Sony proudly announced the sale of 1000th unit of its world-class HDC-1500 camera in Europe. The camera was launched eighteen months ago with the entire HDC array for European nationals. The High-Definiton camera is the most appreciated tool for European broadcasters. The powerful device offers wide flexibility to choose from numerous formats including 1080/50i and 1080/60i to 1080/24P. A number renowned organisations, BBC Studios, part of BBC Resources Ltd, UK; Portugal's GMTS/SIC; Cinevideogroup (CVG), Netherlands and many more have relied on Sony HDC-1500 Camera for their utmost digital experience.

“From shooting large-scale sporting events to Saturday night entertainment, the HDC-1500 range has been designed to suit the specific needs of broadcasters who demand a very high standard of performance. With this landmark of 1000 units in the region, Sony's range of reliable and powerful cameras now represents approximately 60% of the growing market for High Definition products in live production environments,” said Olivier Bovis, General Manager for Content Creation at Sony Professional Solutions Europe.