Digital Video - NAB Show Special - March 14, 2008 - (Page 22)

NAB CAMERAS Thomson Grass Valley Infinity Panasonic AG-HMC150 Vision Research Phantom Sony HVR-Z7U Red One IT STARTS AT CAPTURE CAMERAS ARE THE HEART OF EVERY PRODUCTION. BY CARL MROZEK fter a decade-long procession of new and improved HD cameras and camcorders at NAB, what more can we hope to see this year? Will it be a year of dramatic breakthroughs, of cameras that exceed expectations, or will cameras finally meet core expectations? Obviously, that depends on your expectations. If you were hoping to find a CineAltatype camera for under $10,000, you might be disappointed. The latest addition to Sony’s CineAlta camera family, the PMW-EX1, is already on the market for around $6,000. Unlike the HDW-F900, it captures 720p and can operate at 50 or 60Hz. Not bad for less than the cost of a “cheap” 2⁄3" HD lens. If you were expecting a 4K cine-style camera for under $20,000, you also might be disappointed. That was last year’s breakthrough in the Red One, although Red Digital Cinema promises something comparably impressive this year, but in a much smaller package and for a smaller price. If you prefer bigger cameras, with 2⁄3" full-raster HD sensors, at bigger prices, you shouldn’t be disappointed as there should be several offer20 dv april 14, 2008 NAB Show special A ings for sale this year. If you’re expecting great things in small (camera) packages, you shouldn’t be disappointed, either, as there will be more than a few new camcorders with 1⁄3" sensors, able to capture full-raster HD at 1920x1080, in multiple formats and even standards (50Hz, 60Hz). If you prefer even smaller cameras, there will be something for you, too. In short, there is likely to be something for every camera taste at NAB, even if they don’t meet all of your expectations. Then again, what cameras ever have? ARRI — whose ARRI D-20 (1080p) camera remains its core product in this arena — promises to have something new and exciting in its digital cine line: The talkedabout D-21, to be unveiled at NAB. CANON USA was tight-lipped regarding additions to its XL and XH series of HDV camcorders at NAB ’08, but reps cited two “consumer” camcorders introduced at CES this year: the HF100 and HF10. Both are palmcorder-sized and have 1⁄3" CMOS imagers with a gross pixel count of 3.3 megapixels. Both use the AVCHD codec and record on solid-state media, but the HF100 records to SDHC memory cards, while the HF10 records to memory cards and to an internal 16GB Flash drive. HITACHI will present its SK-HD1000 studio- and field-production camera with 2.2-megapixel CCDs featuring improved signal performance, 60dB S/N ratio at f/10, 14-bit A/D conversion, high dynamic range, 1,100 TV lines, a 12-vector masking system and gamma functions for film-like imagery. The SK-HD1000 is a two-piece camera that offers fiber or digital triax/coax transmission and an optional cross-converter (1080i to 720p). ICONIX VIDEO will demonstrate the latest generation of its HD-RH1F camera system, “the smallest HD camera in the world.” Despite being smaller than the smallest palmcorder, the HD-RH1F captures 19+ HD formats (1080i @ 50/60Hz, 1080p @ 24/25/30/50/60Hz, 720p @ 24/25/30/50/ 60Hz and 1080PsF @ 23.98/24/25/29.97 /30Hz) and has SDI, DVI-D and analog outputs, genlock, remote control, programmable gamma, electronic shutter and image enhancement. IKEGAMI will debut its latest tapeless HD/SD camcorder, the HDS-V10 GFCAM HD ENG system, which features Flashwww.dv.com http://www.dv.com

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