Sony XDCAMTM manual

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We’re living in a fast-paced world where time and money are scarce resources. Broadcasters and pro- gramme makers are under greater pressures than ever before. Increased competition means more channels chasing a fragmented audience that’s offered almost limitless viewing choices. Capturing great-looking images from anywhere in the world and get[...]

Just as importantly, XDCAM saves you time and money on every project compared with traditional tape-based production. Good for a minimum of 1,000 record/re-record cycles, the rugged optical disc cartridge stores up to 2 hours of broadcast-quality pictures – plus all your associated project files – while taking up less shelf space than a Betacam[...]

HD Video Codec Compression MPEG-2 MP@HL Sampling Rate 4:2:0 HQ, 35 Mb/s VBR 66 minutes (4-ch audio) Bit Rate and 69 minutes (2-ch audio) Recording T ime* SP , 25 Mb/s CBR 87 minutes (4-ch audio) (approx.) 92 minutes (2-ch audio) LP , 18 Mb/s VBR 113 minutes (4-ch audio) 122 minutes (2-ch audio) Number of Pixels 1440 x 1080 SD Video Codec Compressio[...]

File-based Disc Recording In addition to its impressive HD picture quality, what makes the XDCAM HD system so distinguished is its file-based disc recording capability. This brings huge benefits such as instant random access and IT connectivity, to name just two. P owerful Non-linear Recording – the Professional Disc Media The XDCAM HD products u[...]

IT/Network Friendly In the Sony XDCAM Series of products, recordings are made as data files in the industry-standard MXF (Material eXchange Format) file format. This allows material to be handled with great flexibility in an IT-based environment – easily available for copying, transferring, sharing, and archiving. All these operations are accompl[...]

P ower of Proxy Data – Highly Streamlined Workflows At the same time as recording its high-resolution video and audio data, the XDCAM HD products also record a low-resolution version of this AV data on the same disc. Called “Proxy Data”, this is much smaller in size than the high-resolution data (1.5 Mb/s for video and 0.5 Mb/s for audio), an[...]

The PDW-F350 and PDW-F330 are highly versatile and cost-effective HD camcorders that are equipped with three 1/2-inch-type HD CCDs, and offer HD recording in 1080/59.94i, 50i, 29.97P, 25P, and 23.98P modes – as well as DVCAM-format recording. A rich variety of features useful for creative shooting are incorporated into these camcorders such as in[...]

1/2-inch type Three HD P ower HAD CCD The XDCAM HD camcorders are equipped with three 1/2-inch-type HD Power HAD™ CCDs, each with a high density of approximately 1.56 megapixels (1440 x 1080). These extremely high-performance CCDs provide an outstanding sensitivity of F9 (at 2000 lx, 3200K), a remarkable signal-to-noise ratio of 54 dB, and a low [...]

A Wide Choice of Lenses The PDW-F330K model comes equipped with the VCL-719BXS servo focus lens. This convenient auto-focus lens helps operators to adjust the focus during manual-focus mode simply by pushing the “PUSH AF” button. It also provides a full-time auto-focus function that automatically tracks the focus in a dynamic manner. This is es[...]

Rear Rear T op view Side Side Connector Panel (PDW-F350) Connector Panel (PDW-F330) Other Features • Built-in ND filter wheel: Clear, 1/4ND, 1/16ND, 1/64ND • IR Remote Commander™ unit: allows remote operations of REC start/stop, zoom, one-push auto- focus, and the addition of Shot Marks • Down-conversion output: MPEG HD playback can be conv[...]

The XDCAM HD decks are highly versatile, making them useful for many different applications including HD video recording, linear/non-linear editing, and presentations at large exhibition or conference venues. The PDW-F70 is a powerful recording deck that is equipped with a comprehensive range of interfaces including HD-SDI input and output, HD anal[...]

Input Output Others Inputs/Outputs Interface Options Four types of optional boards are available for the decks: • PDBK-101: Provides a Gigabit Ethernet interface with the PDW-F70 and PDW-F30 • PDBK-102: Allows 25 Mb/s HDV stream (MPEG-2 TS) to be input and output between the PDW-F70/F30 decks and an HDV device • PDBK-103: Provides the HD anal[...]

System requirements Window 2000 (SP4 or later), Windows XP Professional (SP1 or later), Pentium ® III Processor 1 GHz or higher , Minimum 512 MB of RAM, Internet Explorer (SP1 or later), DirectX 8.1b or higher PDZ-1 Main GUI Print Function MXF Proxy Viewer The PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software that is supplied with all XDCAM products is a highly conve[...]

Camcorder System Diagrams PRODUCT FEA TURES RM-F300 Remote Commander Unit (supplied) MSH-64/128 Memory Stick 1/2-inch Type Lens from Other Manufactures or 2/3-inch Type Lens VCT-U14 Tripod Adaptor (supplied) PFD23 (supplied, x1) BP-GL95/GL65 Lithium Ion Battery Pack DXF-801 (supplied with PDW-F330) DXF-20W (supplied with PDW-F350) DXF-51 (optional)[...]

PFD23 Professional Disc LO-32BMT 2/3-inch Lens Mount Adaptor DXF-20W 2.0-inch B/W Viewfinder *For PDW-F330 (this is included in the PDW-F350 as standard.) DXF-51 5-inch type B/W Viewfinder *Requires optional accessory shoe kit (A-8274-968-B) BP-GL95/GL65 Lithium-ion Battery Pack BP-L60S Lithium-ion Battery Pack BC-L70 Battery Charger BC-M150 Batter[...]

1/2-inch T ype HD Lenses From Other Manufacturers Canon KH20x6.4 KRS Canon KH21ex5.7 IRSE Canon KH10ex3.6 IRSE Fujinon XS17x5.5BRM/BRD Fujinon XS13x3.3BRM/BRD Fujinon HS16x4.6BERM/BERD F or PDW-F70/F30 Decks PFD23 Professional Disc PDBK-101 Network Board PDBK-102 MPEG-2 TS In/Out Board* PDBK-103 HD Analogue Input Board* VMC-IL6615B / IL6635B i.LINK[...]

XDCAM HD Camcorders Specifications *We support up-conversion of SD video and support Playback of DVCAM files. General Signal inputs Signal outputs Other inputs/outputs Audio performance Camera section Viewfinder Built-in LCD monitor Supplied accessories Video Proxy Video Audio Proxy Audio DVCAM MPEG HD: HQ mode SP mode LP mode 59.94i 29.97p 23.98p [...]

General Signal inputs Signal outputs Other inputs/outputs Video performance Processor adjustment range Audio performance Supplied accessories XDCAM HD Decks Specifications *Only one of the PDBK-102, PDBK-103 or PBDK-104 boards can be installed at any one time. **We support up-conversion of SD video and support Playback of DVCAM files. MPEG HD (MPEG[...]

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