HVR-Z7E

NEW Interchangeable Lens System

This camcorder is fitted with a new 1/3inch interchangeable lens system allowing customers either to use the supplied Carl Zeiss lens or use a whole range of other lenses available on the market.

• This is the first compact camcorder to offer interchangeable lens options.
• Flexible usage- the camera can be used for a myriad of different applications using different lenses, from TV work, through to budget movie making and with the use of still's lenses, wildlife videography.
• Various optional lens adaptor rings will allow conversion to 1/2inch or 2/3inch, plus an additional lens adaptor for Sony Alpha lenses.
• The supplied lens features professional operation with a new manual focus ring and zoom and iris rings.

NEW 1/3inch ClearVid CMOS Processor

Newly developed 1/3inch x 3 ClearVid CMOS processor offers high resolution, high sensitivity, wide dynamic range and excellent colour reproduction.

• Offers greater resolution than existing pixel-shift technologies regardless of the balance between colour elements.
• Offers great low-light capabilities especially important for camera operators who cannot control their ambient lighting., e.g. wedding videographers.
• Lower power consumption than traditional CCD's.
• 'Exmor' technology employed in the the new CMOS processor reduces noise in the A/D process.

NEW Selectable 25p Progressive Modes

The HVR-Z7E offers the ability to choose between a 25p scanning mode (sames as HVR-V1E) but also a 25p 'native' recording mode. In this native recording mode the picture is both scanned and recorded as a progressive image.

• Further improves the progressive reproduction by both scanning and recording progressively.
• Provides further flexibility of use. e.g. The camera can be used for a variety of applications from budget-movie making in 25p mode to standard interlace TV productions.
• Offers camera operators the use of the progressive 'filmic look', coupled with gamma curve correction makes the camera ideal for movie production.