Contents
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NEWS SONY HD NEWS Sony’s 3d World Cup, EastEnders goes Sony HD
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OPINION BROADCASTER FOCUS The low-down on Sky buying Virgin’s TV channels
EARLY ADOPTER All you need to know about Sony’s new models 10
GALLERY STAND OUT IMAGES From the BBC’s comedy Rev to C4’s Big Brother’s Big Mouth, Sony cameras ensure beautiful images
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PROJECTS HDCAM For cameras that capture images of clarity, opt for the top-of-the-range HDCAM SR or HDCAM models
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Sony’s top-end file-based formats, XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX, provide high-quality tapeless cameras
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Models in Sony’s new file-based NXCAM and tape- based HDV ranges are affordable and cutting edge
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REPORT SONY GOES 3D FOR THE WORLD CUP The process behind showing 25 of the football tournament’s games in stereoscopic 3d revealed
REFERENCE SHOOTING WITH SONY
A directory of the latest productions using Sony cameras
CAMERA GUIDE The relative costs of camera formats and their media
Editor Jake Bickerton Contributing editor David Wood Contributors Maggie Brown, Michael Burns Art director Bobbie Sidhu Commercial manager Kate Dinwoodie Production management Charlotte Cripps Sony partners Dan Robb, Danielle Couch Televisual Media (UK) Ltd Md James Bennett. For more information on HDCAM SR, HDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, HDV and NXCAM visit
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