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Here are the main upgrades you will see with the NX3:
• Built in light
• Relay recording (AND) Dual recording option
• 40X Clear Image Zoom, (from the looks of this it is way different than digital zoom, clarity is almost un noticeable between 20x and 40x.
• Wifi capability allowing you to use your iPAD/tablet or smart phone as a remote AND viewfinder, saving money on external monitors
• Assignable recording buttons. (You can program the handle to record to one card and the grip to record to another card if you want) Kinda cool, you could separate B-roll shots and primary hunt footage making post production job easier.
• The LCD screen is 30% larger on the NX3
• NX3 has the same color profile as the HXR-NX5U
• The wifi is super simple to set up. Customers can download the free app called (Play Memories Mobile) for Android and IPhone/Ipad and the rest is cake. Turn on the wifi in the menu of the camera, connect to it with your phone, (Password comes up in screen of camera) then launch the app. It allows you to view, zoom, and record.
*** SONY DOES NOT INCLUDE A BATTERY IN THE BOX WITH THE NX3***
Sony HXR-NX3 vs the Sony HDR-AX2000 from Campbell Cameras on Vimeo.
Here is a comparison chart of the specifications:
Specifications |
Sony HDR-AX2000 | Sony HXR-NX3 |
| Image Sensor | Three 1/3" ClearVid 3MOS with Exmor Technology | Three 1/2.8" Type EXMOR CMOS Sensor |
| Zoom | 20x Optical Zoom 30x Digital Zoom |
20x Optical Zoom 40x "Clear Image Zoom" |
| Filter Size | 72mm | 72mm |
| Built-in ND Filters | Clear, 1/4, 1/16, 1/64 | Clear, 1/4, 1/16, 1/64 |
| Aperture | F1.6-3.4 | F1.6-11 |
| Focal Length (35mm Equivalent - 16:9) |
29.5 - 590mm | 28.8- 576mm |
| Focal Length (35mm Equivalent - 4:3) |
36.1 - 722mm | 35.2 - 705mm |
| Audio Recording Format | HD: • Dobly Digital SD: • Dolby Digital |
HD: • Linear PCM • Dolby Digital SD: • Linear PCM • MP4 • AAC |
| Video Recording Format | HD: • MPEG-4 • AVC/H.264 AVCHD SD: • MPEG-2 PS |
HD: • MPEG-4 • AVC/H2.64 • AVCHD SD: • DV • MP4 • MPEG-4 |
| Recording Frame Rate | FX (24Mbps): • 1920 x 1080/60i • 1920 x 1080/30p • 1920 x 1080/24p FH (17Mbps): • 1920 x 1080/60i • 1920 x 1070/30p • 1920 x 1080/24p HQ (9Mbps): • 1440 x 1080/60i • 480 x720/60i LP (5Mbps): • 1440 x 1080/60i |
FX (24Mbps): • 1920 x 1080/60i • 1920 x 1080/24p • 1920 x 1080/30p • 1280 x 7020/60p FH (17Mbps): • 1920 x 1080/60i • 1920 x 1080/24p • 1920 x 1080/30p • 1280 x 720/60p HQ (9Mbps): • 1440 x 1080/60p • 1280 x720/60p LP (5Mbps): • 720 x 576/60i MP4 • 1280 x 720/ 24p |
| Shutter Speed | 60i/60p: 1/60-1/2000 30p: 1/30 - 1/2000 24p: 1/48-1/2400 |
1/3 - 1/10,000 |
| LUX Rating (Low-Light) | 1.5 LUX @ 1/30sec, Auto IRIS, Auto Gain | 1.0 LUX @ 1/25sec, Auto IRIS, Auto Gain |
| Gain | -6, -3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21db | -6, -3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30dB |
| White Balance Mode | • Auto (intelligent, High, Middle, Low) • Outdoor • Indoor • One-push (A/B) |
• Auto • Preset (Outdoor) • One-push (A/B) |
| Slow & Quick Motion Function | None | 1080p: Frame rate selectable 1,2, 3, 6, 12, 25, 50fps |
| Inputs/ Outputs | (1) Component Mini-D Jack (Output) (1) Composit/S-Video/Audio: Multi AV Jack (output) (1) HDMI (output) (1) USB 2.0 (output) (1) USB 2.0 (input) (2) Audio L/R Input: XLR 3-pin Female (1) Headphone: Stereo Mini Jack (1) Remote: LANC (1) Headphone Jack |
(2) XLR-type 3-pin (input) (1) Headphone Jack (output) (1) DC Jack (input) (1) USB 2.0 (output) (1) USB 2.0 (input) (1) Remote LANC (1) Type A HDMI (output) |
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We have used the sony ax2000's for a while now and needed another, and went for the newer nx3, the only thing we were hesitant about was the low light, we ran some of our own tests and were pleasantly surprised that the nx3 well outperformed the ax2000 in low light, not even a competition. Not sure if sony did an update or what but nx3 came out on top in all our tests.
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