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Sony Introduces Handheld PMW-200 4:2:2 XDCAM

Sony has improved on the PMW-EX1R XDCAM with the new PMW-200, which offers MPEG HD422 recording to SxS cards at 50 Mbps. Sony is positioning it in part as an ideal B-camera counterpart to the $25,000 PMW-500. The PMW-200 is … more »

NAB 2012: Sony (FS700)

Cinematographer Jody Eldred gives us a look at the FS700, which he calls a "gigantic step up" from last year's FS100.Click here for more NAB video.

NAB 2012: Sony (3D)

Sony's Rob Willox explains how Sony is making people comfortable with 3D cinematography, including a recent experiment with TV programming and glasses-free 3DTV.Click here for more NAB video.

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First Look at Sony FS700 Super Slo-mo Footage

Wondering what footage out of Sony's latest Super 35 camera, the NEX-FS700, looks like? Sony Europe has just posted the official launch film on Vimeo showing off clips shot by several DPs primarily working in the UK. "Super slo-mo is … more »

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Sony’s NEX-FS700 Shoots Super Slo-Mo with a 4K CMOS

Sony's latest Super 35 digital camcorder, the NEX-FS700, brings super-slow-motion to the table, boasting recording speeds of up to 240fps in an eight-second burst at full 1080p HD resolution. (If you're willing to sacrifice vertical resolution, the FS700 will capture … more »

Sony Video Cassette Demo, Circa 1971

In the spirit of the 1980 James L. Brooks TV Show Take On Network Censorship video posted here yesterday comes another vintage piece of video for all the post-production geeks out there. It’s a Sony U-matic demo from 1971, the … more »

Scorsese and Schrader Talk Taxi Driver, Part II

Herewith, highlights from Scorsese and Paul Schrader riffing and reflecting on the germination and production of their classic film in a moderated discussion before the U.S. premiere of the new 4K restoration of Taxi Driver: Kent Jones: You told me … more »

Japan’s Disaster and New Gear: Rising Costs and Shipment Delays?

My thoughts right now are with the people of Japan as they continue to deal with the horrific aftermath of the quake and resulting tsunami. Having returned on March 4 from a six-day press trip to Tokyo and Kyushu, as … more »

FilmLight Debuts Lower Cost Baselight

At NAB 2010, FilmLight—which  manufactures film scanning, color grading and color management systems—came to Vegas with the glow of having just won four Sci-Tech Awards from AMPAS (the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences). Displaying its wares at the Renaissance … more »

Larger Sensors, Smaller Prices

3D was supposed to be THE topic of discussion on the NAB show floor this week, but Panasonic snuck a 2D camera model into the show that grabbed more than its fair share of attention. Designed to help indie filmmakers … more »