Engadget just posted the first Sony NEX-VG10 preview: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/15/sony-nex-vg10-hd-camcorder-preview/
In Short: “stunningly accurate colors, sharp 1080/60i picture, and impressive audio sensitivity“…that’s a good start!
As I told you today I don’t care about 24p (it’s a consumer camera!) and for those of you that want to have 30p/25p don’t worry, “the Sony APS sensor captures in progressive, but the camera is saving the footage into an interlaced container with a doubled framerate. Every NLE can deal with it in post without doing anything special. You just have to tell it that the interlaced footage is actually progressive. It’s just saved in the industry-standard format.
It’s 50i (or 25p) for Europe (PAL) and 60i (or 30p) for the US.”
Source: Dpreview forum
Beautiful Bali captured with the Sony NEX-VG10 Handycam camcorder from SonyElectronics on Vimeo.
Let’s start with the good news. This first NEX-VG10 doesn’t reveal any weird effect we see on many mirrorless cameras. Of course we still miss some “real” handheld footage but I hope someone will post that soon. And what does people think about the new camera? Read the reactions on DVXuser.com, Cinema5D, DPreview and Alphamountworld (Thanks Noisycamera!)
Philip Bloom, Luminous Landscape and many others are not happy with the missing 24p (or 30p) recording feature. I don’t care. 24p is something the consumer mass doesn’t need (it works for cinema productions only!). It would be nice to have 720/50p instead :)
First swiss NEX-VG10 Hands-on! I love their language and you? :)
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Photoradar tested the new Sony NEX-5 and gains a rating of 4/5 stars.
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Sony NEX-5
Panasonic GF1
(DPreview forum)
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Sony NEX-3 review and NEX-3 and NEX-5 preview (ePhotozine)
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Sony NEX-5 review on CNET Japan
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Size matters after all: A weekend with the Sony Alpha NEX-5 (Christian Oterhals)
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Out at Slide Rock with the X1, NEX-5 and E-P2 (Steve Huff)
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New M42 – Sony E-mount Lens Adapter on Bokkeh.com
The new NEX-VG10 will be available by end of the year!
The Sony NEX-VG10 features the new 14MPX ExmorHD sensor and records in 1080/60i AVCHD video and the bitrate is 24mbps. It offers manual video controls (shutter, iris, white balance, and gain), manual still-image controls (full manual, aperture priority, and shutter priority), and manual focus controls as well as more beginner-friendly auto settings. It has a Quad Capsule Spatial Array Stereo Microphone(!!!) , 3-inch swivel display, Optical Steadyshot image stabilization, BIONZ processor and twin accessory shoes. It will accept SDHC / SDXC and MS Pro Duo. Price? Around $2000! Avialability in October 2010.
Source: Engadget and DVculture
Press release: Sony.com
UPDATE:
– Article on Dpreview
– Article on Fotopolis
And here the video:
Thanks to all guys who sent me the links!!!
May you have forgotten that Sony launched two new Alpha models :)
– Amazon has the new Sony A390L with 18-55mm lens in Stock (click here)
– Adorama has both, the A390 and the A290 in Stock
– And finally BHphoto has also both new cameras, the A390 and the A290 in Stock
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