is the highest resolution defined in the Rec. 2020 (

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) standard. 8K

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is the successor to

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. TV manufacturers pushed to make 4K a new standard by 2017. At CES 2012, the first prototype 8K TVs were unveiled by Japanese electronics corporation Sharp. The feasibility of a fast transition to this new standard is questionable in view of the absence of broadcasting resources. In 2018, Strategy Analytics predicted that 8K-ready devices will still only account for 3% of UHD TVs by 2023 with global sales of 11 million units a year. However, TV manufacturers remain optimistic as the 4K market grew much faster than expected, with actual sales exceeding projections nearly six-fold in 2016. In 2013, a

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network's capability to carry

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resolution was limited by internet speeds and relied on satellite broadcast to transmit the high data rates. The demand is expected to drive the adoption of

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standards and to place significant pressure on physical communication networks in the near future. , few cameras had the capability to shoot video in 8K,

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being one of the few companies to have created a small broadcasting camera with an 8K

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. By 2018,

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camera company had delivered three 8K cameras in both a Full Frame sensor and

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sensor.

History

Japan's public broadcaster

was the first to start research and development of 4320p resolution in 1995 and the format was first displayed in 2005. The format was standardized by

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in October 2007. The interface was standardized by SMPTE in August 2010 and recommended as the international standard for television by

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in 2012. Followed by public displays at electronics shows and screenings of

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and public viewings in February 2014 and the

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in Brazil in June 2014 using HEVC with partners AstroDesign and Ikegami Electronics. On January 6, 2015, the MHL Consortium announced the release of the superMHL specification which will support 8K resolution at 120fps, 48-bit video, the Rec. 2020 color space, high dynamic range support, a 32-pin reversible superMHL connector, and power charging of up to 40 watts. On March 1, 2016, The Video Electronics Standards Association (

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) unveiled DisplayPort 1.4, a new format that allows the use of 8K resolution () at 60Hz with HDRR and 32 audio channels through

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. On January 4, 2017, the HDMI Forum announced

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2.1 featuring support for 8K video with HDR, which will be "released early in Q2 2017". 8K Association Formed at CES 2019 to Help Develop 8K Ecosystem. In early February 2020,

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announced during their Unpacked event that their

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can video record in 8K, which uses 600MB of storage per minute.

First cameras

On April 6, 2013, Astrodesign Inc. announced the AH-4800, capable of recording 8K resolution. In April 2015, it was announced by

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that their newly unveiled Red Weapon VV is also capable of recording 8K footage. In October 2016, they announced two additional 8K cameras, Red Weapon 8K S35 and Red Epic-W 8K S35. The Red Weapon Dragon VV has been discontinued , when Red unveiled the Red Weapon Monstro VV, their fourth camera capable of shooting 8K, with additional improvements in dynamic range and noise reduction, among other features.

Mobile phone cameras

In May 2019, mobile phone vendors started releasing the first mobile phones with 8K video recording capabilities, such as the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 3 series. This is enabled by the sufficient resolution of

s used in mobile phones, and by the sufficient chipset performance. However, mobile phones with up to 5K (2880p) or 6K (3240p) video cameras have never been released. * Asus ZenFone 7 * Redmi K30 Pro * Redmi K40 * ROG Phone 3 * Vivo X50 * Vivo X60 * LG V60 ThinQ * Nubia Z20 * Samsung Galaxy Note 20 *

* Samsung Galaxy S21 * Samsung Galaxy S22 * Samsung Galaxy S23 *

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* Xiaomi Mi 10 * Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra * Xiaomi Mi 10T * Xiaomi Mi 11

Productions and broadcasting

In 2007, the original 65mm negative of the 1992 film ''

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'' was re-scanned at 8K with a

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built specifically for the job at FotoKem Laboratories, and used to remaster the 2008

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release. ''

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'' critic

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described the Blu-ray release as "the finest video disc I have ever viewed or ever imagined." A similar 8K scan/4K intermediate digital restoration of '' Lawrence of Arabia'' was made for Blu-ray and theatrical re-release during 2012 by

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to celebrate the film's 50th anniversary. According to Grover Crisp, executive VP of restoration at Sony Pictures, the new 8K scan has such high resolution that when examined, showed a series of fine concentric lines in a pattern "reminiscent of a fingerprint" near the top of the frame. This was caused by the film emulsion melting and cracking in the desert heat during production. Sony had to hire a third party to minimize or eliminate the rippling artifacts in the new restored version. On May 17, 2013, the

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premiered ''To Space and Back'', an 8K×8K, 60 fps, 3D video running approximately 25 minutes. During its first run at the Fels Planetarium it was played at 4K, 60 fps. In November 2013, NHK screened the experimental-drama short film "The Chorus" at Tokyo Film Festival which was filmed in 8K and 22.2 sound format. On May 1, 2015, an 8K abstract computer animation was screened at the Filmatic Festival at the University of California, San Diego. The work was created as an assignment in the VIS 40/ICAM 40 Introduction to Computing in the Arts class taught at UCSD by Associate Teaching Professor Brett Stalbaum during the winter quarter of 2015, with each student producing three hundred pixel frames. The work's music soundtrack was composed by Mark Matamoros. On January 6, 2016, director

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stated that the 2017 film ''

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'' would be the first feature film to be shot in 8K, using the Red Weapon 8K VV. The movie was shot with 8K cameras (and partially with 4K cameras), although the digital intermediate of the movie is in a lower resolution. Japanese public broadcaster

began research and development on 8K in 1995, having spent over $1 billion on R&D since then. Codenamed ''Super Hi-Vision'' (named after its old Hi-Vision analog HDTV system), NHK also was simultaneously working on the development of 22.2 channel surround sound audio. The world's first 8K television was unveiled by Sharp at the

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(CES) in 2012. Experimental transmissions of the resolution were tested with the

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, and at the

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showcasing ''Beauties À La Carte'', a 27-minute short showcased publicly on a 220" screen, with a three-year roadmap that entails the launch of 8K test broadcasting in 2016, with plans to roll out full 8K services by 2018, and in time for the

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, which were delayed to 2021 due to the

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. Ultimately, about 200 hours of material from the Tokyo Olympics, including the opening and closing ceremonies, were broadcast in 8K (on the NHK BS8K channel). The specification for an 8K

format was also completed by the

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for use in Japan by December 2017. As of the end of 2024, there are no standalone Blu-ray players certified as 8K capable (even though PC Blu-ray drives able to read 100GB and 128GB discs are sold commercially), and no home video releases in 8K on physical media by any major studio. On December 1, 2018, NHK launched BS8K, a broadcast channel transmitting at 8K resolution. Films shown in 8K on that channel include '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968) and ''

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'' (1964); in both cases, 70mm analog prints were used as a basis for the remastered 8K version. New productions filmed with digital 8K cameras have also been aired in 8K on that channel; they include the Edo period drama '' Kikyo – The Return'' and the WWII dramas '' Wife of a Spy'' and '' Gift of Fire''. In Germany, the third season of ''

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'' (a historical drama TV series set on a Nazi submarine) was made available in 8K on the Samsung TV Plus streaming service.

Gaming

Sony announced that the

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would support 8K graphics. Microsoft then announced its

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with 8K graphic support, released in November 2020. The GeForce RTX 3090, released in September 2020 at an MSRP of $1499, was marketed by

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as the first

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capable of 8K 60fps HDR gaming, recording, and streaming with ShadowPlay on PCs. However, only its successor, the GeForce RTX 4090, is often regarded as the first graphics card to achieve playable frame rates at 8K in many modern titles.

Resolutions

This is the resolution of the UHDTV2 format defined in SMPTE ST 2036–1, as well as the 8K UHDTV format defined in

BT.2020. It was also chosen by the DVB project as the resolution for their 8K broadcasting standard, UHD-2. It has 33.2 million total pixels, and is double the linear resolution of 4K UHD (four times as many total pixels), three times the linear resolution of

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(nine times as many total pixels), four times the linear resolution of

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(16 times as many total pixels), and six times the linear resolution of

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(36 times as many total pixels).

Devices

TVs

* Sharp's 85" 8K LCD TV, resolution

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(CES) 2012 *

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's 145" 8K

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, resolution

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(IFA) 2012 * LG's 98" 8K LCD TV, resolution

(IFA) 2014 * Panasonic's 55" 8K 120Hz LCD, resolutionInternational Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 *

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's 110" 8K 3D LCD TV, resolutionInternational Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 *

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's 98" 8K TV at CEATEC 2015 * LG's 98-inch UH9800 with ColorPrime Plus technologyInternational Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 * Samsung's 98-inch SUHD 8K curved TVInternational Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 *

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's 98-inch ULED 8K TVInternational Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 *

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's 98-inch 98ZHQ2R "8K Super UHD", resolutionInternational Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 * Samsung's Q9S 85-inch QLED TVInternational Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 * LG's 88 inch 8K OLED TVInternational Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 * Samsung's Q900 R65, 75, 82, and 85 inch 8K QLED TV models at CES 2019 *

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's Z9G/ZG985 inch and 100 inch 8K Ultra HD Bravia TV International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 * Sony's Z8H/ZH875 and 85 inch 8K Ultra HD Bravia TV International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 * Sony's Z9J65, 75, 85, and 100 inch 8K Ultra HD Bravia International Consumer Electronics Show 2021 virtual event. * Sony's Z9K65, 75, 85, and 100 inch 8K Ultra HD Bravia International Consumer Electronics Show 2022 hybrid event. *

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's 75 inch 8K QLED TVFIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Edition displayed at IFA 2018 * Hisense's U9E75 inch 8K QLED at IFA global press conference 2019 * Samsung's QLED 8K TV Q700T/Q800T/Q950TS Samsung.com

Projectors

* Digital Projection INSIGHT Laser 8K at Integrated Systems Europe 2018

Monitors

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30" 8K reference displaySeptember 2015 * Sharp's prototype 27-inch 8K 120Hz IGZO desktop monitor with HDR (CEATEC 2016) * Philips 328P8K 8K UHD desktop Monitor (CES 2017) *

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UltraSharp 32 Ultra HD 8K Monitor (UP3218K) (CES 2017) * BOE 8K 13.3 inch Narrow Bezel Laptop Display at CITE 2018

8K VR Headset

* Pimax Vision 8K X, made up of two screens @ 90Hz, started Crowdfunding in October 2017, with the product released and shipped in September 2020.

Cameras

* Astrodesign AH-4800, 1.7-inch CMOS camera capable of recording in 8K resolution. Unveiled by on April 6, 2013. *

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Weapon Vista Vision 35MM 8K () at 60fps in full-sensor mode, or up to 75fps in a scope () frame format. The camera has a sensor based on the previous generation Dragon sensor. Unveiled at NAB 2015, released end of 2015. * RED DSMC2 Helium with an S35MM 8K 35.4 megapixel CMOS sensor—up to 60fps at 8K () and 75 fps at 8K () with a dynamic range of 16.5+ stops; limited release July 2016, general release October 2016. * RED Epic-W with an S35MM 8K 35.4 megapixel CMOS Helium sensor—up to 30fps at 8K () with a dynamic range of 16.5+ stops; release date: October 2016. * RED DSMC2 Monstro 8K VV 35.4 megapixel CMOS "wider than full frame" Monstro sensor—up to 60fps at 8K () and 75fps at 8K () with a dynamic range of 17+ stops; release date: October 2017. * Ikegami S35MM SHK-810 8K broadcast camera. Unveiled at NAB 2015. *

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S35MM SK-UHD8060 broadcast camera Unveiled at NAB 2015. * Hitachi S35MM SK-UHD8000 broadcast camera. Production version of the SK-UHD8060. *

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System S35MM 8K camera. Unveiled September 2015. *

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DXL 35MM 8K 60fps and HDR Digital Cinematography Camera (Vista Vision Sensor). May 2016 * Sharp S35MM 8C-B60A 8K Professional broadcast Camcorder. November 2017 * Cinemartin Fran 8K VV Global Shutter, announced on May 8, 2018, starting sales in fall 2018. Company went to bankruptcy on April 1, 2019, and camera is no longer available. It never reached production stage, only prototype. *

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Mini Pro 12K, originally 110fps in 8K, since September 2020 firmware update up to 120fps for DCI, 16:9 and 6:5 Anamorphic aspect ratio modes and up to 160fps for 2.4:1 aspect ratio mode. *

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camera. Announced July 9, 2020. *

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flagship mirrorless camera. Announced in San Diego, CA – January 26, 2021 – Sony Electronics * Nikon Z 9 camera. Announced on October 28, 2021. * Sony VENICE 2 camera (Full-Frame 8.6K image sensor) Announced November 15, 2021. * Fujifilm GFX100 II camera. Announced on 12 September 2023.

Action Cameras

* Byroras CA100 shoots 8K @ 15fps, up to 40m underwater * Nello X3K+ shoots 8K @ 15fps * Insta360 Ace Pro shoots 8K @ 24fps

Smartphones with 8K camera

series, shoots 8K @ 24fps, went on sale from February 2020 * Samsung Galaxy Note 20 series, shoots 8K @ 24fps, went on sale from August 2020 * Samsung Galaxy S21 series, shoots 8K @ 24fps, went on sale from January 2021 * Samsung Galaxy S22 series, shoots 8K @ 24fps, went on sale from February 2022 * Samsung Galaxy S23 series, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from February 2023 *

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* Samsung Galaxy S25 series, shoots 8K @ 30 fps, went on sale from February 2025 *

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ROG Phone 3, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from July 2020 * Asus

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Edge 20 Pro, shoots 8K @ 24fps, went on sale from August 2021 *

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/9 Pro, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from March 2021 * Xiaomi Mi 10/Mi 10 Pro, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from February 2020 * Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra, shoots 8K @ 24fps, went on sale from August 2020 * Xiaomi Mi 10T/Mi 10T Pro, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from October 2020 * Xiaomi Mi 11, shoots 8K @ 24/30fps, went on sale from January 2021 * Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro/Mi 11 Ultra, shoots 8K @ 24fps, went on sale from April 2021 *

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, shoots 8K @ 24fps, went on sale from August 2021 * Redmi K30 Pro, Poco F2 Pro, shoots 8K @ 24/30fps, went on sale from March–May 2020 * Redmi K40 Pro/K40 Pro+, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from March 2021 * Sharp Aquos R5G, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from July 2020 * Vivo X50 Pro+, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from July 2020 * Vivo X60 Pro+, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from January 2021 *

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Axon 30 Ultra, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from April 2021 * ZTE Nubia Red Magic 3, shoots 8K @ 15fps, went on sale from May 2019 * ZTE Nubia Red Magic 3s, shoots 8K @ 15fps, went on sale from September 2019 * ZTE Nubia Red Magic 5G, shoots 8K @ 15fps, went on sale from March 2020 * ZTE Nubia Red Magic 5S, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from August 2020 * ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6/6 Pro, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from March 2021 * ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6R, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from June 2021 * ZTE Nubia Z20, shoots 8K @ 15fps, went on sale from August 2019 * ZTE Nubia Z30 Pro, shoots 8K @ 30fps, went on sale from May 2021

8K VR camera

* QooCam 8K, first affordable 8K 360° VR camera, with built-in video stitching. *

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Pro 2

Fulldome

* Definiti 8K theaters, resolution (apu)

Consoles

* Sony's PlayStation 5 (Not the Pro version), while capable of outputting 8K via

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, such resolutions are currently not available due to Sony’s native 4K cap, went on sale November 2020. Sony has removed mentions of 8K from the PlayStation 5 box between late January and the middle of February 2024. * Sony's Playstation 5 Pro, is capable of outputting 8K at 60Hz using PSSR, but only some games would work with it, went on sale November 2024.

References

External links

* {{Computer display standard Digital imaging Film and video technology Ultra-high-definition television