dSLR Gossip

Sony has just unveiled a 35-mm sensor based professional camcorder. Sony quotes that the “New PMW-F3 joins F35 and SRW-9000L as latest S-35mm innovation, delivering high-end performance at an “indie” price”

Sony PMW-F3

Highlights:

• Records at 1080p at 1 to 60 frames/sec
• MPEG-2 Codec Long GOP 4:2:0 8bit, 35 Mbps
• Uses Sony’s SxS ExpressCard-based recording media format
• ISO 800, F11; and S/N ratio of 63dB in 1920×1080/59.94i mode
• PMW-F3′s PL mount adapter can accommodate both PL and zoom lenses

Two configurations will be available around January 2011

1. PMW-F3L body only
2. PMW-F3K with PL lens kit