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January 20, 2006
Sony Unveils at Sundance
Sony unveils its newest addition to the CineAlta family at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, The PDW-F350-XDCAM HD and its PDW-330 counterpart. This camcorder is a heavyweight boasting native 24p but also shooting at 25p, 30p, 50i and 60i. The XDCAM HD also allows for 'overcranking' and 'undercranking' for smoother fast and slow motion effects and also has time-lapse capabilites.
With all the benefits that file based recording offers, the XDCAM HD is being championed as a Indie Filmmaker's camcorder with its variable frame weight capablities, but engineered rugged enough for the demands of a news camera.
The camcorder wars continue to rage on and with the price of the Panasonic P2 chips being through the roof right now and the XDCAM HD utilizing removeable media that costs under $30, this is a serious alternative.
YOU DECIDE!
Posted by MovingPicture at January 20, 2006 02:58 PM