Sony's compact HD HXR-MC1 POV camera provides oodles of mobility
By Darren Murph 
posted Nov 14th 2008 6:53PM
posted Nov 14th 2008 6:53PM
No matter your definition of small, Sony's HXR-MC1 is apt to fit the bill. This minuscule HD POV camera seeks to provide high-def capture abilities in just about every nook and cranny you can imagine, providing increased mobility when filming extreme sports, reality TV, documentaries, nature, wildlife, etc. The camera can log footage at a native 1,920 x 1,080 resolution and store it on Memory Stick PRO Duo media using AVCHD compression; just 16GB of space can hold six hours of HD content. You'll also find a 10x optical zoom, built-in microphone and a 2.7-inch LCD monitor, all within a 1.5- x 1.69- x 3.5-inch package. Pricing has yet to be announced, but we'd expect to pay quite the premium for the compactness come February.
if its under $200 Ill bite. Somehow I doubt it will be.
Under $200!? Try under $2,000
"Wildlife." Yeah, I'm certain that's what the Japanese will be using it for.
Yea, for a few hundred bucks I'd strap one on to the roll bar of the Jeep!
Price in Europe for the PAL version is $1650-$1750 depending on the exchange rate, more for the accessory pack with extra chargers (12VDC) and wide angle lens. Price in the USA for the NTSC version is supposed to be about the same. Still, not a bad deal for their professional line, I think. We'll see how they hold up to vibration, but at least they are backed by Sony.