A couple days back we talked about the Sony HDV VTR HD playback unit and totally spaced what would probably be more interesting for many of you: a new HD camera from Sony, the HVR-Z1U. This makes two HD units from Big S, the first being the FX-1 which was announced a few months back. Honestly, the feature set between the two cameras is not that different as far as I can tell, but I'm sure the devil is in the details and I'm just having a hard time parsing it back out. In fact, why don't you check out this article on Digital Product—if you need to film in 1080i I'm sure you'll know what you're looking for.

The Z1 is expected in Feburary for around five grand. (Thanks, Andy!)

Z One You ve Been Waiting For [DigitalProducer]
Press Release [Sony]

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