Sony’s latest, Sony NEX-VG10 camcorder announcement represents the second interchangeable-lens video camera that will be available by the end of the 2010. It can shoot 1920-by-1080 AVCHD video at 60 interlaced fields per second and maxes out at a 24mbps bit rate for video capture. It also offers manual video controls- shutter, iris, white balance, and gain, manual still-image controls- full manual, aperture priority, and shutter priority, and manual focus controls as well as more beginner-friendly auto settings. Lets eyes its specs:
- Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor
- E-Mount lenses as the Alpha NEX-5 and Alpha NEX-3 compact cameras
- Optically stabilized 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 zoom lens
- Video camera has a 1.5X focal length multiplier for all E-mount lenses; as such, the kit lens offers a 27mm to 300mm reach in 35mm film equivalent
- A $200 A-Mount adapter is available for using Sony Alpha DSLR lenses with the camcorder.
- Sports a 14-megapixel still images and offers a 7-frame-per-second burst mode
- A flip-out 3-inch LCD viewfinder, with an eye-level EVF that swivels vertically
- Saves footage to a single card slot that accepts both Memory Stick and SDHC/SDXC cards
- Multiple frame rate options and full 1080p AVCHD video capture
- And the NEX-VG10 also boasts a bigger CMOS sensor
The NEX-VG10 is slated for availability in September for $2000 (the price is worth the quality) ; that’s about one-third of the rumored price for Panasonic’s interchangeable-lens AG-AF100 camcorder, which doesn’t have official pricing or release-date information at this time.
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