Sony announces a High Def DVD-R camcorder @ CES. at DVinfo.net

Jack Zhang · January 7th, 2006, 04:33 PM

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,124231,00.asp

Scroll down to the bottom of the page, I bet the compression is H.264/MPEG-4 AVC.

Petr Marusek · January 7th, 2006, 04:55 PM

I don't think it's high def, just regular MPEG2 DVD type. If it is actually high def, then it is Blu-Ray.

Barry Green · January 7th, 2006, 06:01 PM

It's standard-def. PC World just labeled it wrong.

You can see all the Sony new CES product announcements in this all-in-one press release:
http://news.sel.sony.com/filestorage...sion_id=185254

and the full CES press kit is available at:
http://news.sel.sony.com/ces06/

Hse Kha · January 8th, 2006, 07:30 AM

Besides if it was Hi-Def it would be HDR not DCR in the model number.

Shame though. I was hoping for lots of new Hi-Def Camcorders at the CES (to get HD in the mainstream asap). Sadly there was only one - the Sanyo...

John Hewat · January 8th, 2006, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hse Kha

I was hoping for lots of new Hi-Def Camcorders at the CES...

I wasn't! Certainly not from Sony anyway. I'm picking up my Z1 tomorrow and couldn't bear the thought of finding out about an upgrade the day before I go get the soon-to-be-superseded model...

January 7th, 2006, 04:33 PM	#1
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Sony announces a High Def DVD-R camcorder @ CES. http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,124231,00.asp Scroll down to the bottom of the page, I bet the compression is H.264/MPEG-4 AVC.

January 7th, 2006, 04:55 PM	#2
Petr Marusek Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 155	I don't think it's high def, just regular MPEG2 DVD type. If it is actually high def, then it is Blu-Ray. Last edited by Petr Marusek; January 7th, 2006 at 05:28 PM.

January 7th, 2006, 06:01 PM	#3
Barry Green Barry Wan Kenobi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,863	It's standard-def. PC World just labeled it wrong. You can see all the Sony new CES product announcements in this all-in-one press release: http://news.sel.sony.com/filestorage...sion_id=185254 and the full CES press kit is available at: http://news.sel.sony.com/ces06/

January 8th, 2006, 07:30 AM	#4
Hse Kha Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New England Posts: 195	Besides if it was Hi-Def it would be HDR not DCR in the model number. Shame though. I was hoping for lots of new Hi-Def Camcorders at the CES (to get HD in the mainstream asap). Sadly there was only one - the Sanyo...