The RED Komodo PDAF (Phase Detection Autofocus) was revealed on Jared Land’s (RED president) Instagram, showing pretty nice capabilities. Furthermore, the picture regarding the interface is getting clearer. Watch the screenshots below. 

RED Komodo is still under development

Although there is not an official release date, it seems that the Komodo is still under development. We believe that RED’s engineers are focusing on sharpening the firmware adding more stuff and capabilities to it. However, the lockdown due to the COVID-19 delicate situation will make things a bit more complicated concerning the development phase of the camera. Plus, it’s not a good time to release a new camera. However, it’s the perfect time to elevate the specs, adding more features to the Komodo that will pay off in the long run.

Komodo first footage

In our recent article (RED Komodo: Where are the Sample Footage) we asked for some footage of this new, unique and affordable camera by RED. Happily, RED has been listening and provided a short video of Bradd Pitt shot on the Komodo. Although it looks quite neat, it’s hard to judge the true image quality of it. Check it out below: 

Komodo interface and PDAF

Just am hour ago, Jarred Land (RED President) has published on his Instagram and FB a simple demonstration of the Komodo PDAF (Phase Detection Autofocus) capabilities. Plus, as a bonus, we get a glimpse into the Komodo’s interface and touch screen, which is quite cool. As state by Jarred: “Another weekend in lockdown and another awesome new weekend Komodo firmware build. PDAF autofocus is coming along nicely… we still have miles and miles to go to make this new AF perfect but the RED engineers definitely are at the top of their game right now”. We explored some difficulties to embed Jarred’s video, so we took screenshots to simplified the demonstration. We added the time it took to perform the PDAF (an estimation of 1 sec). Most probably, this time of PDAF will get improved in future firmware updates.

Explore the screenshot below for a better a more precise look at the interface: