The BBC, with NHK, filmed the London Olympics in 8K and broadcast it to the UK and Japan in a world first.

 

Super Hi-Vision eyes-on: London 2012 Olympics in 8k

 

The NHK camera 8K uses a 33-megapixel sensor and can record at up to 60fps using the latest H.265 (HEVC) codec. Japan intends to start broadcasts from 2016