Thursday, August 23, 2007
Sony HDR-CX7
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "HARDWARE" @ 10:00 AM
"Sony is usually first to market with ground-breaking technology—Walkman, Trinitron, CD players, HDV camcorders--you know the drill. The company, along with Panasonic, created the newer AVCHD high-def camcorder format and had the first models for sale, the HDR-UX1 and HDR-SR1. Those camcorders respectively recorded high-def video onto 3-inch DVDs and hard disk drives. To this observer Sony graciously let Panasonic introduce the first flash memory based AVCHD model—the HDC-SD1, a home video maker I especially liked because of its small size and video quality. Now Sony has finally introduced a flash HD cam but instead of SD cards like the Panasonic, this one use Memory Stick Pro Duo media. Because there are so few moving parts, the HDR-CX7 is also as compact as can be (under a pound including battery). And it’s a beauty. Featuring a 3MP CMOS sensor, a 10x optical zoom and optical image stabilization, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on one and immediately ran out to a ball game to test it out (at least that was my excuse to see my beloved NY Mets)."
If the Canon HG10 that Jason posted on earlier this morning didn't excite you, then maybe Sony's latest offering might be more your cup of tea. Being that this is a flash based camera, it is going to be lighter, but I think I'd take a little more weight for the extra capacity.
If the Canon HG10 that Jason posted on earlier this morning didn't excite you, then maybe Sony's latest offering might be more your cup of tea. Being that this is a flash based camera, it is going to be lighter, but I think I'd take a little more weight for the extra capacity.
