Sony PMW-EX1R and PMW-350 review with sample footage.

This is a review of Sony's new PMW-EX1R and PMW-350. I used both these cameras on a real paying shoot filming an airshow at Duxford. These are my thoughts on these new rather good cameras.

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[sprayframe]

hmmm, no 1920 x 1080? but still, nice cameras!

[ingenioustv]

What do you mean? They are both full rater 1920x1080 cameras.

[ingenioustv]

But DVCPRO HD is only 1280x1080 or 960x720 so any advantage that there might be by sampling the chroma at 4:2:2 over 4:2:0 is lost.

A better option would be to record to a Convergent Design NanoFlash. 1920x1080 4:2:2 Long GoP at up to 160Mb/s or I frame at 220 Mb/s (The same as the new HDCAM SR lite).

[Ruudstork]

Is this camera better in low light conditions than the ex1?

[ingenioustv]

Yes it is around 1.5 stops more sensitive and has less noise so you can use more gain before the pictures become unusable.

[wavesdvdcom]

I was hoping for 422 recording. I would have upgraded my ex1. Oh well, Scarlet with RED RAW is coming up next and it shoots 3k too at half the price.

[ingenioustv]

But it's still vapourware. If you are making programmes now you can't wait forever before taking the plunge and buy a camera. If you need 4:2:2 stixk a NanoFlash on the back.

[seanfitzroy]

This is like a huge price increase (nearly $1700 at least in the US) over the EX1 for rearranging a few buttons and adding the EX3 viewfinder.

Ergonomically, the EX3 looks much better. The EX1 1.11 firmware update already allows recording on standard Express34 cards using cheap flash memory.

and $8000 to shoot DVCAM in 2009? Sony realized SD wasnt needed 2 years ago. To add that feature back now seems odd.

So cheaper SxS cards and batteries, but nearly $2000 more up front? Disappointing.

[NoLimitsTV1]

Great review. I love the ex cams

[mrahmad1214]

how much are those?

[marikinaTV]

good camera  / good

[emder1990]

thanks for the video.Really good explanation of the new features. I m currently following an audio visiuel education and I will be a cameraman in the future. Really interesting to see!And you are a good cameraman. I will buy the sony pwm ex 1 r.It's a really good camera, with superb quality.

[dpdewild]

@seeingUFOsPA

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[seeingUFOsPA]

Very little used Sony EX1-R XDCAM FOR SALE: with 8 & 16GB SXS cards, charger, software, books & all original packaging ... also and 1.6X Century teleconversion lens for it for $4995 or best offer. Excellent condition. Contact me if interested.

[geoffdoor]

the ex 1 is brilliant - if you wanna spend money on a camcorder buy an EX 1 R - i work as a camera technician and they are superb yes there is gripes and moans but so what its brilliant -

[GanEdenAustralia]

@ingenioustv He means this video isnt 1080!