Sony launches new HXR-NX100 handheld NXCAM professional camcorder at BroadcastAsia 2015

The Sony HXR-NX100 NXCAM camcorder. (Image source: Sony.)

At BroadcastAsia today, Sony has announced the HXR-NX100, the latest member to its NXCAM range of professional camcorders.

The HXR-NX100 is expectedly decked with high-end specs, including a 20-megapixel, 1.0-inch Exmor R back-illuminated CMOS sensor, Sony's G lens with 12x optical zoom (up to 48x if you use the Digital Extender), three independent manual lens rings for quick access to zoom, focus, and iris functions, and a built-in 4-step ND filter.

This pro-level NXCAM camcorder is also able to record in AVCHD, DV, and XAVC S 50Mbps formats. It has dual media slots, which allows recording onto two memory cards either simultaneously or via a relay mode, where recording automatically switches when the first card is full. The HXR-NX100 also provides tons of connectivity options, including HDMI, multi/micro-USB, XLR, remote, composite (BNC), and a multi-interface shoe.

The Sony HXR-NX100 will available in Asia Pacific from October 2015.