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September 07, 2004
Hi-Definition DV cam
Sony showed off its new camcorder for the general public, which takes video at digital high-definition quality. The cam will go on sale before the end of the year.
Sony raised the ante by unveiling its new HDV camcorder for home users. Termed as HDR-FX1, it utilizes the 1080 lines horizontal resolution / 60 interlaced frames per second frame rate for the HDV specification, which records to standard miniDV tapes.
The HDV specification was agreed upon as a standard by Sony, JVC, Canon and Sharp for new high-definition consumer camcorders last year. The HDR-FX1 is based on the compression standard first introduced in the GR-HD1 that was released by JVC last year.
So, what's so different between the JVC camcorder and the Sony camcorder? The main difference between the two is their shooting mode. The Sony shoots 1080 lines of resolution at 60 interlaced frames per second while in comparison, the JVC shoots only 720 lines of resolution at 30 progressive frames per second. Both rates contain almost identical amounts of information but one offers progressive scanning while the other a higher resolution picture. Both can compress data into an MPEG2 format and the HDR-FX1 is also capable of recording a standard DV signal as well as an HDV signal.
The camcorder has a 0.33-inch, 1.07 Megapixel CCD sensor, a Carl Zeiss lens, a 12x optical zoom and a 250,000 pixel, 3.5-inch color LCD. The camcorder weighs 2.0 kilograms without batteries.
The handycam is targeted at both professionals as well as video enthusiasts. Sony will probably begin sales in October in Japan and has plans to begin sales globally by the end of this year. The product will cost approximately Rs. 1,72,000.
Posted by robeva at September 7, 2004 05:16 PM
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