Some articles say the EX1 is ISO 800, others, such as the recent release from B&H claim 500. Does anyone have an accurate number on this and if so is at 0Db gain?
Thanks, Craig
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Adam Wilt rates it as (http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/awilt/story/review_sony_pmw_ex1_1_2_3_cmos_hd_camcorder/P3/):

I determined the sensitivity of the camera to be:
• ISO 400 in 1080p modes
• ISO 800 in 1080i modes (just as you’d expect: with dual-row summation, you get twice the sensitivity), and
• ISO 500 in 720p modes.
Apparently Sony is picking up some gain during downsampling to 720p, analogous to what happens in dual-row summation.


George/

P.S. Suggested reading: Adam's update of Feb. 17th (http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/awilt/story/pmw_ex1_update/) to the original article.