Sony HXR-NX30 pro camcorder topic

kitano

26mm-260mm Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T fixed lens,
Sony’s ‘Balanced Optical SteadyShot’ technology (IS) and detachable XLR input.
The HXR-NX30 is handles 1080/60p as well as 60i/30/24p videos all in AVCHD.

http://en.akihabaranews.com/110816/camcorder/sony-hxr-nx30-a-compact-professional-grade-nxcam-from-sony

http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/02/sony-hxr-nx30-camcorder/

Specifications and info:

http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/product-HXRNX30U/

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Looks like their top consumer camcorder rapackaged and with added XLR module.

kitano

I would have loved this camera, only if I wasn't spoilt by the interchangeable lenses and the high bitrate and matrix hack.

RRRR

This reminds me of the td20.. Which is quite handy for 3d shooters. I wouldn't personally invest in any of these but some may have use for it. 2500$ sounds pretty steep though..!

redbaron

Check out this video review. Testing the Balanced Optical Steadyshot and a built in pico projector!

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Quite good offer - NX30U for $1949:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-HXR-NX30U-NXCAM-Compact-Camcorder-/300808522504

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@zcream was absolutely right about NX30.

You can still only control one manual function at at time, only improvement is the shutter speed value will stay on the screen while shooting now, but disappears when you control the iris and will only then show the iris.

Weird.

Mimirsan

Not the NX30 but basically the same kind of video quality you will get.

As for manual controls yeah thats correct. There is no full manual control. There is a workaround that replicates full manual however.

When you set the three onscreen control buttons to Shutter speed Auto gain control WB and set the Manual dial (on front of camera) to AE shift you can then control all three of these in conjunction without the camera reverting to auto. (AGC allows for limits for 0,3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24db so its basically manual!)

Using this combination you get to control Shutter speed,DB and exposure and WB.

Use any other method then you can only use one thing at a time while the others are auto.

Sony fucked up the firmware.

Im covering this when I eventually finish my video review.

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