New NXCAM Super 35mm sensor camcorder and the world’s first rain and dust-proof camcorder launched to the professional market.
Sydney – 23 March 2011: Sony today revealed two new professional camcorders in the NXCAM™ line-up based on extensive customer feedback. The NEX-FS100P is a new E-mount professional camcorder equipped with a Super 35mm sensor and is a further addition to Sony‟s 35mm line-up. The HXR-NX70P is the worlds first rain and dust-proof professional HD camcorder and is ideal for use in unforgiving environments. Sony‟s expanding NXCAM line-up, including the existing HXR-NX5P, provides a superb solution to many shooting applications.
The NEX-FS100P – Digital Super 35mm made accessible
Originally announced in November 2010, Sony can now reveal the full specifications of the new NEX-FS100P. The NEX-FS100P is equipped with an “Exmor” Super 35 CMOS sensor specifically designed for shooting moving pictures, ideal for commercials, corporate and music videos, as well as action scenes in budget drama for example. This high sensitivity, large format sensor is capable of producing footage with shallow depth of field similar to that of a film camera for a new level of creative expression. The sensor also features the optimum effective pixel count for shooting HD moving images. At a high 50fps in all-pixel scan mode, this allows images to be captured with less colour aliasing, jaggedness and rolling shutter effect than typically experienced with DSLR cameras, while providing the sensitivity to shoot at a minimum illumination of 0.28lux*1. Another advantage of "Exmor" technology is minimal noise when shooting low-light scenes.
The SEL18200 lens supplied with the NEX-FS100PK enables shooting in illumination as low as 1.5lux when using a fixed shutter speed of 1/25, auto gain and auto iris.
“The NEX-FS100P NXCAM Super 35mm camcorder enables budget content creators and videographers to experience a new level of creative expression” said Nick Buchner, Senior Product Manager, Professional Solutions Division, Sony Australia and New Zealand. “Sony has responded to professional user feedback to create this new camcorder with a powerful feature set and an ergonomically designed body and accessories offering real flexibility in use.”
Originally announced in November 2010, Sony can now reveal the full specifications of the new NEX-FS100P. The NEX-FS100P is equipped with an “Exmor” Super 35 CMOS sensor specifically designed for shooting moving pictures, ideal for commercials, corporate and music videos, as well as action scenes in budget drama for example. This high sensitivity, large format sensor is capable of producing footage with shallow depth of field similar to that of a film camera for a new level of creative expression. The sensor also features the optimum effective pixel count for shooting HD moving images. At a high 50fps in all-pixel scan mode, this allows images to be captured with less colour aliasing, jaggedness and rolling shutter effect than typically experienced with DSLR cameras, while providing the sensitivity to shoot at a minimum illumination of 0.28lux*1. Another advantage of "Exmor" technology is minimal noise when shooting low-light scenes.
The SEL18200 lens supplied with the NEX-FS100PK enables shooting in illumination as low as 1.5lux when using a fixed shutter speed of 1/25, auto gain and auto iris.
“The NEX-FS100P NXCAM Super 35mm camcorder enables budget content creators and videographers to experience a new level of creative expression” said Nick Buchner, Senior Product Manager, Professional Solutions Division, Sony Australia and New Zealand. “Sony has responded to professional user feedback to create this new camcorder with a powerful feature set and an ergonomically designed body and accessories offering real flexibility in use.”
The NEX-FS100P adopts the Sony E-mount interchangeable lens system. Its very short flange back distance (the distance between lens mount surface and sensor surface) allows various Sony A-mount lenses to also be fitted via a mount adaptor (LA-EA1). It is also possible to attach a huge range of other lenses, using third-party mount adaptors*2. With such flexibility, users will be able to experiment with numerous creative options by exploiting the characteristics of different optics. The NEX-FS100PK lens kit model comes supplied with the E18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS zoom Lens which gives users optical SteadyShot™ and auto focus. The NEX-FS100P accepts affordable and readily available Memory Stick PRO Duo™ or SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards. It is capable of recording images at various frame rates providing the added creative freedom of Slow and Quick motion in full HD. The camera operator can simply adjust the frame rate without using converters or editing software. The grip, handle and hybrid LCD viewfinder are detachable also making it ideal for handheld scenes and shooting in confined locations.
The HXR-NX70P – World first dust-proof and rain-proof professional HD camcorder
Sony has created the HXR-NX70P, an ultra-compact camcorder that allows journalists and filmmakers to not only capture footage in rain and dust conditions, but also store it on a 96GB internal memory.
Nick Buchner, Senior Product Manager, Professional Solutions Division, Sony Australia and New Zealand, commented: “Journalists and filmmakers will travel to some of the most remote and dangerous locations in pursuit of a story. We wanted to respond with a camcorder that, like them, can stand up to the rigours of the world‟s most challenging conditions. The internal memory feature will be a huge benefit to these types of users, as when you are miles from anywhere, you don‟t want to be worrying about having to find an extra memory card!”
The main unit of the HXR-NX70P has been proven to reach dust-proof and rain-proof performance requirements specified by IEC60529 IP54. Sudden rain or dust will not affect the operation of the camcorder, making the HXR-NX70P ideal for the most inhospitable of environments.
The HXR-NX70P incorporates an “Exmor R” CMOS sensor to deliver superior quality low-light footage and enhanced manual controls give the precision journalists need for shooting professional quality HD content. CinemaTone technology captures stunning footage with deeper, more film-like colour tones and the wide angle Sony G lens can take in more of the action with sharp images and brilliant, accurate colour. The optical SteadyShot image stabilisation with Active Mode also compensates for greater degrees of camera shake than ever before to deliver smooth video from wide angle to full telephoto perspectives. A built in GPS receiver makes the HXR-NX70P an ideal choice for journalists and documentary makers as it gives them the ability to „geotag‟ footage when on location.
The NEX-FS100P and PK version and the HXR-NX70P are tentatively expected to be available from July.
