Sony Announces New NEX-EA50 HD Camcorder. $4K Plus Est. Update On Price.
Sony announced the new NEX-EA50 HD camera. This puppy can hunt! The new camera sports better ergonomics and a nifty built in sliding shoulder pad. It has an APS-C or S35 sized sensor with 24/30/60P full 1920 X 1080 HD resolution. The sensor and codec are similar to the Sony NEX5N camera that we love and hate. The included 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 servo zoom lens will be available on eBay for about half the price very soon.
The new Sony NEX-EA50 will set you back around $3800 $4K plus estimate now. Getting various sources in Pounds and Euros. US pricing is usually much less than our brothers across the pond. It may drop in price if they loose that POS lens. Delivery date is set for October 2012. Here is a rip from Sony.
“The NEX-EA50EH camcorder comes with the newly developed Power Zoom E-mount lens E PZ 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS SELP18200. It features auto focus, continuous variable iris and Optical Steady Shot image stabilisation with Active Mode, making it ideal for shooting moving images. It is electronically controlled by both the zoom rocker lever on the camcorder grip and top handle. Film-makers can achieve a constant zoom speed and smooth, slow zoom, both of which can be difficult to accomplish with manual zoom lenses. In addition, using fixed focal length lenses users can simulate a zoom effect using the smart digital zoom function, ensuring fast-paced shots are never missed.”
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Here is the breakdown from BH Photo.
Sensor | Exmor APS-C CMOS |
Resolution | 16 Megapixels |
Lens Mount | E-mount (18 mm) |
Recording Format | HD video – AVCHD SD video – MPEG2 Stills – Format not specified Audio – LPCM/AC3 |
Frame Rates | 1920 x 1080 59.94p, 59.94i, 50p, 50i, 29.97p, 25p, 23.98p 1280 x 720 59.94p, 50p 480 (576) 59.94i, 50i |
Frame Guide | 4:3, 13:9, 14:9, 15:9, 1.66:1, 1.85:1, 2.35:1 |
Stills Shutter | Mechanical |
Recording Media | Memory Stick SD/SDHC/SDXC HXR-FMU128 |
Monitor | 3.5-inch LCD, 16:9 XtraFine 921K (1920×480) |
Outputs | 1 x HDMI Type A 3 x Component (RCA) 1 x A/V Out (RCA) 1 x USB Type Mini A/B |
Audio Input | 2 x XLR (3-pin) Line/Mic, 48 V |
Audio Output | 2 x RCA |
GPS | Yes |
Built-in Microphone | Yes (Stereo) |
Headphone | 1 x Stereo Mini |
Built-in Speaker | Yes |
Remote | IR 1 x LANC |
Simultaneous Rec. | Yes (Memory Card + FMU) HD/SD |
Timecode and TC Out | Yes (HDMI) |
Assignable Buttons | 6 |
Focus & Exposure Assist | Peaking, Histogram, Zebra |
AF | Face Detection |
Continuous Rec. Time | 780 min |
Dimensions | Not Specified |
Weight | Not Specified |
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