During February and March, Sony are offering great trade-in deals on purchase of a new PMW-350K or PMW-320K camcorder.

The PMW-350K offers a 2/3” sensor and standard B4 lens mount, while the PMW-320K offers a ½” sensor and mount. Both models record HD or SD to SxS memory cards and feature a full professional feature set, including a supplied Fujinon 16X zoom lens.

Trade-in any 3-chip professional camcorder, working or not, and purchasers are eligible for:

-        $2,500 trade-in value on a new PMW-320K

-        $3,000 trade-in value on a new PMW-350K + bonus SD Record/Playback option (valued at $990 ex GST)

See http://pro.sony.com.au for more product details, email to production.au@ap.sony.com or contact any Sony authorised Content Creation Dealer.

By David Hague

David is the owner and publisher of AusCam Online. He has a background in media dating back to 1979 when he first got involved with photojournalism in motorsport, and went from there into technology via a 5 year stint with Tandy Computers. Following that, he ran a software distribution company on the Gold Coast and was one of the first to recognise the potential of Microsoft Windows.

Moving back to WA, David wrote scripts for Computer Television for video training for the just released Windows and Office 95 among others, and was then lured to Sydney to create web sites for the newly commercial Internet in 1995, building hundreds of sites under contract to OzEmail including Coates Hire, Hertz Queensland, John Williamson, the NSW Board of Studies and many, many more.

He went back into full time journalism as the Managing Editor for Channel 7's 'Gadget Guy', Peter Blasina's publications VideoCamera and Pixelmag, before starting Australasian Camcorder magazine when these publications were shelved. He lives at Sydney's Avalon Beaches nearly on the ocean front with dog Budweiser and in his spare time is a nut for motor sport, road safety, fishing, science fiction - especially Dr Who - and technology.

David can be contacted via david@auscamonline.com