I didn't know if anyone has seen this yet...

The USA news release came in while I was sleeping. You can read it at
http://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_room/b2b/broadcast_production/pro_audio_video/release/32117.html

Joel

Yesterday Sony posted several pages of information on the new HDV line-up

http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/minisites/HDV/HVR-Z7U/index.html

Dan

Split off from another thread and stuck. Thanks for posting this link!

This is says, "page not found"

"Page Not Found".

That apart, no amount of digging turns up anything later than late Feb.

CS

Try this

http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/DisplayModel?m=0&p=2&sp=141&id=90830

Adam, that wasn't the site originally posted by Sony. The site was in full colour with most of the information that is contained in their recent PDF Brochure about the new HDV camcorders and the CF recorder.

What was particularly interesting on the "missing" site was the reference to the camcorders being able to be switched by Sony for PAL & NTSC operation.

Some of these may already appear in other threads, but are given here for convenience. These are the brochures and manuals I could find, for both the USA and European models.

-------------- USA Version -----------------------

HVR Series Brochure (USA): HVR-Z7U/HVR-S270U/HVR-M35U, 20 color pages, pdf
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/docs/hvr_z7u_s270u_m35u_prodbroch.pdf
(as found on this page: http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/hdv.shtml?&navid=hdv_products#camcorders)

HVR-Z7U Operating Guide (USA version/NTSC) [as posted in another thread]
http://www.dvdaction.net/hvr-z7%20user%20manual.pdf

--------------- European version --------------------

HDV 2008 Brochure (European) 60 color pages
http://www.sony.co.uk/res/attachment/file/38/1133797573338.pdf
(seems to include most of the stuff from the USA brochure, but also the older HDV "E" models.)

HVR-Z7E Operating Guide (European version/PAL)
[the download requires that you register and get a MySony ID (free)]
http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/3280848111.pdf
(as found on this page:
http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/view/ShowProduct.action?product=HVR-Z7E&site=biz_en_GB&pageType=Manuals&imageType=Main&category=HDVCamcorders)

Most of these links aren't working anymore.

Here's the current working info page.
http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-broadcastcameras/cat-hdv/product-HVRZ7U/