Re: Sony XDcam PDW-F350 or Panasonic HPX500

Getting back to the original question.....

I can only speak about the 350, but I can say this is a fantastic camera for the money. It has been 100% reliable and it's resolution is pretty close to a 750, in fact we use them with 750's all the time and they cut together very well. One thing Sony is doing is upgrading the camera via firmware on a regular basis, which is very unlike Sony!

Variable frame rates in 1080 are fantastic as is the pre-record cache which really helps in event filming.

Tapeless workflow is great, I prefer XDCam because it takes the archiving workflow out of the equation.

The camera is also fully approved for 100% production for Discovery HD and NatGeo, I'm not sure if the same can be said for the 500, perhaps Jan will know more about this.

The 350 also has a fantastic little brother coming out shortly in the shape of the XDCam EX.

Just a personal opinion of course!

Steve Connor
Adrenalin Television

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