Digital Video Camera & Camcorder Review

Features include: 2/3″ 3-CCD 16:9/4:3 24P/30P/60i DVCPRO CinemaTM Camera with CineSwitchTM Technology and CineGammaTM Software. U.S. List Price $26,750.00.

DV Format has an article on the Panasonic AJ-SDX900 and writes - “DP Lerner, who owns his own SDX900 and AG-DVX100A mini-DV 24 cameras, has also shot extensively with Panasonic ’s AJ-HDC27 VariCamâ„¢ HD Cinema camera , notably the 2004 NOVA/PBS documentary, Hunt for the Supertwister. He has shot two other features with the SDX900, Descanos and Seclusion, as well as documentaries, corporate videos and music videos.”

“I’ve seen Throttle digitally projected several times,� Lerner said, “and everyone thinks it was shot on film. In terms of the visual experience, it absolutely feels like film. It’s amazing what the SDX900 represents in terms of the cost-efficiencies of looking theatrical.�

VideoSystems has reviewed the Panasonic AJ-SDX900 and writes - “Panasonic’s AG-DVX100 camera was pretty much the digital video story of 2002 as it burst upon the scene with the force of a 20-ton bunker buster. In the last nine months, this camera has transformed the DV camera landscape, delivering a hitherto unseen level of performance for a camcorder at the $3,500 price point. The camera wasn’t just a little better than anything else in its price range â€â€? it was a lot better. And that’s before taking into account its widely touted 24p capability.

Now, the AJ-SDX900 represents a major step up on the professional camera food chain. At $25,000 MSRP, Panasonic is clearly attempting to bridge the gap in its 24p product line, anchored on either side by the DVX100 and the Varicam.

At its basic level, the SDX900 is a lightweight but extremely rugged 16:9 progressive-scan camera utilizing the latest-generation 520,000-pixel, 2/3in. CCD imager. We’ve seen a proliferation of increased-density CCD imagers recently, and it is perhaps this development more than anything else that is fueling the dramatically increased performance in DV-based cameras across the board.”

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