Audio Block; Display; Media Block; Inputs/Outputs - Sony PMW-500 Operation Manual

Optical system
F1.4 prism system
ND filters
1: Clear
1
2: / ND
4
1
3: / ND
16
1
4: / ND
64
Sensitivity
F11 (System frequency: 59.94i)
F12 (System frequency: 50i)
(2000lx, 89.9% reflection, 3200K)
Minimum illumination
0.016 lx (F1.4, +42 dB, 16-frame accumulation)
Video S/N
54 dB (Noise Suppress Off)
59 dB (Noise Suppress On)
Horizontal resolution
1000TV lines or more
Modulation
45% or more (27.5 MHz, at screen center)
Black level
3±1% (when Black in the setup menu is set to
[±0])
Gain
–6, –3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42 dB, AGC
Shutter speed
59.94i/P, 50i/P:
1
29.97P: / to
40
1 1
25P: / to /
33
1
23.94P: / to
32
Slow shutter
2 to 8, 16 frames
Dynamic range
600%
460% (1080/29.97P, 1080/25P, 1080/23.98P)
Smear
–135 dB

Audio Block

Sampling frequency
48 kHz
Quantization
16 bits/24 bits
Headroom
20 dB (the factory default setting)
(20, 18, 16, 12 dB), EBU
166 Specifications
1 1
/ to / sec.
60 2000
1
/ sec.
2000
sec.
2000
1
/ sec.
2000
Frequency response
20 Hz to 20 kHz (within ±3 dB)
Dynamic range
90 dB (typical)
Distortion
0.08% max. (with input level 40 dBu)
Built-in speaker
Monaural
Output: 300 mW

Display

LCD monitor
Screen size
8.8 cm diagonal (3.5-inch)
Aspect ratio
16:9
Picture elements
640 (H) × 3 × 480 (V) Sequence delta
Transmission system
Hybrid (semi-transmissive) type

Media Block

Card slots
Type: Express Card34
Number of slots: 2
Connector: Conforms to PCMCIA Express Card
Standard
Writing rate
50 Mbps or more
Reading rate
50 Mbps or more

Inputs/Outputs

Input/Output connectors
Signal inputs
GENLOCK IN: BNC type
1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω, unbalanced
TC IN: BNC type
0.5 V to 18 Vp-p, 10 kΩ
AUDIO IN CH-1/CH-2: XLR type, 3-pin,
female
(With automatic detection and switching
function)
MIC: –70 to –20 dBu