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Sony's HDV 1080i Consumer Camcorder

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'm-filming-my-sci-fi-opera-next-week dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Sony has just announced a high-definition video camcorder that records in 1080i. A site was just created with a lot of information about the camcorder. The camcorder uses the HDV spec which records to standard MiniDV tapes. It includes 3 CCDs and along with the announcement it appears Apple and Adobe are now supporting the HDV standard. The camcorder carries a steep price at $3,700 though. See the original press release as well, though it doesn't contain much information."

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  1. Actually, not THAT expensive by gevmage · · Score: 5, Informative

    It will be competing in the super-high-end consumer market through the professional market. It's similar to the Canon XL1 series, which go for similar prices, with similar characteristics (high end digital video, everything manual, etc.).

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  2. Re:beware: sony is too proprietary by dthree · · Score: 5, Informative

    RTFA:
    "The HDV spec was agreed upon as a standard by Sony, JVC, Canon, and Sharp for new high-definition consumer camcorders last year. Along with the announcement of the new Sony HDV camcorder comes support from major video editing software companies including Apple and Adobe"

    Go on the DV boards like 2-pop or creative cow and find me all the people who are unable to use sony's "not recognized and not standard" DV VTR's and cameras. They ARE standard and any editor that can capture DV can get video from them just as easily as from a JVC, Panasonic or Canon. No drivers necessary.

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  3. Re:JVC did it first... by otis+wildflower · · Score: 5, Informative
    I beleive the JVC GR-HD1US has been avialble for more than a year now, and at a slightly lower price than the Sony. Sony seems to have been spending a lot of (well considered) money on the PlayStation 2&3 platform and ignoring the "consumer electronics" feild for a while now. They just aren't up to snuff compared to Panasonic, JVC, Zenith and the other giants.

    The JVC:

    doesn't support 1080i (argue as you may the merits of 720p vs 1080i, the generally accepted wisdom is that progressive is better for shooting sports events and interlaced higher res is better for drama)

    doesn't support OS X

    doesn't have a Zeiss lens

    has only 1 CCD

    has a 4x3 CCD, not 16x9

    The JVC doesn't compare. And this from someone who actively avoids Sony stuff unless it's the best in class (as the 200 DVD changer was in its time).