Description
Kinefinity VISTA 6K full-frame cinema camera
The Kinefinity VISTA brings a full-frame 6K sensor, a large articulating OLED screen and internal recording into a compact cinema-camera body. Choose the mount that fits your lenses and build the camera around the way you shoot.
Price and availability
The Kinefinity VISTA is €2,499 excluding VAT, including your selected lens mount.
This pre-order is non-binding and fully refundable before shipment. Reservations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Gafpa Gear if you need an update on your allocation or delivery.
Full-frame recording with room to reframe
Record the 6016 × 3984 Open Gate image for a taller frame and more options for reframing in post. Firmware 10.1 supports up to 39 fps in Open Gate, 50 fps in 6K 17:9 and 60 fps in 6K 2.4:1. Smaller sensor windows provide higher frame rates. The Codecs & FPS tab lists the exact recording modes and sensor areas.
VISTA records 10-bit ProRes and H.265 with KineLOG3 for grading. The built-in 220GB SSD lets you record without inserting a separate card, while the CFexpress Type B slot provides another recording-media option.
Choose your lens mount
- KineMOUNT: Kinefinity’s adapter interface. Add the appropriate lens adapter from our lens mounts and adapters category. Options include PL adapters with clear glass or electronic ND. If you choose an e-ND adapter, a separate clear option is useful when you need to shoot without ND.
- Active PL: a native PL connection for compatible PL cinema lenses. This camera-side mount has no built-in ND filter.
- Active E: use compatible E-mount lenses or suitable third-party adapters. The short flange distance leaves room for PL-to-E adapters with drop-in filtration, such as a compatible MOFAGE POCO II configuration. Electronic functions depend on the lens and adapter; VISTA does not provide autofocus.
The camera-side mount is interchangeable using four screws and the correct installation procedure. Your choice today can change with your lens collection.
Built for a compact shooting setup
The 4-inch OLED touchscreen rotates and articulates for different operating positions. Two full-size HDMI connections provide external monitoring options. Power comes from a compatible GripBAT 2Si/NP-F550-style battery or the locking DC input. USB-C2 also accepts 12V PD power with a battery installed in the camera.
Compare the VISTA Core Kit and VISTA Pro Kit if you need batteries, recording media, handles or rigging. These are accessory packages; the camera and lenses are separate items. A Gafpa Gear VISTA LUT Pack is included with this camera offer.
See what we shoot with it
Open the Footage tab for SLEEP AWAKE DREAM, our film made entirely with the VISTA under the name Norbert Storm. The Specifications and Codecs & FPS tabs provide the technical detail; Reviews links to independent Newsshooter coverage with publication dates and pre-production context.
For help selecting a lens setup, contact [email protected] or visit Gafpa Gear’s Kinefinity support page.
Kinefinity VISTA specifications
Technical data checked against Kinefinity’s specification sheet and firmware 10.1 release notes on 24 September 2026.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Sensor | Full-frame CMOS, 36 × 24 mm; maximum recording size 6016 × 3984 |
| Image circle | 43.3 mm at full 6K Open Gate |
| Base ISO | 800 and 5120 |
| Dynamic range | 14 stops, as specified by Kinefinity |
| Shutter | Rolling shutter; 0.7°–358° shutter angle |
| Optical filter | Optical low-pass filter with UV and IR filtering |
| Colour workflow | KineLOG3; built-in 709 and Neutral monitoring LUTs; custom monitoring LUT support |
| Recording media | 220GB internal SSD and CFexpress Type B |
| Display | 4-inch 6:5 OLED touchscreen; 700 nits; rotating and articulating design |
| HDMI connections | Two full-size Type-A HDMI outputs; available output modes depend on firmware |
| USB connections | USB-C1 for host/accessory functions; USB-C2 for media transfer and 12V PD input |
| Audio | Internal mono microphone, 3.5mm mic/timecode input, UAC USB-C mic support with firmware 10.1 |
| Audio monitoring | 3.5mm headphone output and built-in speaker |
| Audio recording | 16-bit, 48kHz linear PCM |
| Battery | GripBAT 2Si; NP-F550-compatible form factor |
| DC input | 10–20V through a locking 0B 2-pin connector |
| USB-C power | 12V USB PD through USB-C2; an in-camera battery is required |
| Typical power figure | 7.5W for the manufacturer’s 4K 25p monitoring example at 400-nit screen brightness |
| Wireless | 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth; functions depend on firmware and app support |
| KineMOUNT body weight | 610g without battery; 700g with GripBAT 2Si. Weight varies by mount configuration. |
| Body dimensions | 101 × 87 × 65 mm, manufacturer reference dimensions |
Lens mounts can be changed
The camera-side mount uses a four-screw attachment. KineMOUNT, Active E and Active PL can be exchanged with the correct hardware and installation procedure. KineMOUNT requires a separate lens adapter; the native Active PL mount has no built-in ND. See the Overview tab for the lens setup supplied with this product.
Firmware and feature availability
Firmware 10.1 adds higher recording frame rates, full-frame oversampled 4K 50p in ProRes 422 HQ, UAC microphone support and improved lens and anamorphic metadata. Install a supported firmware version before relying on those functions.
Kinefinity’s FAQ schedules gyroscope metadata for post-production stabilisation and UVC webcam mode for a Q4 2026 firmware/app update. These are upcoming features. VISTA does not provide autofocus or sensor-shift IBIS.
Manufacturer specifications and FAQ · Firmware 10.1 release notes
VISTA codecs, resolutions and frame rates
Choose the sensor area as well as the resolution. Cropped modes use a smaller part of the sensor and change the field of view. Oversampled modes reduce a larger sensor readout to a smaller recording resolution.
Recording codecs
| Codec | File format | Bit depth | Reference setting |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProRes 422HQ | QuickTime .mov | 10-bit | KineLOG3 / supported look settings |
| ProRes 422 | QuickTime .mov | 10-bit | KineLOG3 / supported look settings |
| ProRes 422LT | QuickTime .mov | 10-bit | KineLOG3 / supported look settings |
| H.265 Max | QuickTime .mov | 10-bit | 400Mbps @4K 25fps |
| H.265 High | QuickTime .mov | 10-bit | 200Mbps @4K 25fps |
| H.265 Normal | QuickTime .mov | 10-bit | 80Mbps @4K 25fps |
The H.265 bitrate examples above apply to 4K at 25 fps. They are not fixed values for every recording mode. All listed codecs are 10-bit. Kinefinity confirms that VISTA currently has no internal RAW, ProRes 4444 or external ProRes RAW recording.
Recording modes
The limits below follow Kinefinity’s detailed mode table and the firmware 10.1 update. For a particular codec at the maximum listed speed, confirm availability in the installed firmware. Swipe each table sideways on a small screen to see the full sensor-area details.
Full frame and larger sensor windows
| Mode | Recorded pixels | Frame rate | Active area | Image circle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6K OG | 6016×3984 | 5–39fps | 36×24mm | ø43.3mm |
| 6K 17:9 | 6016×3172 | 5–50fps | 36×19.1mm | ø40.8mm |
| 6K 2.4:1 | 6016×2520 | 5–60fps | 36×15.2mm | ø39.1mm |
| 4K OG (Oversampling) | 3840×2464 | 5–39fps | 34.5×22.3mm | ø41.1mm |
| 4K DCI (Oversampling) | 4096×2160 | 5–50fps | 36×19.1mm | ø40.8mm |
| 4K HD (Oversampling) | 3840×2160 | 5–50fps | 34.5×19.5mm | ø39.6mm |
| 5.7K 3:2 | 5760×3700 | 5–42fps | 34.5×22.3mm | ø41.1mm |
| 6K UHD | 5760×3240 | 5–48fps | 34.5×19.5mm | ø39.6mm |
| 5.7K 2.4:1 | 5760×2400 | 5–60fps | 34.5×14.4mm | ø37.4mm |
| 5K 4:3 | 5120×3700 | 5–42fps | 30.6×22.3mm | ø37.9mm |
| 5K DCI | 5120×2700 | 5–58fps | 30.6×16.2mm | ø34.6mm |
| 5K 2.4:1 | 5120×2160 | 5–72fps | 30.6×12.9mm | ø33.2mm |
| 4.6K 6:5 | 4608×3700 | 5–42fps | 27.6×22.3mm | ø35.5mm |
Super 35 crop
| Mode | Recorded pixels | Frame rate | Active area | Image circle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4K 6:5 | 4096×3432 | 5–58fps | 24.5×20.5mm | ø31.9mm |
| 4K 4:3 | 4096×3072 | 5–65fps | 24.5×18.4mm | ø30.6mm |
| 4K 3:2 | 4096×2700 | 5–74fps | 24.5×16.1mm | ø29.3mm |
| 4K DCI | 4096×2160 | 5–92fps | 24.5×12.9mm | ø27.7mm |
| 4K 2.4:1 | 4096×1600 | 5–120fps | 24.5×9.6mm | ø26.3mm |
| 4K UHD | 3840×2160 | 5–92fps | 23.0×12.9mm | ø26.4mm |
| 3.8K 2.4:1 | 3840×1600 | 5–120fps | 23.0×9.6mm | ø24.9mm |
| 3.7K 4:3 | 3712×2700 | 5–74fps | 22.2×16.1mm | ø27.4mm |
| 3.3K 6:5 | 3328×2700 | 5–74fps | 19.9×16.1mm | ø25.6mm |
Micro Four Thirds sensor crop
| Mode | Recorded pixels | Frame rate | Active area | Image circle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3K DCI | 3072×1620 | 5–120fps | 18.4×9.7mm | ø20.8mm |
| 3K 2.4:1 | 3072×1200 | 5–162fps | 18.4×7.2mm | ø19.8mm |
| 3K HD | 2944×1620 | 5–120fps | 17.6×9.7mm | ø20.1mm |
| 3K HD 2.4:1 | 2944×1200 | 5–162fps | 17.6×7.2mm | ø19.0mm |
Super 16 crop
| Mode | Recorded pixels | Frame rate | Active area | Image circle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2K DCI | 2048×1080 | 5–178fps | 12.3×6.5mm | ø13.9mm |
| 2K 2.4:1 | 2048×860 | 5–200fps | 12.3×5.1mm | ø13.3mm |
| 2K FHD | 1920×1080 | 5–178fps | 11.5×6.5mm | ø13.2mm |
| 1.9K 2.4:1 | 1920×800 | 5–200fps | 11.5×4.8mm | ø12.5mm |
Open Gate reaches 39 fps; full-width 6K 17:9 reaches 50 fps and 6K 2.4:1 reaches 60 fps. In Super 35, 4K DCI/UHD reaches 92 fps, while the wider crop modes reach 120 fps. The Micro Four Thirds label here describes a sensor crop; it does not mean the camera accepts native MFT lenses.
Source: Kinefinity’s recording-mode table. Checked 24 September 2026; use the detailed table and current firmware notes when older launch summaries show different maximum speeds.
Shot on Kinefinity VISTA: SLEEP AWAKE DREAM
A Gafpa Gear film by Norbert Storm. Filmed entirely with the Kinefinity VISTA, using a Ronin-S and a tripod, with lenses including Dulens Cambrian Primes. Norbert Storm is the creative name used for this Gafpa Gear film.
Watch SLEEP AWAKE DREAM on YouTube
Camera and colour workflow
- Camera: Kinefinity VISTA for the entire film.
- Support: Ronin-S gimbal and tripod.
- Lenses: including Dulens Cambrian Primes.
- Grading: Gafpa Gear’s upcoming VISTA-to-ARRI ALEXA Log transform was used in the colour workflow.
The film presents a finished grade. The transform is an upcoming Gafpa Gear release; its use here does not imply that it is already available to download.
Film credit: Norbert Storm; starring Bobby Valentijn Bock. Crew credited on the film: Nadia De Vries, Rob Sint Jago, Bernice Nauta and Lars Kroon.
Camera-original samples
For testing files in your own editing and grading workflow, visit Kinefinity’s VISTA footage page. Check the recording settings and whether a look has been baked into each sample.
Independent VISTA coverage
Newsshooter: shipping and firmware update at IBC 2026
Matthew Allard ACS · 12 September 2026
A recent update covering shipping progress, firmware 10.1 and demonstrations of forthcoming features at IBC. This helps put early hands-on reports in context as the camera develops.
Read Newsshooter’s IBC 2026 VISTA update
Newsshooter: early hands-on with a pre-production VISTA
Matthew Allard ACS · 4 June 2026
A hands-on look at the camera’s body, handling and design. The article was made with an engineering sample and explicitly notes unfinished firmware. Read it as early pre-production coverage; use current manufacturer specifications for recording limits and supported features.
