Sony reveals 1st NXCAM camcorder: HXR-NX5U

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http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/product-HXRNX5U/

List price:$4900. Adam Wilt at provideo coalition updated his review, it pretty much covers everything.
Now that HD-SDI/HDMI output is included it is an attractive option for those who dont want to step up to EX1 & EX3...
There is also a consumer version of the same camcorder without the SDI connection, called HDR-AX2000. I think list price is around $3500.
 
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if the ax2000 has xlr that would be a good deal.. other than that.. this is an expensive camera

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just checked the diff between the 2 cameras...
Now that is absolute sony bullshi*. ax2000 pretty much lost a lot of software features (no 720 60p).
(but atleast it now has an XLR)
unless the price goes down, this is a load of crap.
 
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It has some pretty cool features. Especially when it comes to memory recording options. Being able to record to the external CF "drive" with user assignable button and then assign the other record button to record to SDHC is pretty sweet. If I read correctly you can record to the flash memory unit, and simultaneously hit the other button and record bits to the SDHC. That would be handy for quick edits from the SDHC with the long form on the external flash memory unit.
 
killacam said:
according to this pdf (http://pro.sony.com/bbsccms/assets/.../Sony_AVCHD_camcorders-CES10-FINAL-1-6-10.pdf) it looks like 3 1/3" sensors- it doesn't say that they're exmor r either. still 120fps and 4:2:2 color space are nice. I thought the higher end one would at least have 1/2" sensors but whatever.
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If it did it would be competing with the new EX1R. Gotta keep it 1/3"
They are not Exmor but according to Adams article they are pretty dang good. He'd easily pick it over the Z5...

"Would I buy one? If I were in the market for a reasonably full-featured HD Handycam at the $5000 level, and I had the choice between the HDV-based HVR-Z5U and the AVCHD-based HXR-NX5U, there wouldn’t be any contest." - Adam Wilt
 
still 120fps and 4:2:2 color space are nice. I thought the higher end one would at least have 1/2" sensors but whatever.
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There is no 120 fps, wonder where you got that from? Infact biggest difference between this and EX series is the lack of over & undercranking. (2 other differences are EX series has full HD resolution chips and at least 1 stop better low light performance due to sensor size)
As for the color space; it records as 4:2:0, it just says it is capable of outputting 4:2:2 through SDI or HDMI.
NX5U is the perfect companion to EX1/EX3 as a 2nd camera in my opinion; images will look almost identical, while its smaller size will allow portability & cheaper tripod & steadicam equipment.
 
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There is no 120 fps, wonder where you got that from? Infact biggest difference between this and EX series is the lack of over & undercranking. (2 other differences are EX series has full HD resolution chips and at least 1 stop better low light performance due to sensor size)
As for the color space; it records as 4:2:0, it just says it is capable of outputting 4:2:2 through SDI or HDMI.
NX5U is the perfect companion to EX1/EX3 as a 2nd camera in my opinion; images will look almost identical, while its smaller size will allow portability & cheaper tripod & steadicam equipment.
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It can shoot 720 60p so it's kinda like overcrank, but ya.. not the same as the EX.
 
ATL Media Group said:
Yes, it does! I thought I read that also at first but wouldn't bet on it. It does indeed say 120fps. I wonder if that's progressive?
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If it wasn't progressive it would need to say fields per sec. That's a pretty nice feature if it can really do 120fps.

I feel so inadequate with my lowly EX1 now. LOL!
 
And 120fps, and dual card slots and optional CF drive and what seems to be better glass...
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Drop the 120fps, according to Adam Wilt:

It has the same “Smooth Slow Recording” feature seen on other Sony HDV CMOS cams: it will shoot short bursts (3, 6, or 12 seconds) of low-resolution, high-speed footage (4x real time, or 120fps) to a memory buffer, then record it to tape. It’s a useful trick for quick-and-dirty motion analysis or stylistic slo-mo, but the images are of poor enough quality that they won’t intercut with normal clips:
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The 3 & 6 second modes resolve about 300 TVl/ph, while the 12 second mode drops to 250 TVl/ph. In all modes, capture is said to occur at 960x360p, with the 3 & 6 second modes converted to 672x360p images and the 12 second mode pix to 512x320p frames.
 
I hope the street price on this camcorder gets below $4K pretty quick. This appears to be what I've been waiting for in a 3-1/3" chip AVCHD cam - true high resolution imaging for 1080 line recording (not pixel-shift-to-the-hilt SD chips, yielding only mediocre resolution at best) along with 720p60. I'm going to have to start figuring out a way to get my hands on one of these before the end of the year, if Canon doesn't come out with something better this spring. Maybe this cam will push Panny to take the 1/3" CMOS chips from the HPX300 and put them in a successor to the HMC150. That would get my attention.
 
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Drop the 120fps, according to Adam Wilt:

It has the same “Smooth Slow Recording” feature seen on other Sony HDV CMOS cams: it will shoot short bursts (3, 6, or 12 seconds) of low-resolution, high-speed footage (4x real time, or 120fps) to a memory buffer, then record it to tape. It’s a useful trick for quick-and-dirty motion analysis or stylistic slo-mo, but the images are of poor enough quality that they won’t intercut with normal clips:
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The 3 & 6 second modes resolve about 300 TVl/ph, while the 12 second mode drops to 250 TVl/ph. In all modes, capture is said to occur at 960x360p, with the 3 & 6 second modes converted to 672x360p images and the 12 second mode pix to 512x320p frames.
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Eww... Well remember my earlier quote?

"Agreed, but we all know how advertising can be deceptive... "

:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
Robert M Wright said:
I hope the street price on this camcorder gets below $4K pretty quick. This appears to be what I've been waiting for in a 3-1/3" chip AVCHD cam - true high resolution imaging for 1080 line recording (not pixel-shift-to-the-hilt SD chips, yielding only mediocre resolution at best) along with 720p60. I'm going to have to start figuring out a way to get my hands on one of these before the end of the year, if Canon doesn't come out with something better this spring. Maybe this cam will push Panny to take the 1/3" CMOS chips from the HPX300 and put them in a successor to the HMC150. That would get my attention.
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Ya.. same here... Get this sucka down to right at $4K and we're talking.

We'll see what Panny does next. I'd rather my next cam be a Panny (I like Sony, but LOVE my Pannys)
 
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