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  • XDCAM HD

    Posted by Artimus on July 18, 2005 at 7:38 pm

    Anyone know anything about this XDCAM HD? Is/are the camera(s) out and available? Or does it only exist as a prototype which is taken around to trade shows?
    I read that it was at NAB shows or whatever, and in another article I read where 60 of them were delivered, but on the Sony Pro website I don’t see the camera(s). Only the DVCAM version.
    Any idea of how it’s image quality compares with any of the HD CAM cameras?
    Any ideas on the price of the camera(s)?
    What gives?

    Thanks– Artimus

    Pete Bell replied 20 years, 5 months ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Michael Brennan

    July 18, 2005 at 8:21 pm

    HD XDCAM isn’t available yet.
    Many are confused by the Sony roadshow that XDCAM is hd capable.

    Mike

  • Accountclosedduetopolicyviolations

    July 21, 2005 at 11:51 pm

    It is only 1/2′ camcorder at the moment comming next year.
    XDCAM HD is highly compressed HD.
    jiri vrozina

  • Bluelight

    July 22, 2005 at 6:14 pm

    [jiri vrozina] “It is only 1/2′ camcorder at the moment comming next year.
    XDCAM HD is highly compressed HD.”

    have you been able to find information about datarates etc on the web somewhere?

  • Accountclosedduetopolicyviolations

    July 23, 2005 at 1:37 am

    I talked at SPMTE 05 with Sony Sales.
    It is about 35mps,so it is 3 times more compressed then Pana HD.
    Personally,speaking of cameras,I like new Pana HDX 400.
    It is about US$40,000 and it does in PAL 25p and 50i,NO 24.
    jiri vrozina

  • Pete Bell

    December 12, 2005 at 5:10 am

    I was fortunate to be present when the local Sony rep and the japanese rep dude arrived with the ONE OF A KIND Sony XDcam HD “cinealta (silver)” at my work I work at the PBS in North Carolina. We will likely be ordering 15 or so of these cameras. This one which hadnt been totally tuned up yet was amazing.
    the

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