2 new Sony HDV cams with interchangeable lens

Chris Hurd · October 29th, 2007, 12:21 PM

Great -- thanks for that link, Hans. I haven't seen that one before now.

Heath McKnight · October 29th, 2007, 12:31 PM

After once again shooting on the V1u, and loving it, I'm eagerly anticipating a Sony USA announcement of these cameras!

Heath

Hans Ledel · October 29th, 2007, 12:51 PM

I wonder if there will be a "consumer version" of the handheld cam, maybe with a fixed lens?

That would be nice.

Heath McKnight · October 29th, 2007, 12:54 PM

Wouldn't that be the FX7?

heath

Hans Ledel · October 29th, 2007, 01:00 PM

No. this cam has 3 x 1/3 CMOS chip

FX7 has 3 x 1/4 CMOS chip

Heath McKnight · October 29th, 2007, 01:06 PM

True. I wonder how the FX7 is selling; plus, is the FX1 gone? I saw the used price for an FX1 went up a couple of months ago.

heath

Jack Zhang · October 29th, 2007, 05:02 PM

And still, no model #s yet.

Ethan Cooper · November 13th, 2007, 11:49 PM

I just read this StudioDaily article about these cams.
http://studiodaily.com/main/news/8768.html

It's apears the full sized shoulder mounted one is the Sony HVR-S270U. It has 3 1/3-inch Clearvid CMOS chips with Exmor. It's slated to be priced around $10,500 (with 12x lens) and has an optional Compact Flash recorder that attaches to the side of the camera.

The smaller version is the Sony HVR-Z7U. It's the exact same chip set, but in a smaller form factor and it takes the same batteries as the Z1/V1. It's slated to come in around $6,850 with lens.

The article referenced at the top of this post goes into more detail.

Tom Vandas · November 14th, 2007, 01:36 AM

The image of the Z7U in the StudioDaily article is very interesting. Is that a hard drive on the backside of the camera?

Ethan Cooper · November 14th, 2007, 01:54 AM

I didn't notice that before. CF card drive maybe?

Colin Zhang · November 14th, 2007, 05:57 AM

Yep. Here is the official news: http://www.sonybiz.net/biz/view/Show...=1193315635243

that is for the Europe version though...

Heath McKnight · November 14th, 2007, 08:20 AM

No surprise that's the Z7, much like the FX7. Very cool, though I thought it would be a V2. But my dreams of a new Z1 are here!

heath

Heath McKnight · November 14th, 2007, 08:41 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Z7 has an interchangeable lens, too, right? It's not clear in the article.

Heath

Ethan Cooper · November 14th, 2007, 08:48 AM

Heath,
As far as I know, the Z7 is the exact same camera as the larger S270, but in a smaller form factor and it only takes mini dv tapes where the larger cam takes full sized dv tapes.
So yes, it does have interchangable lenses.

Jack Zhang · November 14th, 2007, 08:52 AM

And for those still unclear on the CF card recorder, unlike the Convergent Design HD-SDI CF recorder, it records HDV or DV to the card. But you can connect one of those HD-SDI recorders to the camera to get full raster 1920x1080.

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October 29th, 2007, 01:06 PM	#66
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	True. I wonder how the FX7 is selling; plus, is the FX1 gone? I saw the used price for an FX1 went up a couple of months ago. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

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November 13th, 2007, 11:49 PM	#68
Ethan Cooper Trustee Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 1,400 Images: 5	Has this been pointed out yet? I just read this StudioDaily article about these cams. http://studiodaily.com/main/news/8768.html It's apears the full sized shoulder mounted one is the Sony HVR-S270U. It has 3 1/3-inch Clearvid CMOS chips with Exmor. It's slated to be priced around $10,500 (with 12x lens) and has an optional Compact Flash recorder that attaches to the side of the camera. The smaller version is the Sony HVR-Z7U. It's the exact same chip set, but in a smaller form factor and it takes the same batteries as the Z1/V1. It's slated to come in around $6,850 with lens. The article referenced at the top of this post goes into more detail. __________________ ∅ -Ethan Cooper

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Colin Zhang Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: beijing/mississauga Posts: 123	Yep. Here is the official news: http://www.sonybiz.net/biz/view/Show...=1193315635243 that is for the Europe version though...

November 14th, 2007, 08:20 AM	#72
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	No surprise that's the Z7, much like the FX7. Very cool, though I thought it would be a V2. But my dreams of a new Z1 are here! heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

November 14th, 2007, 08:41 AM	#73
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Z7 has an interchangeable lens, too, right? It's not clear in the article. Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

November 14th, 2007, 08:48 AM	#74
Ethan Cooper Trustee Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 1,400 Images: 5	Heath, As far as I know, the Z7 is the exact same camera as the larger S270, but in a smaller form factor and it only takes mini dv tapes where the larger cam takes full sized dv tapes. So yes, it does have interchangable lenses. __________________ ∅ -Ethan Cooper

November 14th, 2007, 08:52 AM	#75
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	And for those still unclear on the CF card recorder, unlike the Convergent Design HD-SDI CF recorder, it records HDV or DV to the card. But you can connect one of those HD-SDI recorders to the camera to get full raster 1920x1080.