Sony PMW-EX1 Prosumer 1080p High Definition Video Camera

John E. Johnson, Jr.

The Sony PMW-EX1 is a Prosumer HD video camera that is quite affordable ($7,499) when you take into account that it will record 1080p30. That's right. Remember how we have all been talking about the day when HDTV programs might begin broadcasting in 1080p instead of 1080i? Well, if it isn't actually part of program broadcasting yet, you can have it for all your home videos. Those birthday parties, daughter's wedding, trip to Europe . . . . you can record them in 1080p30 with a camera that is reasonably portable (it comes with its own small suitcase).

No, it's not one of the pocket sized HD cameras, but you can carry it around without too much difficulty. And, as you will see, the image quality is vastly superior to any consumer HD camera of the past. It's studio quality, affordable to the aficionado.

Video Accessories Misc

San Francisco Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival

Jason Crawford

San Francisco's Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival , August 22-24, seemed like a big deal to me from the time I first heard about it. Maybe too big. It was a huge event with giant main stage acts that would cover a large area of Golden Gate Park with a wide variety of events & diversions. Sounds swell. It also seemed like a big risk to me for some reason. We have other festivals in the Park (Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is right around the corner...), but this one seemed perilous. Is it gonna be a madhouse? How are we gonna get there? Are people gonna pay that much money? Is the Park gonna be left standing? Why has there never been a "legal" nighttime concert in Golden Gate Park before?

Show Reports, Film Festivals and Concerts
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SI Screens’ New Award-Winning Black Diamond Projector Screen Now Shipping

SI Screens

Austin, Texas, Aug. 25, 2008 â€" SI (www.sicreens.com) is proud to announce that it will feature its new award-winning Black Diamond projector screen at the 2008 CEDIA Expo, held in Denver from Sept. 4-7 at the Colorado Convention Center, booth 1056. Now shipping, Black Diamond, winner of an Electronic House 2008 Product of the Year Award and a “Best of Demo Alley” award-winner during the Electronic House Expo Spring 2008 trade show, has also recently been named a 2008 CEDIA Manufacturer's Excellence Awards Finalist.

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