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Watch - Just for Fun
Written by D. Eric Franks   
Tuesday, 01 April 2008 04:46

The April 2008 edition of Videopia Reviews covers the lovely new Apple iTablet and the stunning 4-CCD Sony DXC-1800 camera that can be switched between CMYK and RGB+Alpha mode.


Videopia Reviews: Apple iTablet & Sony DXC-1800 from Videopia on Vimeo.

EDIT: OK, I got some people with this one, but no one seemed to care about the Apple iTablet. I was really hoping to piss some Macheads off. Oh well. But the camera - Oh, the camera! Anyhow, I actually looked it up and found this info about the REAL Sony DXC-1800 used as a prop in this video, from The Video Guide, by Charles Bensinger, 1981, Chapter 13, p.202:

The DXC-1800 is the latest evolution of the Sony single tube camera line. It is the first departure from the Trinicon tube and uses a more sophisticated 2/3-inch SATICON Tube instead. The camera's physical design is radically new, and the big difference is the use of microprocessor technology to control many system functions such as automatic beam optimization, digital white balance, automatic black level, automatic iris and operator warnings. It has probably the best picture of any single tube camera with 300 lines resolution and a 48 db signal-to-noise ratio. The price is about $5,000.

Actually, if you are a super video nerd, the opening page of that chapter is fascinating in a "The more things change, the more they stay the same." sort of way.

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