John Trent
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Sonyhdvinfo - the site that broke news on the V1 coming out before anyone else, has this from the german website - slashcam (link from Juergen Hansen / translation courtesy Rolando - 'cuz I give credit where credit's due):
Sony answers to Panasoncic's AG-HVX 200 challenge with its HVR-Z2E, expected to be on the market in July. It should have a 20x changeable zoom lens 5.4 - 108 mm, size 16x20x38, wight 2600 grams. Filter size is 72 mm (as with the Z1). Clip resolution is 3x1700 000 pixels. Manual shutter speed 1/3 - 1/16'000 sec. Vertical resolution 611 LP, horizontal resolution 700 LP (up to now it was 486 LP), which will be optimal for the 16:9 format. The price will be around 7'500 Euros.
Personally, I think the HVX will still be the champ (because of it's film-look and I-frame recording) but for those of us that can't afford the P2 cards or deal with their time limitations (like myself, unfortunately) this is great news. Here's the links:
http://www.sonyhdvinfo.com/showthread.php?t=8755
http://www.slashcam.de/info/Sony-HVR-Z2E-136474.html
No mention of CMOS chips, 24P or...hmm HDV. If it is HDV, I hope they've at least got a new encoder.
I'm confused at the Euro thing. At the slashcam site they list the HVX at 7000 Euros. That's $9,182.60(?) but the HVX retails at $5995. And 7500 Euros is $9,838.50? Is my currency converter wacky?
Sony answers to Panasoncic's AG-HVX 200 challenge with its HVR-Z2E, expected to be on the market in July. It should have a 20x changeable zoom lens 5.4 - 108 mm, size 16x20x38, wight 2600 grams. Filter size is 72 mm (as with the Z1). Clip resolution is 3x1700 000 pixels. Manual shutter speed 1/3 - 1/16'000 sec. Vertical resolution 611 LP, horizontal resolution 700 LP (up to now it was 486 LP), which will be optimal for the 16:9 format. The price will be around 7'500 Euros.
Personally, I think the HVX will still be the champ (because of it's film-look and I-frame recording) but for those of us that can't afford the P2 cards or deal with their time limitations (like myself, unfortunately) this is great news. Here's the links:
http://www.sonyhdvinfo.com/showthread.php?t=8755
http://www.slashcam.de/info/Sony-HVR-Z2E-136474.html
No mention of CMOS chips, 24P or...hmm HDV. If it is HDV, I hope they've at least got a new encoder.
I'm confused at the Euro thing. At the slashcam site they list the HVX at 7000 Euros. That's $9,182.60(?) but the HVX retails at $5995. And 7500 Euros is $9,838.50? Is my currency converter wacky?