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MillimeterShoot Tools: Sony
Feb 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Dan Ochiva
Records slow-motion video at 240fps. Price: $1,400 (expected to ship in March)
HDR-SR12
While Sony's Atsugi, Japan-based pro-camera division is now turning out the prosumer-size PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX, it seems that the consumer division is keeping competitive by offering greater capability with the HDR-SR12. First shown at CES 2008, the palm-sized camcorder captures at a full 1920×1280 resolution — albeit with smaller 1/3in. CMOS chips and at a lower data-recording rate (16Mbps) than that of the EX. As we've noted, competition between the two Sony divisions pushes things forward. Perhaps we'll soon see pro gear with a built-in 120GB drive that offers 15 hours of storage as the SR12 does, or one that employs face-detection technology that includes exposure control. The SR12 even records in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound — although that doesn't seem very useful without some extensive outboard miking. It's just the sort of over-the-top capability many professionals would love to have.
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