Buy NEW Sony HVR-S270E !

The Sony HVR-S270E is an HDV camcorder designed for ENG applications, while still being highly cost-effective. Incorporating all the benefits of HDV technology, the camera can also take advantage of standard-size DV tapes for increased run-times. Camera offers a traditional "on-the-shoulder" feel with the benefits of increased stability and longer recording time of up 4.5 hours with standard cassettes.

Additionally, the HVR-S270E can also record directly to compact flash cards, via the camera's supplied memory recording unit. Combined with Sony's entire family of HDV products, the HVR-S270E is a great camcorder for almost any production, including documentaries, news, low-budget movies, music videos, and industrials.

HDV/DVCAM/DV
The HVR-S270E supports recording and playback of HDV 1080i, DVCAM and DV.

Interchangeable Lenses
Users get the best of both worlds with this innovative camcorder. The HVR-S270E's unique design is the first of its kind; a handheld camera with the interchangeable lens capability. Whether you are filming a movie or shooting a documentary, the HVR-S270E has it covered.

HD-SDI output
HVR-S270E comes standard with a HD/SD-SDI connector, providing full High-Definition resolution image without compression. It can be be recorded on server or workstation for special effects, green box and High End post-production. The HD/SD-SDI output connector provided embedded audio and TC data and can be linked to an XDCAM HD deck

1080/50i and 25p (progressive scan) acquisition and recording
Sony new camera offers progressive scan acquisition to the professional HDV camcorder range. In addition to typical 50i, the HVR-S270E offers 25P native progressive scan and recording. The progressive HDV stream can be output from an i.LINK connector and used for progressive editing with compatible NLE software. The native progressive recording mode is suitable for output to film, CG composition, viewing on a progressive monitor, or as an Internet movie. The resultant images resemble the visual motion of film!

Optional switchable operation in  60i, 30P, 24P with software upgrade.

3 ClearVid CMOS Sensors
The HVR-S270E feature three ClearVid CMOS Sensors are positioned 45° angle. Since each pixel is positioned at this angle the result is far clearer diagonal lines. Images will appear crisper, without the apparent "jaggies" that often plague video signals. Coupled with Sony's Enhanced Imaging Processor (EIP), these sensors provide high sensitivity of 1.5 lux, low noise and a wide dynamic range to achieve high-quality images. The ClearVid CMOS Sensor also eradicates picture smear and has 4 times high speed scanning capability enabling 'Smooth Slow Rec' function.

12 x Optical Zoom Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* Interchangable Lens supplied
The Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* Lens features Extra-low Dispersion (ED) Glass and a 12x optical zoom lens, filter 72mm.
The newly designed focus ring offers two types of manual focus, plus an auto focus mode, that can be easily switched by sliding the focus ring forward and backward.

Record to Compact Flash
The camera comes with an attachable recording unit, allowing users to record HDV and DV to CompactFlash cards. With cards getting larger and larger in capacity, the ability to take advantage of tapeless workflow while still using cheap media is a welcome addition. It records 1 hour video to 16 GB CF card (300x or Extreme4)

High Definition on MiniDV Tapes with HDV
The HDV format, used in the HVR-S270E allows high definition recording on standard MiniDV tapes. This is accomplished by using the very popular MPEG-2 compression technique used in many applications, including DVDs and satellite television

4 x XLR Microphone Inputs
Four-channel audio recording is realised in HDV and DVCAM thanks to four XLR audio input connectors - two at the front, and two at the back.

Down-conversion
Like the other Sony professional HDV camcorders, users can choose to shoot in HDV and then down-convert to DVCAM via the camcorder.

"Dual Finder" New LCD Position on EVF Unit
When shooting HD footage, standard LCD screens can be very deceiving; what looked perfect amidst a full-day video shoot can sometimes prove very soft or out of focus while in post-production. The HVR-S270E comes equipped with 1-MegaPixel LCD screen, eliminating this oft-pesky phenomenon. Record with confidence, knowing that what you see is what you will get. The LCD is well-placed on the top of the viewfinder for simple operation.
The new LCD position on the EVF (Electric View Finder) unit is currently only available on Sony’s professional HDV
shoulder-mount camcorders. The HVR-S270E camcorder features a new configuration of a 3.2-inch type XtraFine LCD monitor (approximately 921,000 dots) and an XtraFine EVF (approximately 1,227,000 dots, 852x480x3 (RGB)). The LCD is located on the EVF unit. This unique layout enables the camera operator to perform both traditional EVF monitoring and
LCD monitoring,while the camcorder is held on the shoulder. The 180-degree tilt mechanism allows for LCD monitoring when the camcorder is held in a high or low-angle position. The 270-degree swivel mechanism will allow LCD monitoring from the front, right, or even left of the camcorder so that a reporter or a director can monitor what is being captured by the
camcorder.

Timecode Options
Including preset and synchronisation.

Smooth Slow Rec
As with the HVR-Z7E, the HVR-S270E camcorder enables
slow-motion playback by capturing images four times
faster than the normal field rate (200 fields/s).


Camera set includes: Lens hood with lens cover, lithium battery (CR2025), large size eye-cup, additional
normal shoe kit, ECM-XM1 monaural electret condenser microphone, Operating instructions (CD-ROM), Printed
operating instructions, memory recording unit kit.