Preface - Sony HDC-25 Series Technical Information

Technical Information: Sony HD System Cameras

Preface

For more than a decade Sony is successfully producing and marketing HD system
cameras.
It all began with the introduction of the HDC-950-Series back in 2000, a 2/3"-CCD
System Camera, featuring full HD-resolution (1920x1080 Pixels), multiple frame rate
support (all 1080i formats) plus fibre-optic transmission from camera head to CCU.
Along with the portable camera (HDC-950), a studio camera head (HDC-900) was
available, featuring the same core technology and performance.
In 2005, the famous successor model was introduced to the market, the HDC-1500
series which continued the success story of the HDC-950-series, now offering new
features, multi format support (incl. 720p) and an improved overall performance. A
few years later, on NAB 2009, an improved HDC-1500-series was launched, the
"HDC-1500R-Series" (R = Revised) offering an increased performance level and an
enhanced feature set.
2011 was the year of introducing a completely new HDC-camera family, the HDC-
2500 series, now being equipped with a new CCD sensor generation, 16-bit A/D
converters and a 3G fibre transmission to meet the increasing demands for high
quality productions, both in 1080P or 3D formats. One year later, the HDC-1700 was
added to the HDC-portfolio, being an entry level model for budget-orientated
customers.
In order to satisfy the increasing demand for HD mainstream production equipment,
Sony launched two further HD system camera product families in 2009, HSC-300
and HXC-100. These two product series were based on a common chassis and a
newly developed digital triax transmission technology to further enhance the total HD
product line-up and to meet the various production and budgetary requirements of
our customers. On IBC 2013, the successor models were introduced, HSC-300R and
HSC-100R, now featuring the latest technology to ensure the very best
performance together with the choice for digital triax or fibre transmission.
2012 was the year of another important product introduction, the HXC-D70 model,
a cost-effective entry-Level HD system camera for the educational and corporate
market, featuring 2/3"-CMOS sensor technology with a very flexible transmission
system (multicore as a standard and digital triax or fibre transmission on an optional
basis).
Technical Information (V6.0.)
This updated includes the latest developments in
the Sony HD system camera line-up and contains detailed information about the new
products and feature sets. Like the previous version, it was published to provide
detailed product and system information to the interested customer to help him
selecting the best equipment for his specific HD production.
Gisbert Hochguertel
Product Manager HD System Cameras
Sony Europe Ltd. / PSE Live Production
Mobile: ++49-172-296.72.14
Gisbert.Hochguertel@eu.sony.com
V6.0 / 03-2014
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