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How much space does ProRes RAW HQ take?

ProRes RAW HQ is a RAW format, so its size follows the sensor mode: 0.790 bytes per pixel per frame. On the DJI Ronin 4D 6K (6008 × 3168) that is 1.35 TB per hour at 25 fps.

DJI Ronin 4D 6K in ProRes RAW HQ, 25 fps, 3 h a day for 4 days: 16.2 TB of footage, 48.7 TB with three copies. Change cameras, hours and days below.
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    ProRes RAW HQ per hour, by camera

    Values per camera in its widest recording mode. A 16:9 or 2.39 crop uses fewer pixels and shrinks the files in proportion — a 4K 16:9 mode on a 4.6K open-gate sensor saves roughly a quarter.

    ProRes RAW HQ: GB per hour at the camera's full recording resolution
    CameraPixels24 fps25 fps30 fps50 fps60 fps
    DJI Ronin 4D 6K6008 × 31681.30 TB1.35 TB1.62 TB2.71 TB3.25 TB
    DJI Inspire 3 (Drohne)8192 × 43202.42 TB2.52 TB3.02 TB5.03 TB6.04 TB

    How long a card lasts

    Minutes of recording per card (DJI Ronin 4D 6K, 25 fps). The last column is the time a DIT needs to copy that card once to an NVMe SSD at a sustained 850 MB/s, plus a verification pass.

    ProRes RAW HQ: recording time per card
    CardRecording timeOffload + verify
    256 GB11 min10 min
    512 GB23 min20 min
    1 TB44 min39 min
    2 TB1 h 29 min1 h 18 min

    Cameras that record ProRes RAW HQ

    In our camera list: DJI Ronin 4D 6K, DJI Inspire 3 (Drohne). The tool above has each of them as a preset, with the codecs and frame rates the body actually offers.

    Frequently asked

    How much storage does one hour of ProRes RAW HQ need?

    It depends on the camera’s recording mode. In the DJI Ronin 4D 6K at full resolution and 25 fps: 1.35 TB. The table above lists every camera.

    Why does my card show less space than its label?

    Cards are labelled in decimal units (1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes); some operating systems count in binary units and show about 931 GB for a 1 TB card. The numbers on this page are decimal, like the label.