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It’s a sign of the times that prosumer digital camcorders are being used by news teams to quickly and efficiently capture footage; all of a sudden, TV-quality imaging sensors are within the reach of amateur film-makers and students of the moving-arts. Digital Video had a surprise visit from one of Sony’s product managers earlier this month, delivering the hardware giant’s latest imagine must-have, the HVR-V1 24p HDV camera.
Weighing 3 pounds and 6 ounces, the V1 manages to wield a three-sensor CMOS array capturing HD-quality footage, a 20x optical zoom which, like the focus, can be operated manually, 3.5-inch LCD and XLR audio inputs with switchable phantom power. Since they’re looking at a pre-production model there’s every chance that hardware and software will change by the time you can buy one yourself, but the initial impressions come out very positive.
First Look: Sony HVR-V1 24p HDV Camera [Digital Video]
3 Responses to “Sony puts triple-CMOS HD quality in a prosumer camcorder”
Chris November 20, 2006
Big error – you said triple CCD – the beauty of this camera is that it ISN’T CCD – its CMOS. Triple CMOS. Far far higher resolution quality than CCD. This camera is the first triple CMOS camera to boot.
NeutralChris Davies November 20, 2006
Thanks for spotting that! Have updated the article.
[quote comment="9056"]Big error – you said triple CCD – the beauty of this camera is that it ISN’T CCD – its CMOS. Triple CMOS. Far far higher resolution quality than CCD. This camera is the first triple CMOS camera to boot.[/quote]
NeutralChris November 20, 2006
That was quick! Glad to help.
Neutral