Thursday, 15 December 2011

Sony

Sony specializes in 1080i HDV accessories and makes articles for both 60 Hz and 50 Hz markets. Traditionally, Sony uses suffixes "E" and "P" to analyze 50 Hz models, and suffix "U" or no suffix at all to analyze 60 Hz models. Models listed beneath are defined after suffixes.

In September 2004 Sony appear the aboriginal HDV 1080i camcorder, the HDR-FX1. Its able version, the HVR-Z1, came with XLR audio inputs and 44 added features. Most notably, the HVR-Z1 was switchable amid 50 Hz and 60 Hz scanning to baby for the altered scanning ante acclimated in altered markets.

In the average of 2005 Sony appear its aboriginal customer HDV model, the HDR-HC1, which had a distinct CMOS sensor, cyberbanking stabilization arrangement and was able of recording in DV and HDV 1080i modes. Its able version, the HVR-A1, added a added accent shoe in abode of the flash, XLR audio inputs, added recording options, beyond eyecup and beyond lens hood.

In 2006 Sony replaced the HDR-HC1 with the abate and cheaper HDR-HC3, which featured an incrementally bigger CMOS chip, but bare some appearance of its predecessor. The HDR-HC3 was replaced by the HDR-HC5 which acclimated the aforementioned CMOS dent as the HDR-HC3, and added an advantage of recording in xvYCC blush space. The backup model, the HDR-HC7 came with a college pixel calculation CMOS sensor and with a microphone input. Like the HDR-HC5, the HDR-HC7 could additionally almanac xvYCC. In 2008 the HDR-HC7 was replaced with the HDR-HC9.

In 2006, Sony added two fresh models to its flush HDV lineup: the "advanced amateur" HDR-FX7 and its able cousin, the HVR-V1. The progressive-scan CMOS sensors of these models boldness abounding 1080 curve of vertical resolution. The HDR-FX7 annal interlaced video only, while the HVR-V1 offers the best of cutting interlaced or accelerating video. Accelerating video is adapted to interlaced application pulldown for recording assimilate tape.

In August 2007, Sony alien the shoulder-mounted adaptation of the HDR-HC7, the HVR-HD1000.57

In November 2007, Sony appear the HVR-Z7 handheld camcorder and the HVR-S270 shoulder-mounted camera. Both use the aforementioned three 1/3" ClearVid CMOS sensors and attain ablaze acuteness agnate to that of the admirable DSR-PD170 while alms HDV recording in built-in interlaced, accelerating browse and built-in accelerating modes. The Z7 has 2 XLR audio inputs and HDMI achievement while the S270 has 4 XLR inputs and appearance HD-SDI output.58 Presently the HVR-S270 is the alone HDV camcorder able of recording assimilate full-size DV cassettes.

In 2008 the HDR-FX1 and the HVR-Z1 were replaced with the HDR-FX1000 and the HVR-Z5, respectively. The above changes accommodate utilizing CMOS sensors instead of CCD, and accelerating approach shooting. The FX1000 annal accelerating browse video application pulldown, while HVR-Z5 offers built-in accelerating recording.59

In November 2008 Sony restarted assembly of the HDR-FX7 camcorder, which had been discontinued a year earlier. Offered for about bisected the aboriginal price, the HDR-FX7 bridged the gap amid the HDR-HC9 and the FX1000.

In summertime 2009 Sony discontinued the HDR-HC9 on the North American market, but restarted its sales in bounce 2010, this time announcement it not as an HDV camcorder, but as a MiniDV HD camcorder.60 MiniDV HD has never been clearly presented as an another name for HDV. The added aggressive HD recording accepted that uses DV cassettes is DVCPROHD. In bounce 2011 the HDR-HC9 is no best accessible for acquirement from the Sony's North American online store.

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