Sony Shows Off New High-end Pro Camcorder

This isn’t the sort of thing the average consumer would have at home. Everyone has that uncle John who loves his video cameras and owns one that he brings along to every birthday party, but for the rest of us it isn’t really in our price range. The new Sony HDV isn’t going to change that with two flavors coming in at $US6,850 (HVR-Z7U) and the more powerful HVR-S270U for $US10,500.
The HVR-Z7U is quite a camera with interchangeable Carl Zeiss lenses, Sony’s 1/3-inch ClearVid CMOS sensor that offers 1.5 lux sensitivity, 24p and 30p modes, and support for recording directly to CompactFlash or an optional hard-disk recording attachment. It also features MiniDV and HDMI output.
The HVR-S270U has all the same features plus a bunch of extra things (you would hope so for a extra couple of thousand). The extras include HD- or SD-SDI output and can also take full-size DVCAM tapes.
Both cameras will be available in February, just a little to late to be a stocking filler.

For more info, click over to the Engadget Blog.

Above- HVR-Z7U

Above- HVR-S270U

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