High-end camera manufacturer Red has casually announced that it will soon introduce a new 8K Super 35 image sensor under the Helium name.
Not much technical information about the sensor has been shared by the American camera manufacturer, but it appears as though the new Helium sensor will be a more compact version of the company’s 8K Dragon sensor.
The new sensor measures in at 29.9 by 15.77 millimeters, a great deal smaller than the 40.96 by 21.6 millimeter Dragon sensor. Despite the smaller size, the Helium sensor will offer the same resolution of 8,192 by 4,320 pixels, meaning an increase of roughly 35,000 pixels per square millimeter — approximately twice as dense with each pixel being only 3.65 microns.
Although the Helium sensor comes in a bit larger than the Super 35mm format, the smaller size will enable cinematographers and photographers to use a much wider range of lenses. This should make it more enticing for creatives who don’t mind exchanging a bit more pixel density for versatility.
Red will also benefit from the new sensor. According to CEO Jarred Land, the Helium will help “take pressure off our Dragon sensor lines and allow those lines to completely focus on Raven and Scarlet-W sensors.” Red’s VistaVision-sized 8K Dragon sensor has proven challenging to produce and deliver in a timely manner, so offering a secondary 8K option should help lighten the manufacturing load.
No exact date was given for the official release of the sensor, but Land noted in the company’s July update on the Red User Forums that it will be available in the “coming weeks for those that know where to look.”
Full-frame cameras tend to be chunky beasts, but Sigma wants to prove that big imaging doesn't need a big body. Enter the Sigma FP2, the successor to its tiny, boxy fp mirrorless camera. It keeps the same modular design but packs in some serious upgrades, including a 24.5-megapixel partially stacked full-frame sensor, improved autofocus, 6K video recording, and 70GB of built-in storage. Sigma calls it the world's smallest full-frame camera, and while it might be tiny, the same cannot be said for its price tag.
Sigma FP2 brings faster shooting and 6K video
A phone thermal camera is one of those tools you don’t think you need until the first time it saves you from an expensive problem, and the Thermal Master P3 just got easier to try. For Halloween, it’s discounted with the code THERMCAM10, a 10% cut that works out to $107 off the total. It’s also fresh off a win at the 2026 Tom’s Guide AI Awards for best phone thermal camera, which is the kind of third-party nod that separates a serious tool from the cheap clip-on sensors that flood this category.
We are nearing Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, which officially run October 6 and 7. But there is no need to wait until the sale begins to start looking. Early offers are already live, and camera gear is one category where I found enough worthwhile discounts to put together a proper creator-focused list.
I’ve deliberately gone wider than interchangeable-lens cameras here. There are pocket and action cameras, a 360 camera, an instant camera, two wireless microphone systems, and a pair of webcams covering very different budgets. Prices were checked on October 2, and as always with Amazon, they can move quickly.