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Sony MV
This new series of PC and TRV "Type" lesser cams will effectively 
put an end and take out of it's misery the Digital8 conundrum. We  
 will see in 2002 a gradual changeover occurring. With Zeiss Lens, 
  Mega Pixel and Blue Tooth this 'Ultra' small and Very Hard to Hold 
series of fingernail size cams has the potential (Potential) to even  
    replace down the road... standard DV. Reason... it can actually have
       better imaging! Hmmm... imagine that!  Or how about this bombshell...
         MV can be so good as to be "semi-Pro" and rival even DVPro/DVCam.
 I kid you not.  I've seen it in prototype and this MV series can go.... 
High Def... Wow ! 
Meister's... the operative word here is "CAN" not.... IS! Big difference.

MV-IP55
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MV-IP7

IP7
Talk about small, state of the art and set to be
   a replacement for D8 and maybe now DV!

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Worldwide smallest & most light weight & high picture quality
record" network handy cam IP "

SONY introduces the digital video camera recorder " Network Handycam IP "
' DCR - IP7 ' with the new developed "MICRO MV" format and the new developed
'MICROMV cassette ' MGR60 which actualizes high density digital record '.

The IP7 records the High picture quality of the transfer rate 12mbps MPEG2
movie as "MICRO MV" format. It records to the new developed MICROMV
cassette for high-density evaporation digital recording.
MICROMV cassette is small-sized and the capacity ratio approximately 30%,
in comparison with the mini- DV cassette. It records and playbacks the 60
minutes of high quality picture which equal to DV system.
In addition, the 64kbit high capacity IC, " the micro Cassette Memory" which is
convenient to scene searching of the tape and the video editing on PC,
is standard on-board.

The memory stick slot is loaded onto the video camera itself, the MPEG1
or the still picture (the JPEG) record is possible in the " memory stick ".
In addition, it loads Bluetooth function.
The modem adapter, " BTA - NW1 " (sold separate) which loads the same
function, or the portable telephone (au " C413S") with combination, Internet
connection is possible.
The animated picture recorded to the " memory stick " (the MPEG1) or the
still picture (the JPEG) can be sent and received with the email immediately
from the place you are taking. In addition it can also browse the home page
on Internet.
The IP7 provides the many methods of enjoying Mobile communication.

IP7
Tape size is 2/3rds the size of DV

TOKYO
FOR those who equate video camcorders to a pitched battle with cables,
Japan's Sony may have a solution. The giant consumer electronics maker,
also the top maker of digital videos and still cameras, unveiled on Monday
2 "networked" video cameras which feature short-range wireless technology
known as Bluetooth, which allows devices to communicate with each other
without cable connections.

Bluetooth will allow the two video camcorders, the DV format DCR-PC120 and
the new MICROMV format DCR-IP7, to send moving and still digital images
directly to personal computers, or via a mobile phone to the Internet.

"This is the world's lightest and smallest digital video camera, and now it is
networked," Kenji said of Sony's internal company for mobile products.

The silver grey and black DCR-IP7 he held up was about the size of his hand.
Sony is calling it the "Network Handycam IP".

"Up until now, the PC was the primary way of connecting to the Internet.
While that may still be the case... an increasing number of mobile
devices are connecting directly," Kimura said.

The Network Handycam IP uses new MICROMV technology that converts
moving images and sound to the MPEG2 format, which allows devices to
store and transfer videos efficiently because it takes up less memory space.

The other Bluetooth-enabled handycam unveiled on Monday uses the
more common DV (digital video) format, which is also used by Sony's
main competitor Matsushita Electric Industrial.

Sony says it has about 44 per cent of the digital video market while
Matsushita says that it holds about 30 per cent.
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Looks to be 1/3rd the size doesn't it?

Sony Introduces a New Camcorder that Enables Users
to Exchange Data through the Network without Using a PC

(Tokyo, Japan, August 20, 2001) Sony Corporation today
announced the introduction of a new compact, light, and
BluetoothTM*compatible camcorder, "Network Handycam
IP" that enables users to exchange data through the Network
without using a PC. The camcorder will be launched in the
Japanese and European markets this fall, and gradually
expanded to other regions later.

 

Sony has been leading the world’s camcorder market with
a restless pursuit for compactness, lightweight and high picture
quality at the same time offering customers new formats and
exciting new ways of using camcorders. Until now, camcorders
have been widely used to film, watch and edit images, but recently,
owners have started to use them to exchange and share filmed
materials |over the Internet. In order to foster this trend, Sony will
introduce the new concept "Network Handycam IP" camcorder
as a tool for mobile communication.

 "Network Handycam IP" comes equipped with Bluetooth functionality.
Users can access the Internet through either a Bluetooth compatible
modem adaptor, "BTA-NW1" (sold separately) or a Bluetooth compatible
mobile phone instead of a PC. Making it possible to send and receive short
video clips and still images recorded on a Memory Stick by email, access
digital photo sharing web sites on SonyStyle.com Japan’s digital photo
sharing web site called "ImageStation" or browse Internet web pages
without a PC, anytime anywhere.

In an effort to push the boundaries of compactness, light weight and
increased network friendliness, Sony has developed a new format named
"MICROMV" based on the MPEG2 data compression technology, and will
employ this new format in the "Network Handycam IP", [DCR-IP7]

MPEG2, employed by the MICROMV format is widely used in digital
broadcasting and DVD videos. Due to its scalability, MPEG can change
data rate flexibly in response to the condition of the Network and is
ideal for handling data on line. By employing this new MICROMV format,
Sony has been able to create a camcorder with high picture and sound
quality, equivalent to the DV format, while achieving a significant
reduction in the size of the both product and media (MICROMV
cassette is 30% the volume of miniDV cassettes). In addition, by
connecting the camera to a PC with an i.LINK cable, video clips
recorded can be transferred to a PC so that the images can edited.

Looking towards the Broadband Network era, Sony is seeking to
create a Ubiquitous "Value" Network by seamlessly connecting a
wealth of Sony hardware and the Network together with innovative
content and services. The new "Network Handycam IP" is the first
product specially designed towards this goal.

With the "Network Handycam IP", Sony is taking the camcorder
from being "a tool for recording" to "an image portal". Sony will
promote the "Network Handycam IP" as a new type of consumer
electronics product that will push the world’s camcorder market
beyond its traditional boundaries.

*Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and
used by Sony under license
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MicroMV Network Handycam IP
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More in the weeks & days ahead....
There are Two locations in the USA you can order this
system now with tons of inventory on MV cassette tapes.
Whether world events will play an indefinite role of
this or any other 2002 new models is uncertain and very
problematic. That I have secured two sources is very
unusual and Limited.  You have been warned...
meister
http://www.supervideo.com/dvnewsii.htm