PMW- EX1 with tape = HVR-Z7E ( sony new camera)

[DavidChia]

Seen this yet, It looks like the answer to the guys that still love to have tape and want to have the PMW-EX1 with changeble lens .


It is in german but I did a web translation below:
http://www.film-tv-video.de/newsdetail+M5540bdba1aa.html?&tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D=14&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=11&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2007

http://www.sonybiz.net/biz/view/ShowContent.action?site=biz_en_GB&contentId=1193315635243


Web page translation here:

[http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.film-tv-video.de/newsdetail+M5540bdba1aa.html?&tx_ttnews%255Bday%255D=14&tx_ttnews%255Bmonth%255D=11&tx_ttnews%255Byear%255D=2007&langpair=de%7Cen

[Steve Shovlar]

The HVR-Z7E has 1/3 inch chips compared to the 1/2 chips of the EX1.

Looks more like a new version of the Z1 than nearer the EX1. But the changable lenses look brilliant.

[RichardVClark]

It also uses HDV codec which is only 25MB/s. The EX uses a form of the XDCAM codec that records long-GOP at 35MB/s.

To me, it looks like Sony is after the Canon XH-H1 and the JVC HD-200 with this offering.

[Yas Kassana]

Xh-h1??

[snowleopard]

XL-H1 is what he meant.

I agree with his assertion though. That does seem who they are directly going after. They're upping Canon and JVC in features, and undercutting them in price.

With the EX-1 they're trumping the HVX200, while just about matching it's price.

Let's see how the others respond...

[Scuba Vision Films]

As the new Z7 on the market, who knows the price on a Cinema lens that would be used on this new Z7.
The X1 has the HQ 1920x1080 format, is this a plus?