by the way, from what i’ve seen on freshDV, you guys who got hv’s and gl’s for christmas are probably better off. This camera is probably pretty easy to operate, but if you dig deep it gets EXTREMELY complicated with what you can tweak. That is what you would be paying for, if if you don’t know about things like knee and f-stops and chroma and skin tone settings, you won’t be utilizing the value of the camera (though, to me, the full HD, over/under crank, and sxs format are worth the price). I researched the xl2 for close to a year, read the manual twice, watched hours of test footage, THEN bought one, and after 3 months of use I’m still learning new stuff. But if you wait til you have the money to buy a camera that you will totally under utilize, you’ll never get to do the most important thing, which is GET OUT AND SHOOT!

but, that said, with someone like Israel behind the EX, I can’t wait to see the results!

peace.
-Jonathan

Bic — That’s a good question. I didn’t notice any difference in recording time, but I’m going to test the camera to see if that’s the case. I’ll get back with an answer once I’ve tested it.

Regards
Bengt

Regarding the new camera … Yes, the Sony EX has one fixed lens, not interchangeable. And yes, the card it records the video onto works in both macs and PC’s. There’s a USB2 port on the side which you can use to get the video out of the camera if you want. It’s just a little slower.

Yesterday I was experimenting with slow motion. The camera can shoot 60 frames per second. When you play it back regular speed, it plays as a very effective slow motion. It looks great. It would be ideal for shooting a sporting event, for example.