[opendtv] News: Sony Shows Solid-State Camcorder in Action at IBC2007
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Sony Shows Solid-State Camcorder in Action at IBC2007
PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX Compact Camcorder to Begin Shipping in November
By Glen Dickson -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/6/2007 9:21:00 AM
Amsterdam, Netherlands -- Broadcast-equipment giant Sony is using the
IBC2007 show here to demonstrate a working version of the solid-state
XDCAM camera that it introduced at the National Association of
Broadcasters' convention.
The new PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX compact camcorder will begin shipping in
November at a list price of 6,500 euros ($8.875). It records
high-definition video on two 16-megabyte PC Express solid-state
memory cards, with each 16 GB "SxS PRO" card capable of storing one
hour of HD video (at 25 megabits per second). To support the new
camera, Sony also developed a viewing deck and a simple PC Express
disk-drive unit.
"We firmly believe now is the time to enhance our XDCAM lineup with a
solid-state option," said David Bush, director of marketing for Sony
Europe.
Sony -- which it has sold some 23,000 XDCAM optical-disc units to
date -- announced that its Blu-ray-based XDCAM discs will now feature
dual-layer recording, giving a disc a continuous recording time of up
to four hours. It added that an XDCAM HD camcorder and deck that use
higher-quality 4:2:2 encoding will be available in early 2008.
Sony also announced two new LCD monitors and reported large sales of
its SONAPS networked news-production system to RAI in Italy and
Canal+ in France.
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