Features - Sony EXMOR PMW-EX1 Operating Instructions Manual

Features

The PMW-EX1 is a highly compact and high-
performance XDCAM EX
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SxS memory cards, as its recording medium.
The imaging devices used in the PMW-EX1
camcorder are three
each with an effective pixel count of 1920 × 1080,
which produce images in full HD resolution.
A New Generation of HD Recording
System
New nonlinear recording media
Using SxS memory cards, the PMW-EX1 offers
nonlinear capabilities such as instant random
access and file-based operation.
HD recording using the "MPEG-2 Long GOP"
codec
The PMW-EX1 records 1920 × 1080 HD images
using "MPEG-2 Long GOP" codec compression.
This mature "MPEG-2 Long GOP" codec, which
is also adopted in the XDCAM
1080i series of products, enables you to record
stunning-quality HD video and audio with long
recording time by efficiently compressing the
data.
Selectable bit rates
The PMW-EX1 offers a choice of bit rates: either
35 Mbps (HQ mode) or 25 Mbps (SP mode),
depending on the desired picture quality and
recording time.
Long recording time
By utilizing an efficient compression format, the
PMW-EX1 records high-quality HD images for
long recording time of approx. 50 minutes in HQ
mode (35 Mbps VBR) or approx. 70 minutes in
SP mode (25 Mbps CBR) on a single 16-GB SxS
memory card. Equipped with two SxS memory
card slots, the PMW-EX1 makes transition
seamless without any frame loss, when recording
is done across two cards,
Multiple-format recording
The PMW-EX1 camcorder offers a wide array of
recording formats for multiple content creation
applications. The scanning mode is switchable
among 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720, and 1440 ×
10 Features
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camcorder that uses
1
/ -inch type CMOS sensors,
2
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HD and HDV
1080 resolutions. Frame rate is also selectable
from interlace and progressive (59.94i, 50i,
29.97P, 25P, and native 23.98P). In addition,
59.94P and 50P progressive recording is available
in 1280 × 720 mode. SxS memory cards can
simultaneously hold multiple files of any of these
recording formats, allowing for flexible use of the
memory cards.
High-quality uncompressed audio recording
In addition to HD video recording, the PMW-
EX1 can record and play back high-quality, two-
channel 16-bit, 48-kHz linear PCM
uncompressed audio.
IT friendly
The file-based recording in MP4 format allows
material to be handled with great flexibility in an
IT-based environment, easily available for
copying, transferring, sharing, and archiving.
For immediate recording start
In recording on flash memory cards, the XDCAM
EX system makes each new recording on an
empty area of the card. This is extremely
convenient, as the camera operator need not
worry about accidentally recording over good
takes or search through footage for the correct
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position to start the next recording.
Instant-access thumbnail display with "Expand"
function
Each time a recording is started and stopped on
the XDCAM EX camcorder, the video and audio
signals are recorded as one clip.
Furthermore, thumbnails are automatically
generated for each clip as a visual reference,
allowing the operator to cue-up to a desired scene
simply by guiding the cursor to a thumbnail. For
further convenience, the 'Expand' function
allows one selected clip in the Thumbnail display
to be divided into 12 equal time intervals, each
with its own thumbnail identifier. This is useful if
you wish to quickly search for a particular scene
within a lengthy clip.
Cutting-edge Camera Technologies
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/ -inch type three "Exmor"
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The PMW-EX1 is equipped with three newly
1
developed / -inch "Exmor" CMOS Sensors,
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which deliver excellent picture performance with
full HD resolution.
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CMOS sensors