2/3" XDCAM HD Camera? at DVinfo.net

David C Wright · January 29th, 2007, 06:21 PM

Is there any word on a 2/3" XDCam HD camera release date? The 350 is great but I would love to use existing camera accessories, lens etc that I already own.

David Wright
www.lunaseafilms.com

Ryan Hollings · January 29th, 2007, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by David C Wright

Is there any word on a 2/3" XDCam HD camera release date? The 350 is great but I would love to use existing camera accessories, lens etc that I already own.

David Wright
www.lunaseafilms.com

I've heard from my Sony rep here its still about a yr or so away,, and he said expect a price close to the sony 900.

Alister Chapman · January 30th, 2007, 02:35 AM

My guess is we'll see one soon, maybe this year. I don't know and have no inside information other than Sony are working on it. My guess is it will cost around twice as much as the current cameras. Also your going to need 2/3" HD lenses which are also much more expensive. I would expect picture quality comparable to 750 HDCAM, so not really that much better than the current 1/2" XDCAM's.

Dave Ambrose · February 4th, 2007, 09:46 AM

The new 2/3" xdcam will be introduced at NAB this spring and it will be 50mbs VBR, 4:2:2

Jaron Berman · February 4th, 2007, 01:17 PM

That is good news! I've always thought the 1/2" XD stuff looked pretty good, now I can't imagine the same codec with 1.5 times the bitrate, less noise, more dynamic range AND less to compress due to the larger chip and consequent shallower D.O.F. Oh, and more lens choices!

Hornady Setiawan · February 10th, 2007, 10:59 PM

will it be CMOS or CCD?
what i've seen from V1's CMOS has way more lattitude than Z1's CCD...

What will it be called? F600? or...
:)

January 29th, 2007, 06:21 PM	#1
David C Wright Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Appleton, ME Posts: 160	2/3" XDCAM HD Camera? Is there any word on a 2/3" XDCam HD camera release date? The 350 is great but I would love to use existing camera accessories, lens etc that I already own. David Wright www.lunaseafilms.com

January 30th, 2007, 02:35 AM	#3
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	My guess is we'll see one soon, maybe this year. I don't know and have no inside information other than Sony are working on it. My guess is it will cost around twice as much as the current cameras. Also your going to need 2/3" HD lenses which are also much more expensive. I would expect picture quality comparable to 750 HDCAM, so not really that much better than the current 1/2" XDCAM's. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

February 4th, 2007, 09:46 AM	#4
Dave Ambrose Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New York Posts: 28	The new 2/3" xdcam will be introduced at NAB this spring and it will be 50mbs VBR, 4:2:2

February 4th, 2007, 01:17 PM	#5
Jaron Berman Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 439	That is good news! I've always thought the 1/2" XD stuff looked pretty good, now I can't imagine the same codec with 1.5 times the bitrate, less noise, more dynamic range AND less to compress due to the larger chip and consequent shallower D.O.F. Oh, and more lens choices!

February 10th, 2007, 10:59 PM	#6
Hornady Setiawan Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Posts: 103	will it be CMOS or CCD? what i've seen from V1's CMOS has way more lattitude than Z1's CCD... What will it be called? F600? or... :)