It’s the Super 35mm universe, as well as we’re all only perplexing to fit in frame. At slightest, it will be once Sony’s finished expanding the lineup of cinematic shooters. Last week it was the “affordable” PMW-F3, as well as right away the association is fooling around a NXCAM HD, a decidedly professional-oriented camcorder with a Super 35mm homogeneous vast format CMOS sensor nestled at the back of an E-mount interchangeable lens complement. It’ll record to AVCHD in 1080p during frame rates covering all a majors: 23.98, 29.97, and 59.94, along with 25 and 50. All on-going, natch. Sony is planning to release this boxy savage in a middle of 2011 and plans to make it “affordable” for professionals as good. See what good the small competition can do?

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Show full PR textSony to expand 35mm large format sensor camcorder lineup
“NXCAM” HD camcorder under growth, featuring E-mount lens complement

Sony Corporation voiced currently which it is building the brand-new sort of E-mount interchangeable lens camcorder for professional make use of which is versed with a Super-35mm homogeneous large format CMOS sensor. This brand-new addition to Sony’s veteran “NXCAM” line will be available in the middle of 2011.

Already a pass player in a 35mm digital cinematography commercial operation with a highly acclaimed “CineAlta” F35 as well as SRW-9000PL for high-end digital motion picture prolongation, Sony has just strengthened the lineup in this difficulty with a new PMW-F3 announcement. In further to this, with this new “NXCAM” HD camcorder right away (still underneath development), Sony looks to serve make firm the position in a entry-level segment by on condition that an affordable yet rarely able professional solution for most applications together with independent movie, music video as well as corporate communications all seeking for the cinematic look.

This “NXCAM” HD camcorder underneath growth will be versed with a Super-35mm homogeneous sensor, the at large used film batch size in the movie attention that is ideally designed for capturing suit design. This new sensor will have unusual performance in conditions of picture peculiarity as well as sensitivity, as well as is able to create rich “Bokeh” outcome (beautifully defocused picture which is perfect for artistic story-telling in motion design.

Thanks to the adoption of a E-mount transmutable lens system which is identical to a “α” series NEX-5, 3 as well as “Handycam” NEX-VG10, the E-mount lenses will be concordant with this brand-new professional camcorder. In addition, a very short flange back stretch (the stretch between lens mount aspect as well as sensor surface) let various “α” A-mount lenses be mounted around the mountain adaptor (LA-EA1). Furthermore, it is additionally probable to insert most other lenses regulating third-party mountain adaptors*1. With such coherence, users will be able to experiment with various creative expressions by exploiting a characteristics of dissimilar optics.

*1: Not all types of adaptors and lenses have been on trial.

The recording format for this new HD camcorder will be AVCHD, the widely upheld format by many non liner modifying software vendors and the same format as HXR-NX5 “NXCAM” camcorder.
There is additionally a devise to exercise 1080p (60p / 30p / 24p*2 or 50p / 25p) recording modes.
(MPEG4-AVC/H.264 application will be used for these modes.)

*2: 59.94p / 29.97p / 23.98p respectively.

“NXCAM”, “α” and “CineAlta” have been trademarks of Sony Corporation.
“Handycam” is the purebred trademark of Sony Corporation.
“AVCHD” is the trademark of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation

Via Engadget