Sony unveiled their HDC-1000 studio camera which is actually a multi-format HD studio camera and has a CCD which can can accommodate all existing interlace and progressive scan formats ranging from 1080/50i and 1080/60i to 1080/24P.

The camera weighs 20 kg (44 lb 9 oz, without VF and lens) and has a sensitivity of F10 at 2000 lx (3200K, 89.9% reflectance). The camera has shutter speeds of 1/100, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000 s (1080/60i mode) and 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000 s (1080/50i mode).

In fact soon NEP Broadcasting will be installing 150 Sony high-definition HDC-1500 and HDC-1000 cameras across its operations over the next two years.

We’re the leading mobile production company in the U.S.," said Lou Borrelli, chief executive officer of NEP. "We need the best technology, the latest generation. It has to work in every conceivable situation and it cannot fail. That's why we bought Sony."