NAB Sunday press day: Sony's big reveal and other new stuff

LAS VEGAS – It was towards the end of a long day of press conferences but Sony’s big reveal today woke the crowd of assembled journalists this afternoon with its new solid state memory camera. Sony cameras are, of course, very well known and used in the industry, but with the complete shift towards file-based systems, and the desire of broadcasters to limit their replacement costs going forward on newer, more expensive HD cameras – Sony was facing pressure from the industry to move towards a camera with no moving (i.e. breakable) parts. While Panasonic and its P2 line gained...