Today Sony launched a couple of the new cameras. The MC2500E a very low cost, fairly basic shoulder mount AVCHD camcorder with a single 1/4″ CMOS sensor and a new full size, shoulder mount XDCAM camcorder the PXW-X500. This is basically a replacement for the PMW-500 with the added benefit of the XAVC and SStP … Continue reading Sony Launches New PXW-X500 XDCAM Shoulder Mount CCD camcorder with XAVC
I was lucky enough to get to spend some time with a pre-production Sony PXW-X180 here in Singapore. I put it through it’s paces shooting around the botanical gardens, China town and Clarke Quay. For a 1/3″ camcorder it produces a remarkably good image. Really low noise, very clean images, much better than anything I … Continue reading Sample Footage from PXW-X180 XAVC/XDCAM/AVCHD camcorder.
Sony have released firmware updates for the PMW-300 and PMW-400 that include the 10 bit 4:2:2 I frame XAVC codec at 100MB/s. Now you can have great quality 10 bit recordings on these cameras for no extra charge. To comply with the XAVC standard the cameras also gain the ability to format the recording media … Continue reading PMW-300 and PMW-400 XAVC Firmware Updates Released.
FINALLY!!!! I have got this working! It’s been possible to create XAVC files from Abobe Premiere for a little while but until today I have never managed to create a file that will actually play back in a Sony camera. Today however I finally have it working. So what do you need to do to … Continue reading XAVC write back from Adobe Premiere CC.
Adobe released Premiere CC today. This includes Media Encoder CC and both packages have support for Sony’s XAVC codec. It’s a major update so can be installed alongside Premiere 6 to allow for easy migration from one to the other.
Ever since the launch of the PMW-200 people have been asking about whether the EX3 would also be replaced. With the EX3 being such a popular camera it wasn’t really a case of “if” but more of a case of “when”. So here it is, the PMW-300. Like the PMW-200 this is an evolution of … Continue reading The Sony PMW-300, the EX3 replacement has finally arrived! XDCAM 422 and XAVC!
Sony have just released a plug-in for Apple’s Final Cut Pro X. The plugin allows you to work with HD and 4K XAVC material in FCP-X. As well as the plugin you will need to first update FCP-X to at least version 10.0.8. The handling of HD and 4K XAVC in FCP-X is very impressive … Continue reading Sony Plugin for XAVC in Final Cut Pro X (FCP-X) released.
So here they are the new F5 and F55 cameras as well as the ASX-R5 raw recorder and a new 100 Mb/s XAVC codec. On top of that there is also a completely new range of 6 PL mount lenses from 20mm to 135mm. The cameras are modular, with various viewfinder and shoulder mount options. … Continue reading New Sony F5 and F55 modular/upgradable camera systems. XAVC Codec.
Hi Guys and Gals. So, IBC is just a few days away. I’m packing my bags, ready to go and I’m really rather excited. I’m under NDA so can’t reveal anything and maybe even writing this post will get me in trouble. Unless you have completely had your head in the sand (or have been … Continue reading Listen Up, XDCAM USERS!
STOP PRESS: It’s been found that this modification is also changing the exposure and dynamic range! See bottom of post. Well, Paul Ream over at http://extrashot.co.uk/ has worked out how to make the F5 record 4K internally. It’s actually pretty straight forward. The camera can save a file called an “All File” on an SD card to … Continue reading Hack to get internal 4K on the Sony PMW-F5 CAUTION THERE MAY BE ISSUES!!!!