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The Sony HDW-F900 was the first 24p high-definition digital cinema camera, introduced in 2000. George Lucas used it to shoot Star Wars: Episode II (2002), making it the first major studio film shot entirely on digital video. It initiated the transition from film to digital in Hollywood production.

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“Lynch was an early adopter of digital video, shooting "Inland Empire" (2006) on a consumer-grade Sony camera. He has described the freedom of digital video in multiple interviews about his later working methods.”
Last updated March 7, 2026