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In return, the PXW-X160 camera dispenses with WLAN, NFC, and GPS, but is otherwise almost identical to its bigger camera sister, which in turn is said to be the little brother of the PMW-200 model.
The PXW-X160 is equipped with three 1/3-inch CMOS Full HD sensors. As its lens, the camcorder has a 25x wide-angle zoom with three control rings for manual aperture, zoom, and focus control. Thanks to a sliding mechanism, users are intended to be able to switch easily between automatic and manual focusing.
The camera supports MPEG HD 422 at 50 Mbps in MXF format as well as MPEG HD 420 at 35 Mbps. In addition, the camcorder supports the XAVC Intra and Long-GOP codec and records in AVCHD in MTS and DVCam 25 Mbps in the MXF file format.
SxS, XQD, SD, and Memory Sticks can be used for storage. In addition, the PXW-X160 is said to be Sony’s first camcorder to have a continuously variable ND filter, which can be adjusted with a dial from 1/4 to 1/128 ND. Alongside this option, however, the camcorder still has conventional ND operation with a standard four-position switch.
The fold-out monitor of the Sony PXW-X160 is a 3.5-inch LCD screen with 960 x 540 pixels. The handheld camcorder also has a 0.5-inch OLED viewfinder with 1,024 x 768 pixels.
The PXW-X180, which Sony presented at NAB this year, is expected to ship in August and cost around 5,300 euros. In the same month, the 160 version is expected to be available for around 4,270 euros.
You can find all further information about the PXW-X160 here.
