Sony HVR-Z1P Brochure & Specs page 2

Bringing Compact and Cost-effective
HD Acquisition into the Field
– the HVR-Z1 HDV 1080i Camcorder
The rapid transition to HD programming in broadcasting
and postproduction has introduced a tremendous demand
for an entry-level path into the HD world. Sony's response
to this demand is the HVR-Z1 Digital HD Video Camera
Recorder – a compact and cost-effective HD camcorder
that builds on the market-acclaimed DVCAM TM recorders.
The HVR-Z1 camcorder adopts the all-new, 1/4-inch HD
format – the HDV 1080i specification of the HDV format.
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Combined with three high-resolution 1/3-inch type mega
pixel CCDs, the HVR-Z1 captures and plays back 1080i HD
signals, while maintaining the DVCAM/DV recording and
playback capabilities provided on current Sony DVCAM
models. What's more, the HVR-Z1 offers a down-conversion
capability of its 1080i recordings.
These features allow the HVR-Z1 to be active immediately in
current SD systems, while also providing a step-by-step
migration to the HD world – operators can continue to
acquire in DVCAM or DV, and switch to the HDV as needed,
or acquire in HDV 1080i from the start and use the
down-conversion capability as required.
In addition to a unique camcorder body design and with
its multitude of camera features, the HVR-Z1 offers
maximum operability in the field, as well as opening up a
new range of opportunities for creative shooting.
Combining these features with the HD picture quality that
HDV format provides, the HVR-Z1 becomes an exciting
acquisition tool for a variety of applications today and
tomorrow – from video journalism, wedding and event
videography, corporate and training productions, and
digital movie-making, up to broadcast newsgathering.
Offered at a price tag comparable to Sony DVCAM
camcorders, the HVR-Z1 paves the way into cost-effective
but uncompromised HD program production.
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