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models compared on this page: Sony PMW-EX1 and Sony HVR-S270

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Sony PMW-EX1Sony HVR-S270
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Name PMW-EX1HVR-S270
European name ?PMW-EX1EHVR-S270E
US name ?PMWEX1HVR-S270U
lowest US price 6299 $6895 $
On the market since November 2007 February 2008
Manufacturers URL link to Sonylink to Sony
Test preview

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slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]Sony PMW-EX1Sony HVR-S270
Video formats ?XDCAM EX
 MiniDV
HDV
DVCAM
Recording Medium SxS / PC Express
MiniDV/HDV-Cassette
external flash memory
video resolutions EU ?MPEG2 1920x1080 1-30p
MPEG2 1280x720 1-60p
MPEG2 1920x1080 1-60i
MPEG2 1440 x1080 1-60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
DVCAM 720 x 576/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?MPEG2 1920x1080 1-30p
MPEG2 1280x720 1-60p
MPEG2 1920x1080 1-60i
MPEG2 1440 x1080 1-60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/50i
HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
DVCAM 720 x 480/60i
HDV 1440 x 1080/25p
HDV 1440 x 1080/24p
HDV 1440 x 1080/30p
Max Bitrate ?35 Mbit/s 
Compression format ?XDCAM MPEG2
 
on-board memory ?  
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ? Fujinon
Carl Zeiss
Optical Zoom ?14 x12 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?31,4 mm 
Filter diameter ?77 mm 
Image Stabilization ?optical
 
ND Filter ?2 
Exchangable optics ?No
Yes
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?33
Size of image sensor ?1/2 inch1/3 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2073600 Pixel  
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
 
Focus ?auto
manual
 
Minimum shutter time ?1/2.000 
Maximum shutter time ?1/3 
Apperture control ?auto
manual
 
Infrared recording ?No
 
Expanded Focus ?Yes
 
Peaking ?Yes
 
Signal Processing
Zebra ?70-100% 
Histogram ?Yes
 
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
 
Adjustable color ?Yes
 
Cinegamma ?Yes
 
Black Strech ?Yes
 
Knee ?Yes
 
Colorbars ?Yes
 
Misc.
Shot Transition ?Yes
 
Custom Presets ?Yes
 
Set Time Code ?Yes
 
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]Sony PMW-EX1Sony HVR-S270
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
 
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 Out
 
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
 
HDMI ?No
 
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 In
Out
 
USB ?USB 2.0
 
Microphone / Audio input ? XLR
 
Headphones ?3.5 mm mini-jack
 
Lanc ?No
 
Time-code interface ?No
 
Genlock ?No
 
Accessory shoe ? Standard
 
HD-SDI ? Out
 
Misc.
Weight (without battery) 2400 g 
Weight (with battery) 2800 g 
Battery type Sony BP-U30
 
Battery capacity   
Charger ?external
 
Remote control Yes
 
Size
Height 178 mm 
Width 176 mm 
Depth 311 mm 
Relative Size ?970
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?Yes
 
Color Viewfinder ?B/W and color
 
Viewfinder format ?16:9 
Viewfinder pixels ?252000 Pixel  
Display
Display available ?Yes
 
Color display ?Color
 
Display size 3,5 Inch 
Display format ?16:9 
Display pixels ?921000 Pixel  
Touch Screen ?No
 
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Ring
 
Manual Focus ? Ring
 
Manual Aperture ? Ring
 
Focus switcher ?Yes
 
ND Filter ?Yes
 
Exp Lock ?Yes
 
Gain ?Yes
 
White balance ?Yes
 
Push AF ?Yes
 
Audio Levels ?Yes
 
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		4 
Audio

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Audio Formats ?MiniDV: 2x48kHz 16bit PCM
HDV: 2x48kHz 16bit MPEG 1
 
Microphone ?external XLR
 
Audio Control ?auto
manual
 
Audio levels ?Viewfinder
Screen
 
Still

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Recording Medium ?  
Medium included ?  
Effective pixels ?  
Resolutions ?  
Standard ?  
Flash ?  
Misc.

[ top ]Sony PMW-EX1Sony HVR-S270
Specials  A memory card recorder for Compact Flash (CF) memory cards is included in delivery
Product Shots

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Test results

Test pictures
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test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ? Excellent  
Resolution ?Good 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Satisfactory 
Wide Angle ?Very good 
Configuration / image ? Excellent  
Configuration / sound ? Excellent  
Handling ?Very good 
Portability ?Satisfactory 
Photo function ?Poor 
Optics ?Very good 
Dynamics ?Very good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Very good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		459 
Pros + excellent image quality
+ Manual handling
+ Exceptionally well equipped
+ LowLight behavior
 
Cons - Expensive SxS memory cards
- jerky zoom
 
Conclusion The Sony PMW-EX1 offers an absolutely convincing technology with virtually all imaginable (and even some innovative) control options.Add to that a very good lens which thanks to a digital CAC rarely shows chromatic aberrations.The lowlight performance of the camera is currently a class for itself. 
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