Sony has announced that in November they will be shipping their new HDR-FX1000 3 CMOS videocamera.

This camera is designed to replace the venerable HDR-FX1 3CCD HDV 1080i videocam.

The FX1000 will have 24p/30p shooting modes for cine like look, and will record at 1080p, not interlaced. it is said that the FX-1000 also has an HDMI output.

Also of note is the switch from a 12x fixed lens to the G-series lens capable of zooming to 20X. Also, the videocam has a claimed LUX rating of 1.5, far better than the 3 lux rating of the FX1/Z1U.

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