Sony is further expanding its professional camcorder line-up with the launch of the new HXR-MC1500P. Announced at lBC and now available locally, the HXR-MC1500P adds to Sony’s new category of professional AVCHD file-based memory camcorders, giving an ideal balance of performance, cost and functionality, all in a shoulder-style camcorder.

Superb image quality is guaranteed with proven features such as Sony’s state-of-the-art G-Lens and Exmor R CMOS sensor (up to four million pixels). The superior extreme wide angle optical G-lens provides a wide angle of up to 29.8mm with a 12x optical zoom.

Sony’s Exmor R CMOS sensors have the ability to produce brilliant content even in low light conditions. The new camcorder adopts a back-illuminated technology that enables the image sensor to utilise incidental light more efficiently, reducing the amount of noise by approximately half. This helps videographers achieve rich image quality even in low light situations. The HXR-MC1500P comes with Optical SteadyShot image stabilisation (Active Mode) and a 3-Way Shake Cancelling feature to reduce the effects of hand shake. This advanced stabilisation system results in brilliant, accurate and sharp video footage – even for fast-moving, on-the-go shooting.

“The release of the HXR-MC1500P is further evidence of Sony’s desire to provide professional equipment suitable for every level of the market. This new camcorder offers a great feature set, is lightweight and highly affordable. Ideal for a range of customers from event videography through to corporate communications and educational training use, the MC1500P gives existing tape-based customers a clear migration path to solid-state acquisition today and in the future,” said Nick Buchner, Sony ANZ’s Senior Product Manager for Content Creation products.

The HXR-MC1500P includes 32GB of built-in flash memory storage, supporting recording of up to 180 minutes in FX mode. Use of the AVCHD format allows for highly efficient video compression, offering long recording time of HD content on a multitude of affordable consumer media including Memory Stick Pro Duo and SD/SDHC cards.
Also available is the Direct Copy feature, which lets you transfer footage to external hard disk drives (USB2.0; under 2TB, FAT32) via a USB cable, when connected to AC power, for PC-free back-up and archiving.

Key Features: 

• 1920 x 1080 full HD recording
• Exmor R CMOS sensor
• 32GB internal flash memory
• Wide angle 29.8mm-357.6mm G-Lens (with hood)
• 12x Optical / 160x Digital Zoom
• Optical SteadyShot
• 2.7” 230k touch panel
• External Microphone (stereo mini jack) included

With the new optional accessories, the HVL-LBPB LED video light and ECM-CG50BP entry level shotgun microphone, the HXR-MC1500P can be configured into one of the most affordable full-size video acquisition packages available.

And the price? That $1750 +GST is correct. Repeat it is correct, not a type.

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