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Sony Z200/NX800 Camcorders Launched


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A bit serendipitous after me discovering my long stored DVX100 last week and getting all "you know what, this thing is so much more appealing to go and shoot with" before wishing there was something similar with a modern spec comes Sony launching two new camcorders.

They are basically exactly the same thing but with the Z200 having 12G SDI and being able to use the MXF container at a later firmware update (albeit one that is bizarrely listed as being June 2025) and tick every modern spec box including

  • Fully variable electronic ND
  • AI Autofocus
  • S-Cinetone and S-Log3 
  • 20x optical zoom
  • 10 bit 4:2:2 
  • 4K60
  • Active Mode IS
  • 4 channel audio
  • Dual card slots

 

At $4K and $3.2K respectively, they aren't exactly great value propositions versus rolling your own solution with a larger sensor mirrorless body and lenses (although good luck finding a par focal 20x servo zoom lens for your mirrorless) and yet...

There is a huge upside in the operational value of having everything integrated when it comes to actually picking it up and going to shoot with it, particularly that variable ND and the 24-480mm zoom (which becomes a lossless 24-720mm with the clear image zoom).

Yes, yes, of course you have to look past the sensor size "only" being 1" but its versatility and ease of use for past paced situations means this is an enormously powerful all round camera for making money with.

 

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These look really good. It's nice to see camcorder design with modern features like using AI for focus, etc. The image quality looks very good too. Love those handy (and big) thumbwheels for iris and ND.

The price isn't bad considering all what you're getting and that these will likely still be useful 15 years from now. For someone who makes a living, or for a broadcaster, this is a great price for a well designed tool.

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12 hours ago, SRV1981 said:

Do you think they’ll follow up with compact versions of these ?

Like what? 

An update to the discontinued Sony AX700?? I'm afraid that consumer grade camcorders at that price point are dead

Maaaaybe there will be a last gasp of them and they'll release a new updated model of it, but I wouldn't hold my breath for it. 

The best hope would be that there is an updated Sony PXW-Z90V which brings all of the new features to that. 

 

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41 minutes ago, IronFilm said:

An update to the discontinued Sony AX700?? I'm afraid that consumer grade camcorders at that price point are dead

Which was my final camcorder, but then swapped it for kind of it’s more modern contemporary, the RX10ii ‘bridge’ camera…but those are also pretty much dead now.

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I was surprised by the pricing, I was thinking more like $4.5-5K. $3300 is very competitive, they are obviously looking to take out the Canon XF605, which is fine by me if that makes the XF605 used prices go down.

These cams aren't huge but I would also like to see a compact version, the size of my XF405 is perfect for me, not sure that'll happen though. This market is probably too small now to support two or three or four models from each brand like in the past, so now we get one mid-sized model from each. Which also means no more overpriced flagships like the $7000 XF705, which is good.

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On 8/23/2024 at 12:46 AM, IronFilm said:

Like what? 

An update to the discontinued Sony AX700?? I'm afraid that consumer grade camcorders at that price point are dead

Maaaaybe there will be a last gasp of them and they'll release a new updated model of it, but I wouldn't hold my breath for it. 

The best hope would be that there is an updated Sony PXW-Z90V which brings all of the new features to that. 

 

No, the z200 🙂

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