| Sony HXR-NX30 camcorder: built-in projector, 96GB storage for $2,500 (video) Apr 2nd 2012, 10:12 Don't worry, lone gunslingers, today isn't just about the NEX-FS700. Sony's pro range has also been bolstered with the HXR-NX30 for videographers who need to travel light. This model sacrifices interchangeable lenses in favor of a palm-friendly form factor with a 26mm-260mm (35mm equivalent) Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T fixed lens. The camera sports Sony's 'Balanced Optical SteadyShot' technology, which means both the lens and the sensor assembly are floated as a single element to minimize camera shake. Unlike that of the larger NEX-VG20, the HXR-NX30's sensor is shrunken too: it's an Exmor R CMOS that's only slightly larger than 1/3-inch. The North American NX30U variant handles 1920 x 1080 at 60p, 30p and 24p, as well as 60i and 720/60p, stored as AVCHD on the camera's 96GB of internal memory. A detachable XLR unit takes care of pro-quality audio. Weirdly, the HXR-NX30 even houses a built-in projector that plays back 100-inch footage from a distance of 16 feet. It's an interesting feature, but will it be worth its weight? Further specs and a promo video await after the break. Continue reading Sony HXR-NX30 camcorder: built-in projector, 96GB storage for $2,500 (video) Sony HXR-NX30 camcorder: built-in projector, 96GB storage for $2,500 (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | IBM: 'We must build an Exascale computer before 2024' (video) Apr 2nd 2012, 09:06  ASTRON has enlisted the help of IBM to lead a five-year, $43 million project to develop and build a supercomputer for the new Square Kilometer Array. The SKA is a $2.1 billion initiative to construct the world's largest radio telescope across a 3,000km strip of Australia or South Africa. It's hoped to be around 50 times as powerful as the dishes we currently point heavenward and will be used to examine the deepest reaches of space to learn more about the formation of the universe. When it goes live in 2024, it'll produce an Exabyte of data each day: twice as much information as there is traffic on the internet in the same period. Of course, no existing computer could handle the job, so Big Blue has a slim 12 years in which to turn nascent technologies like Nanophotonics, 3D chip stacking and phase change memory amongst others into a practical, workable Exascale computer. Its either that, or somehow daisy-chain 100 million PCs with enough power and cooling fans to keep it all working and hope for the best. If you'd like to know more, then head on past the break, although unfortunately it won't count as college credit. Continue reading IBM: 'We must build an Exascale computer before 2024' (video) IBM: 'We must build an Exascale computer before 2024' (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | Sony outs NEX-FS700 cinema camera: does crazy slow-mo now, 4K coming later Apr 2nd 2012, 08:54 Sony stole our hearts with the NEX-FS100, which brought large-sensor filming into the reach of low-budget productions. When we heard rumors of a 4K-capable FS700 model coming for $9,000, known in North America as the NEX-FS700U or in Europe as the NEX-FS700E, we got ready to hand over our kidneys too. Now that the FS700 is official and scheduled to land in June, we're faced with a couple of caveats. The price seems to have shifted slightly to "less than $10,000," but more importantly the camera's 4K superpowers have been delayed until a promised firmware upgrade that will enable a 4K bitstream output from the 3G HD-SDI port to a compatible Sony recorder. Nevertheless, there are still plenty of reasons to get renal right away: The camera can shoot Super Slow Motion of up to 120 frames a second in a 16-second burst, or 240 fps in an 8-second burst. If you need even crazier time-suspension, the FS700 does 960 fps too, so long as you're prepared to sacrifice 1080p. It takes E-mount interchangeable lenses, has built-in ND filters and a packs a Super 35 sensor with 11.6 million pixels -- ready to spring to life once that new firmware arrives. Check out the press release after the break for more specs, including a full list of the 60/50Hz switchable output formats, and make sure you keep something left over for a suitable projector. Continue reading Sony outs NEX-FS700 cinema camera: does crazy slow-mo now, 4K coming later Sony outs NEX-FS700 cinema camera: does crazy slow-mo now, 4K coming later originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | |
