Sony readies high-definition camcorder

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"Guy Gordon" <gordon@NOSPAMwhite-crane.com> wrote in message
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> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-5355207.html
> Sony readies high-definition camcorder
>
> HDV-FX1 $3,700
> 1,440 pixels by 1,080 lines
> MPEG2 compression
> 3.5-inch, wide-screen LCD display
> high-definition videotape, 63-minute casettes $18
>
> Someone on this newsgroup last month asked about an HDTV web cam, and
> everyone claimed it would be impossible. But if this thing has a
> Firewire output, then next month it will be possible -- for the low
> price of only $3700. :-)

Don't confuse an HDV camera with the term "web cam" as I don't think we will
see an HDTV resolution web cam streaming HDTV resolution images any time
soon. As for HD Handy Cam, JVC has had one out for over a year now so this
Sony entry is nothing new. What is new about the Sony is that it is a
three-CCD camera as opposed to JVC's current models which are only one-CCD
cameras. Expect nearly all of the camera manufacturer's to have US models
available by the time the next NAB conference/convention rolls around in
April. Likewise look for most of the higher end and a few of the lower end
video editing applications to support the HDV codec.

Here's a link to Sony's official press release that has a bit more
information and some photos.

Charles Tomaras
Seattle, WA

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"news.cup.hp.com" <thomasDELME_gilgDELME@hpDELME.com> wrote in message
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> Charles Tomaras wrote:
>> What is new about the Sony is that it is a three-CCD camera as opposed
>> to JVC's current models which are only one-CCD cameras.
>
> The Sony's are also pseudo 1080i (1440x1080 (not 1920x1080 as generally
> used in DTV broadcasts)) where-as the JVC's are pseudo 720p (1280x720 at
> 30 frames per second (not 60 as generally used in DTV broadcasts)).
>
> The framerate and resolution corner-cutting is unfortunate. Sony's choice
> of
> 1440x1080 is especially unfortunate given that it is not supported by all
> the
> HD MPEG-2 decoder chipsets, since it is not an ATSC standard resolution.


I suspect they are resampling to output a 1920x1080