check this .....

that's interesting. . . it says CMOS on the side.

that's interesting. . . it says CMOS on the side.

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Sony HDR-HC1 HDV Handycam
 
If it uses a CMOS sensor I wonder if it can do true 24p. From what I understand CMOS sensors can be clocked to any frame rate much more easily than CCD's can.
 
Yah, but it also says Sony which means it won't be 24p based on every other product
they have besides the 100K+ CineAlta line. Still looks like a cool little handycam.
 
Well, you've gotta admit: it's nice to see Sony making the move to CMOS. Once they've got the R&D out of the way and all their cameras shipping with CMOS chips, it won't be a big deal to implement true 24P or any other frame rate (10,000P anyone? all high-speed digital video cameras use CMOS chips) in their future lineup - once Pansonic and Canon have made it a standard feature the hard way.

-Spiff
 
What's interesting is the snippet on the CamcorderInfo.com article (Yes, and I realise I'm referencing a source that often publishes misleading and innaccurate specifications) about this camera having the same sensitivity (7 LUX) as Sony's first CMOS camera, the PC1000 which had 3 - 1/6" chips. So, a bump from 1/6" to 1/3" chip dimensions and an increase in pixel density tenfold yields the same sensitivity using Sony's DSP.. Not necessarily a good rating, but not a bad one either. It's a sign of progress. Glad to see they are innovating once again.
 
This just shows where sony's marketing and ultimatlely where sony is headed in the video world. For consumers ONLY. If there going to come out with 3 HDV cameras without true 24p or progressive scanning there not gearing up for the professional film world. The cinealta is a great camera, but if Sony doesn't act quick they are going to vanish from the professional world. I mean how far can they really milk this HDV thing, the compression sucks the quality of the image sucks. With the HVX on its way Sony's gonna have no choice but to run away with their tails between their legs.
 
I would bet the price of the camera that they use the same sensor. Just like the FX1 and the Z1U.

As for the "no 24p" stuff - don't get too down on Sony. CMOS has a lot of benefits in terms of clocking and framerates. If Sony is working hard to develop CMOS, it won't be long before they start offering consumer camcorders with a GB of "burst cache" allowing the recording of very high frame rates for super slo-mo (1000 fps type stuff). Of course - they'd probably do that and STILL not include true 24P :cheesy:
If anything is "looking towards the future", this CMOS development is it.

Be glad that Sony is fuelling the consumer market with cameras like this. It will increase the base of installed HDTVs, and the facilities for editing HD content... So that when you can finally afford an HVX there will be a market for your content.

-Spiff
 
May i ask what are the differences between cmos and ccds in the real world (not talking about engineniring but about image quality)?

How will this 3500 camera comepete against the FX1?
CAn anyone explain the differences?
 
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