5 Best 4k Recorders You Should Know

You can find 4K quality is popping up here and there, and there are already quite a lot of cameras that come with 4K recorders. The quantity of these 4K cameras is going to grow through the next few years. So this article will carry out a proper evaluation about 4K recorders and elect the best 4K cameras for you to take into account. Just check out the best devices according to your requirement.

• Part 1: Top 5 4K Recorders
• Part 2: Best 4K Screen Recorder for PC

Part 1: Top 5 4K Recorders

Top 1. Blackmagic Design Production Camera 4K

Blackmagic Design Production Camera 4K has a 35mm sized super image sensor with a global shutter as well as a Canon EF lens mount. With such wonderful features, this 4K recorder is able to record Ultra HD 4K and 1080P videos. What's more, this camera remains the delicately elaborated outlook and machined aluminum chassis of the original Blackmagic Cinema Camera.

Key Features:

• The built-in SSD recorder allows you to play the video directly from the camera, insert the disk to any computer, and edit the video straightly from the disc.
• With the 12 stops of dynamic range in this 4K recorder, you can have more flexibility to create in post-production, such as add the shadows or highlights.
• Blackmagic Design Production Camera 4K adopts the 10 bit Apple ProRes 422 family of codecs, and the visually lossless, compressed 12-bit CinemaDNG RAW at 4000×2160 resolution.

Top 2. Video Devices PIX-E7

Compact and powerful is the best description of the 4K recorder---Video Devices PIX-E7. This video recording monitor enables you to record 4K video over HDMI and 6G-SDI to SpeedDrive SSDs. The latest vision of Video Devices PIX-E7 also adopts the ability to record both an edit-ready 4K ProRes file (such as MOV) to the SpeedDrive and 1080p H.264 file (such as MP4) to an SD card at the same.

Key Features:

• Video Devices PIX-E7 designs a high resolution LCD touch screen, which can show scopes clearly, as well as carry out accurate punch-ins for focus verification.
• There are some pro-audio functions in Video Devices PIX-E7 to record audio from the digital video connections, which extremely expands its pro-audio capabilities.
• This 4K recorder is equipped with powerful Sony L-mount batteries. It will seamlessly switch recording mode when you switch the power sources, and won't cause a shutdown.

Top 3. Panasonic DMC-GH4

The full name of Panasonic DMC-GH4 is called Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera. It is a hybrid 4K recorder in the true sense, which is designed for both professional photo and video shoot. The quality of video filmed by Panasonic DMC-GH4 is far better than the quality of video filmed by many other video cameras. To sum up, Panasonic DMC-GH4 may be a nice choice if you are a veteran photographer.

Key Features:

• It comes with a 16.05-megapixel digital live MOS sensor as well as a 4-CPU Venus Engine, which is able to capture stills in high-resolution JPEG and RAW formats.
• Another feature of this 4K recorder is that it has a built-in Wi-Fi with NFC technology, in-camera creative controls, and a high-speed 49-point autofocus.
• When the video is done, you can export and save it in a wide rang of formats, including AVCHD, MOV and MP4 formats.

Top 4. AJA Ki Pro Quad

AJA Ki Pro Quad is another excellent option. This 4K recorder can perform the following three functions in the meantime: save the video to the SSD, convert the video to the RAID or Thunderbolt-enabled PC, as well as export the video to more than two displays to monitor. And the videos can be captured and recorded in 4K, Quad HD, 2K, and HD resolutions.

Key Features:

• You are allowed to preview what you just record with a playback-capable display monitor.
• In case of storing to an SSD, it can capture, record and output the videos in 4K, 2K and HD ProRes formats.
• This 4K recorder supports the color depth in 10-bit 4:4:4 and 10-bit 4:2:2, and you can capture or convert RAW.

Top 5. Atomos Ninja Flame

Atomos Ninja Flame is an excellent 4K recorder with a 10-bit FRC panel that supports native display of HDR video, and high-brightness viewing of Rec. 709 video. Compared with Atmos Shotgun, Ninja is the more heavily upgraded version. This recording monitor comes with a 7-inch screen and features DC in for uninterrupted streams of power. In addition, you can find that the batteries can last for up to 2.2 hours.

Key Features:

• This camera supports resolution of 1920 × 1200, FRC monitoring processing of 10-bit and brightness of 1500 cd/m² as well as 4K HDMI input.
• This 4K recorder is equipped with the presets for viewing log gamma curves from Sony, Canon, Panasonic cameras and more.

Part 2: Best 4K Screen Recorder for PC

When it comes to the best 4K screen recorder for your computer, Aiseesoft Screen Recorder is highly recommended. As software installed on PC instead of a 4K camera, Aiseesoft Screen Recorder is powerful and professional screen recording tool. With Aiseesoft Screen Recorder, you have multiple options to capture game video, grab online movies or take screenshots with high 4K quality on your Windows computer. Moreover, this 4K Recorder is also a great webcam recorder software, with which you can record online meetings conveniently. Two modes are provided for you to record the screen videos in full screen or a desired region of screen with ease. In general, Aiseesoft Screen Recorder, as a 4K screen recorder, deserves you to take a shot.

Key Features:

• Aiseesoft Screen Recorder can record almost all the screen videos that you want to record with 4K quality, such as online games, learning course, Skype calls and so on.
• You are supported to highlight the movement of cursor to make it easier to track when you are capturing the screen videos.
• This 4K screen recorder can also keep your webcam videos directly on the computer, even when you are chatting with friends and the videos are recording.
• When the video is finished, you can save it in MP4 or WMF formats and play it on most players or share it to the Internet easily.