Kron Chronos Q12: what the new high-speed camera offers, price and availability

# Quick summary

Kron Technologies' Chronos Q12 is a high-speed camera now shipping. It targets users who need extreme frame rates at standard resolutions and lists researchers, engineers, scientists and industrial professionals alongside creative teams. The model lineup starts at $19,995 (64 GB) and goes to $21,995 (128 GB).

# What it records

The Chronos Q12's headline rates and resolutions are specific and tied to sensor window size:

• 2560 × 2016 (native): 2,313 fps
• 2560 × 1440: 3,116 fps
• 1920 × 1080 (Full HD): 5,148 fps
• 1536 × 864: 7,471 fps
• Smallest windows: up to 29,515 fps

Recording is available in RAW or compressed formats. Users can choose 8-bit, 10-bit or 12-bit modes depending on workflow and storage constraints.

# Practical limits: recording time and storage

At maximum resolution the camera cannot record continuously. Recorded durations at the highest setting depend on internal capacity:

• 64 GB model: 5.7 seconds at max resolution
• 128 GB model: 11.5 seconds at max resolution

Kron offers a 1 TB internal SSD option to reduce the need to offload footage after every take. Those short record windows are typical for high-speed capture and affect planning for tests, scientific captures or creative slow-motion runs.

# Build, controls and lens support

The Chronos Q12 has a compact body with a 5-inch touchscreen for setup and monitoring on location. Dimensions (without lens) are 188 × 111 × 53 mm and weight is 1.32 kg.

Lens compatibility is broad: the camera supports C‑mount, E‑mount, F‑mount, EF‑mount, PL‑mount and MFT‑mount lenses, letting it integrate with many existing optics and workflows.

# Who the Q12 is aimed at

Kron positions the Q12 for a range of users beyond creative filmmakers. The launch materials list researchers, engineers, scientists, and industrial professionals before creative teams. That reflects the camera's emphasis on extreme frame rates and short-duration, high-resolution captures useful for lab work, product testing, motion analysis and slow-motion cinematography when very high frame rates are required.

# Price and availability

The Chronos Q12 is available now. Pricing listed by Kron: $19,995 for the 64 GB configuration and $21,995 for the 128 GB configuration. A 1 TB internal SSD is available to extend usable capture sessions.

# Bottom line

If your work demands short-burst high-speed capture at up to 2.3K resolution and you can structure shoots around short record windows, the Chronos Q12 brings very high frame rates and flexible bit-depth/format options in a compact body. Storage and record-time planning are central to using the camera effectively.