Serial Number: Cam0216
Type:
Camcorder
Manufacturer:
Sony
Country of Origin:
Japan
Production Period:
1987
Approximate Price:
Reference:
Status: Display
Description:
The HVR-Z7 and HVR-S270 camcorders take Sony’s commitment to the HDV format to the next level. Both are based on the same core technology three 1 3? ClearVid CMOS sensors viewing the world behind interchangeable lenses. The cameras share the same EVF and LCD panels, the same microphones, the same rich feature sets (including CF card recording, and both interlaced and true progressive HDV modes), and the same fundamental performance, but they’re packaged very differently. The Z7 is a svelte Handycam, while the S270 is a no-excuses shoulder-mount camcorder, bristling with dedicated buttons and switches, full-sized BNC connectors, large-cassette capability, and four channels of audio recording—a first for HDV.
The US 6,850 (list) HVR-Z7 weighs about 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg) in shooting configuration, a bit heavier than an HVR-V1 or HVR-Z1 but lighter than an HVX200 or PMW-EX1. It’s a compact and well-balanced package.
The 10,500 (list) HVR-S270 weighs in at around 15 pounds (6.8 kg)—no Handycam this, but a solid, hefty unit that feels instantly familiar to shooters used to DSR-300 400 500-series units or other, similar shoulder-mount camcorders.
3x 1 3? ClearVid EXMOR CMOS sensors, with Enhanced Image Processing
Sensors use 1440×810 diagonally-arrayed photosites
ISO 400 0dB gain comparable to EX1 in 1080p modes, slightly faster than HVX200, faster still than the HVR-Z1, much faster than the HVR-V1
Interchangeable lenses accepts any 1 3? lens. Adapters available for B4-mount lenses as well as Sony Alpha DSLR lenses.
12x stock Zeiss lens, 4.4mm-52.8mm, with mechanical zoom and dual-mode auto manual focus (like the EX1’s lens) and free-spinning servo iris ring
HDV, DV, and DVCAM recording on tape and or CF cards (using included HVR-MRC1 recorder)
Standard 1080i HDV recording as well as new, true 30p and 24p recording modes (US models)
Same menu options same range of special functions
Same EVF panel (though differently housed), same flip-out LCD
Six-pin i.Link (FireWire, IEEE1394) connector
