MinistryMedia.org » production http://ministrymedia.org Encouraging ministries to use media well Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:55:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 XDCam EX – First thoughts http://ministrymedia.org/2008/02/26/xdcam-ex-first-thoughts/ http://ministrymedia.org/2008/02/26/xdcam-ex-first-thoughts/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:50:19 +0000 wayne http://ministrymedia.org/?p=16 Sony XDCam EXFor the past few months I have been looking at Sony’s XDCam Ex (PMW-EX1) I find the camera intriguing because it is the first camera that I have ever seen to include 1/2″ chips at under $10K.
A closer look at the camera reveals a few features that continue to turn heads:

  • Solid state memory (ie flash drives) SxS memory cards
  • HDSDI output (it does include timecode and audio in the feed – take note Canon)
  • Small frame size
  • Full raster 1920 x 1080 (no funny math here)
  • Switchable 1080i or 720p recording formats with multiple frame recording capability such as 50i, 59.94i, 50p, 59.94p and native 25P, 29.97p and 23.98P
  • WOW factor because it is just cool

We saw a demo at the Dallas Final Cut Pro user group about a month ago and I was sold. I’ve been reading about it and asking a few peers that have used it and decided it would be a good fit for a gig I am working on. I have ordered two (for a client :( ) and will let you know how it turns out.

For more information, check out the details on Sony’s website.

We are requesting a demo unit from a local vendor so we can test it with our AJA IOHD.

I continue to champion the cause of HD for ministry. I cannot recommend anyone by an SD camera unless your budget is less than $200. In that case you shouldn’t be in video production anyway.

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