Panasonic unveiled at NAB the AJ-HDX900 multi-format DVCPRO HD camcorder that records 100 MB/s HD images in 11 different formats. A step above its popular predecessor, the AJ-SDX900 DVCPRO50 Cinema camera, the HDX900 adds the DVCPRO HD codec and multi-format recording including 1080 59.94i/50i/29.97p/25p/23.98p/23.98pA and 720 59.94p/50p/29.97p/25p/23.98p. The new camera features a native 16:9, 2/3-inch HD, 1-million pixel, 3-CCD system, 4:2:2 color sampling and independent frame compression. It uses DVCPRO HD-EX 9-micron recording to fit 33 minutes on a DVCPRO medium-sized cassette, and records 48 KHz/16-bit digital audio on all four channels. $26,500. www.panasonic.com/broadcast
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