Sony announces new high-definition camera
 

Utilizing three half inch CCD's with 1.5 million megapixel's each. Cost to be under $20,000

http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/4468

Very interesting. The most interesting excerpt from the press release:Thanks for passing this along.

Only thing is, it's not a field camera.

Could this camera be used as studio cameras? My boss is looking to upgrade our news studio cameras, and I might should pass this info along.

It sure looks like it's designed to be a studio cam. Send your boss to NAB.

the shape of the 'box' makes it look like a surveilance camera. No audio from what it looks like.

It does look like a surveilance camera, but why would they offer 24p?

Basically, what you've got here is a box with a lens on it. Notice, no viewfinder. Also, there is no built in tape recorder. It simply outputs a signal that is meant for an external tape deck, or a switcher.

"The new camera's flexibility enables it to be mounted on a crane or in a helicopter, used as a studio sub-camera or weather camera, or installed in nearly any location within a venue such as stadiums, conference room, houses of worship, or schools."

So you can use this as a "locked-off" camera, shooting a weather map, or mounted on a jib, or on a "hot head". This would have applications in hospital operating rooms, again using a remote control device.

While this camera has about zero value to most people on this forum, it is interesting that Sony is producing a half inch hi def camera. It may be that a full fledged EFP version is not far in the future.

OTOH, they may not want to jeopordize their high end line with a lower cost alternative, so don't hold your breath.

Wayne Orr, SOC

Just watch...lol...someone will get ahold of it and make a movie with it.

>>Just watch...lol...someone will get ahold of it and make a movie with it.
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I'm sure Lars Von Trier is salivating as we write this. He'll buy a hundred and fifty of them, hehehe.