Sony HDW-730S Brochure & Specs
Sony HDW-730S Brochure & Specs

Sony HDW-730S Brochure & Specs

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  • Page 1 HDW-750PC HDW-750P HDW-730S Digital Camcorder www.sonybiz.net/hdcam...
  • Page 2 A worldwide standard for digital production...
  • Page 3 film-like images. The benefits of HDCAM aren’t limited to productions destined for transmis- sion and distribution in HD today. Pictures shot with the HDW-730S and HDW-750P look better when downconverted and delivered to the home in Standard Definition than pictures acquired in 625/50. Shooting in HDCAM with HDW-730S and HDW-750P thus ensures your content commands a premium today…...
  • Page 4 CCDs used in the HDW-750P, but with a smear level of –125dB*. The HDW-730S and HDW-750P provide a choice of picture acquisition modes. The HDW-730S can acquire at 1080/50i and 1080/59.94i making it ideal for users who need to shoot pictures for European (50i) and US, Japanese etc.
  • Page 5 10-bit A/D and Advanced Digital Signal Processor Both the HDW-730S and the HDW-750P use 10-bit A/D conversion and Advanced Digital Signal Processing (ADSP). This ensures superb picture quality while keeping power consumption low. A 600% wide dynamic range, excellent tonal reproduction and powerful “in-camera”...
  • Page 6 (CC), are provided. An optional servo filter drive unit, the BKDW-701, can also be fitted allowing filter settings to be changed with the RM-B750/150 Remote Control Unit. The HDW-730S adopts a single optical filter wheel. Two Assignable Buttons You can assign two frequently-used functions to these buttons.
  • Page 7 (Built-in UHF Synthesizer Receiver Unit) The optional WRR-855B Wireless Microphone Receiver can be fitted directly to the HDW-750P/730S camcorder using a slot-in mechanism that gives a cable less interface between the camcorder and the receiver. This system increases mobility by maintaining...
  • Page 8: Cassette Loading

    Cassette loading is fast, simple and reliable, with a cassette change taking less than 5 seconds*. The loading mechanism is robust and vertical cassette loading is used to keep dust and rain out. This also helps prevent drum rotation noise from being picked up by the microphone. Sony measurement.
  • Page 9: Electronic Shutter

    Intelligent Light Shoe The HDW-750P/730S HDCAM camcorder incorpo- rates an intelligent light shoe on the upper part of the carrying handle. A standard two-pin socket provides up to 50 watts of power from the attached battery. The power can be switched on and off manually...
  • Page 10 The design of the menu “page layout” for the HDW-750P/730S is inherited from the HDW-F900 multi-format HD camcorder, – an easy and intuitive camcorder set up system. “Page customisation” is also inherited to speed up the operation by allowing...
  • Page 11: Colour Balance

    Colourimetry The HDW-750P and HDW-730S produce pictures with astonishing colur reproduction, and offer controls that offer further creative colour manipulation. Multi Matrix Multi Matrix offers unique possibilities for creative control by allowing selective colour enhancement or alteration. It allows a particular colour to be selected and its hue changed over a range of approximately 22.5 degrees.
  • Page 12 A vital factor in achieving an appropriate contrast range is the gamma curve. Gamma determines the transfer characteristic of a normal exposed scene. For Sony’s digital camcorders, gamma curves can be adjusted on location. The overall (Master) gamma curve of the...
  • Page 13 Knee Saturation Function The Sony TruEye processor is one of the most innovative features of Sony’s ADSP development and makes it possible to reproduce very natural colours in a high contrast scene.
  • Page 14 CCDs combined with wideband digital recording ensures faithful image capture. Very precise control of picture texture is a key feature of both the HDW-750P and the HDW-730S. Triple Skin Tone Detail control Skin Tone Detail allows control of image enhancement within user specified colour tones.
  • Page 15 UMID on tape at every scene change. By adding UMID information during the acquisition process, future benefits such as easy search of material during editing, and archive can be realised. Sony supports UMID as well as Extended UMID** for further operational convenience. UMID is standardised as SMPTE 330M Extended UMID adds Signature Meta-data, time, positioning, and user information to the Basic UMID.
  • Page 16: Tele-File ™ System

    ™ Tele-File System The Sony Tele-File system stores and recalls various types of production data, such as shot data and shot marks, onto and from an optional cassette label with a built-in memory IC. The camcorder is equipped as standard with a Tele-File reader/writer module, allowing this information to be managed electronically.
  • Page 17: Optional Accessories

    All the action occuring within this period before the REC button is pressed is captured. The loop recording capacity can be set to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 8 seconds in the HDW-750P and HDW-730S.
  • Page 18 Colour Viewfinders (Optional) 2.7-inch type LCD Colour Viewfinder – HDVF-C30W The HDVF-C30W 2.7-inch* type HD LCD colour viewfinder has been designed to display extremely clear images. Its full-colour, flicker-free TFT LCD provides a resolution of 960 pixels horizontally x 540 pixels vertically for each R, G and B colour component, a luminance level of 300 cd/m and a 200:1 high-contrast ratio.
  • Page 19: System Configuration

    System Configuration Internal light system (option) HDVF-C30W (option) BKW-401 (option) MSA-8A/16A/32A/64A (option) VCT-14 Battery Chargers BC-L70 (BP-GL65/BP-GL95/BP-L60S) BC-M150 (BP-GL65/BP-GL95/BP-L60S) WRR-855B (option) HKDW-704 (option) HKDW-702 (option) HKDW-703 (option) BKDW-701 (option) HDVF-C750W Viewfinder HDVF-20A 2-inch type HD B/W Viewfinder BP-GL95/BP-GL65/BP-L60S AC-DN10 AC-DN2B 8-pin RM-B150 RM-B750...
  • Page 20 Optional Accessories VCT-14 LMD-9050 Tripod Adapter Colour LCD AC-DN2B AC-DN10 AC Adapter AC Adapter BP-L60S BC-M150 Info Li-Ion Battery Battery Charger BKW-401 RM-B750 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket Remote Control Unit WRR-862B WRT-847B Dual Diversity UHF Handheld Transmitter Microphone Receiver (Adapter required) 1-547-341-12, Fog-proof filter A-8262-537-A, Viewfinder Eye-piece (High magnification) A-8262-538-A, Viewfinder Eye-piece (Low magnification)
  • Page 21 4-pin (for wireless microphone receiver), DC 11 V to 17 V, maximum current 0.1 A HDCAM Approx.80.6 mm/s (at 50i/25P format) Max. 48 min. with BCT-40HD Approx. 5 min. with BCT-40HD Sony HDCAM cassette BCT-22HD, BCT-40HD Y: 74.25 MHz, PB/PR: 37.125 MHz 10 bits/sample (8 bits/sample for compression processing) S-NRZI PR-IV Coefficient recording system...
  • Page 22 © 2005 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. All non-metric weights and measurements are approximate. Sony and HDVS are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. BETACAM, BETACAM SP, BETACAM SX, CineAlta, Digital BETACAM, HDCAM, MPEG IMX, Memory Stick, Power HAD, Tele-File and TruEye are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

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