So it's that time again - the NAB Conference in Las Vegas is currently running and our two Broadcast Managers are over there 'working hard' bringing us all the news as soon as it breaks (Or as soon as they over hear the drunken ramblings of various CEOs and technical directors in the casino bars)
Sony have announced a fair whack of new high end products in the HDCAM SR range, mid and top range monitors, XDCAM HD422, PTZ Camera systems and more! Here's a run-down of our favorites;
XDCAM HD422 - PDW-F800
The new top-end XDCAM HD builds on the excellent qualities held in the F700 adding DVCAm, MPEg-IMX and 1080/23.98 as standard. introduces under & over cranking between 1 and 60 FPS (With playback capable in F700/HD1500) and an internal image converter for utilising cinematography lenses.
Sony says the new camcorder also features auto tracing white balance, output markers such as safety, aspect, and center on the HD-SDI output, slow shutter, interval recording, picture cache recording (up to 30 seconds), disc exchange cache and “shock-less” gain control.
Sony Page: http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowProduct.action?product=PDW-F800&site=biz_en_GB&pageType=Overview&imageType=Main&category=XDCAMCamcorders
XDCAM HD422 - PDW-F1600
As the F800 is an expansion of the 700, as you can probably figure out - the 1600 builds on the F1500 in the same areas - introducing DVCAM, MPEG-IMX and 1080i23.98 standards, and with its insert/assemble editing capability, it can be used as a recorder in a linear editing system – just like a conventional VTR.
Sony Page:
http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowProduct.action?product=PDW-F1600&site=biz_en_GB&pageType=Overview&imageType=Main&category=XDCAMVTRs
LMD Monitor Range
The mid-range production monitors are some of our favourites for colour monitoring on a budget, and the news tells us there's three updated models to look forward to:
LMD-940W - Handheld
9" 15:9 WVGA Panel
3G HD/SD-SDI, Composite and HDMI inputs
Waveform/Audio levels supported
Perfect for multi-camera or multi-standard shoot with range of inputs and portability.
LMD-1530W - Entry level LCD
15" Widescreen 1280x768 resolution
Features are brought over from LMD2030W
Has option board for HDSDI available - allowing desktop HDSDI monitoring for under £1500
LMD-2451w - Mid-range LCD
Replaces the LMD2450
Introduces 3G SDI and 1080p capabilities with second option board
Still based on same proven technology as 2450w
Sony Page: http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowProductCategory.action?category=LMD&site=biz_en_GB
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