SonyHDVinfo.com has had word of a new Sony HDV camcorder that will be released in the next few months. The HDR-HC3 features a 1/3″ CMOS sensor and, like the HC1, shoots 1080i HDV video. Looking at the specs, it is likely to be the cheaper version of the HC1.
See the forum threads here.
All the online sample video taken with Sony HC3 look horrible. I can´t believe that the camera is that bad - the reason must be in the way video is transferred in the internet. I hope that somebody would post sample video so that the REAL performance of the camera could be estimated. - On the other hand, every singe NEW ordinary DV camera has been praised in the internet, and after all, all of them are the same shit. Someone please tell me if it is not the same novelty factor in question when talking about HC3.