XDCAM EXtra

The following was published in “Australian Cinematographer” in the Dec 08 issue. Author Mal Hamilton
There’s no denying the EX-3 (and EX-1) puts out great pics – how you describe ‘great’ pictures is purely subjective, in my case it rivals the images of the Sony XDCAM HD PDW-350 (and then some), which I can readily compare [...]

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PRESS RELEASE
JVC Introduces GY-HM700 ProHD Camcorder
First Compact Shoulder camcorder to offer Native File Recording onto inexpensive solid state media.
Feb. 11, 2009
WAYNE, N.J., Feb 11, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — JVC announces its latest Compact Shoulder professional camcorder developed for mainstream production, electronic newsgathering and cinematography, the GY-HM700.
The new camera uniquely records directly to inexpensive SDHC memory [...]

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“What Sony is doing is to make cameras which give us the chance to show our creativity. The cameras are now much, much better and the settings of the camera are so good. It’s a great opportunity.”
Patient 17 marks the feature film debut for Tuyet Le as director and writer, working alongside DoP Antony Shearn. [...]

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“Sony’s EX3 cameras will enable us to film within the confines of the ship with a more immediate and intimate feel, as well as supporting the PDW-700. There are also lots of hidden benefits of using the tapeless PDW-700 camcorders – the longer recording capacity of the dual layer 50GB Professional Discs means that, in [...]

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SONY PRESS RELEASE
“We saw the EX3 at NAB and liked that it had the same quality as the EX1 in terms of overcranking and undercranking, time-lapse, plus interchangeable lenses.”
When Ocean Futures Society cinematographer Matthew Ferraro took delivery of a PMW-EX3 XDCAM EX camcorder last year, he put it to work right away, supplementing the work [...]

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SONY PRESS RELEASE:
“The EX1 footage works seamlessly with our existing in-house edit suite using Final Cut Pro 6.0.4 and we are very pleased with the results on the screen.”
“Aqua Vita Films’ upcoming Gorilla School, a 13 x 30-minute series for Animal Planet International, follows three orphaned gorillas from the protection of a zoo in the [...]

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