Contents
NEWS
04 SONY HD NEWS
Sony news including the Star event, Experience II
and Televisual’s Factual Festival
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OPINION
07 BROADCASTER FOCUS
HD delays are on the cards, despite Five’s HD
channel getting the green light, says David Wood
09 INDIE FOCUS
Tim Dams takes a look at the Digital Britain report
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and finds little to help boost funding for indies
15 EARLY ADOPTER
Andy Stout explains how this year’s Gumball 3000
Rally benefited from Sony’s point-of-view camera
GALLERY
10 SHOOTING WITH SONY
Striking images from recent productions that have
chosen cameras from Sony’s HD range
PROJECTS
17 QUALITY COUNTS
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First class results need a high-end camera and you
need look no further than Sony’s HDCAM range
23 SOLID-STATE SHOOTING
The XDCAM range offers hardwearing camera
build, robust solid-state media and images of clarity
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28 COMPACT CAMERAS
When affordability and quality are crucial choose a
compact model from the HDV or AVCHD family
REPORT
30 LOCATION SHOOTS
Adrian Pennington reveals how images from Sony
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cameras place viewers at the heart of the action
Editor Jake Bickerton Deputy editor Zoe Mutter Contributors Tim Dams, Adrian Pennington, Andy Stout, David Wood
Art director Bobbie Sidhu Cover photography Douglas Engle © JBFC Commercial manager Kate Dinwoodie Production
management Charlotte Cripps Sony partners Dan Robb, Danielle Couch Televisual Media (UK) Ltd Md James Bennett
Web For more information on HDCAM SR, HDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX and HDV visit
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