Memory Recording For Professionals - Sony NXCAMTM HXR-NX5U User Manual

Memory Recording for Professionals

Efficiency and Operability on Readily
Available Memory Cards
The HXR-NX5U is also the first Sony professional camcorder
designed to record directly onto consumer memory cards.
These cards are affordable and easy to find. This general
versatility is especially handy when a user suddenly needs extra
memory – something that happens quite often when shooting a
documentary or news report on the move. Also, memory cards
are very compact and easy to handle. Many devices can accept
these memory cards allowing easy playback. Files can be copied
Relay Record with Dual Memory Slots
Another new feature is continuous recording between two memory
card slots. The new HXR-NX5U camcorder automatically cycles
between the dual memory slots. When using two, 32-GB memory
cards, six hours of continuous HD footage can be recorded. If
a longer continuous recording time is required, the user simply
waits until the first card is full and recording has relayed to the
second card, before ejecting the first card and inserting a new
blank memory card. This procedure can be repeated as required,
extending continuous recording for a sufficiently long time.
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from a memory card to any available computer, instantly backing
up valuable data. Another benefit is that memory cards can be
easily and cost-effectively reused.
Available Memory Cards Type
SD/SDHC
Memory Stick Memory
* For detailed information please refer to the
PRO Duo TM media Card
specification sheet on the back of this brochure.
Three Major Advantages of Memory Recording
1. Easy Viewing of Recorded Footage
The major benefit of this memory recording system is its instant search
capability for recorded clips using thumbnail images. This speeds up
logging and editing work, which is ideal in fast-paced environments.
Having the ability to access clips randomly will make production staff
much happier and far more efficient.
2. Fast Ingestion to a Computer
Users can simply pop out a memory card and plug it into most
computer's memory card reader slot (or use a USB2.0-type memory
card reader) to upload files. This is likely to take less time than the
actual length of recorded footage, so more time can be spent
shooting. Users are secure in the knowledge that editing deadlines
will be met, thanks to this efficient new approach to digital video
production.
*The uploading time will depend on the computer's specification.
3. Easy Playback
Affordable consumer memory media are already used in many
consumer electronic devices, and more are to come. Recorded
footage can be instantly played back using these devices.
Recording Time on a single memory media
HD MOVIE
AVCHD AVCHD AVCHD
24Mbps 17Mbps 9Mbps
(max) FX mode (avg) FH mode (avg) HQ mode
1GB 4 min 6 min 10 min
2GB 10 min 10 min 20 min
Linear 4GB 20 min 25 min 45 min
PCM
8GB 40 min 55 min 95 min
2ch
16GB 85 min 110 min 190 min
32GB 170 min 225 min 385 min
(2h 50m) (3h 45m) (6h 25m)
1GB 5 min 6 min 10 min
2GB 10 min 10 min 25 min
Dolby
4GB 20 min 25 min 50 min
Digital
8GB 45 min 55 min 105 min
2ch
16GB 90 min 115 min 215 min
32GB 180 min 235 min 435 min
(3h 0m) (3h 55m) (7h 15m)
SD MOVIE
AVCHD SD 9Mbps
5Mbps (avg) HQ
(avg) LP mode mode
15 min 1GB 10 min
35 min 2GB 25 min
Dolby
70 min 4GB 55 min
Digital
150 min 8GB 115 min
2ch
300 min 16GB 235 min
605 min 32GB 475 min
(7h 55m)
(10h 5m)
20 min
40 min
90 min
185 min
375 min
750 min
(12h 30m)