The Sony HXR-NX70U, released last June 2011 has a new firmware upgrade now available to end-users that offers:
• Selectable zoom speed for the rocker zoom
• Dual recording (simultaneous recording) to both internal memory and SDHC card
• Additional frame rates of 1920×1080/30p and 1280×720/60p
• Expanded focus and histogram button are now assignable buttons.
• An added menu feature, “Last Scene Review” for playback on the camera.
• Face Detection Box on the video output can now be controlled by the Display On/Off button.
• The Display On/Off overlay the zebra and histogram display on the video output.
You can access the firmware upgrade here:
This upgrade is currently offered for free on the Sony website as a download when their camera is hooked up via USB, but if the user does not wish to upgrade via download, they can send the camera into Sony for a technician fee to have the upgrade done at Sony’s service facility, which for New England is located in Teaneck, New Jersey.
If you wish to do this, you can contact the Sony Support Center at 800-833-6817 Mon-Fri, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm. ET, excluding Holidays.
These are your options for Sony Service via Sony:
Sony Service Center
Sony Electronics Inc.
123 W.Tryon Ave.
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Phone: 201-833-5300
E-mail: TeaneckService@am.sony.com
Sony Service Center
Sony Electronics Inc. 2706 Media Center Dr.
Ste.13 LosAngeles, CA 90065
Phone:323-352-5000
E-mail: LAService@am.sony.com
The Sony HXR-NX70U was announced a year ago in April 2011, and literally made a splash at last year’s NAB in Las Vegas when Sony had it sit in a shower to demonstrate it’s unique water-resistant design. The “chiihuahua” camera is another in Sony’s Prosumer NXCAM line, all of which record onto SDHC cards with an AVCHD codec, and carry a list price range of $2K-6K, including the well-known HXR-NX5U, HXR-MC50U, and soon-to-be released palm-sized HXR-NX30U, which features a built in projector, will list for $2,500 and will be available June 2012.
Michelle Brooks, Inside Sales
brooks@rule.com