Chapter 1 Overview; Features - Sony PMW-EX30 Operating Instructions Manual

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Overview

Features

The PMW-EX30 is a highly compact, high-
performance XDCAM EX
recorder that uses SxS
recording media. Like PMW-EX series
camcorders, the PMW-EX30 can record
and play back 1920 ×1080 HD video and
high-quality uncompressed audio.
A New Generation of HD
Recording System
New nonlinear recording media
Using SxS memory cards, the PMW-EX30
offers nonlinear capabilities such as instant
random access and file-based operation.
HD recording using the "MPEG-2
Long GOP" codec
The PMW-EX30 records 1920 × 1080 HD
images using "MPEG-2 Long GOP" codec
compression. This mature "MPEG-2 Long
GOP" codec, which is also adopted in the
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XDCAM
HD and HDV
products, enables you to record stunning-
quality HD video and audio.
Selectable bit rates
The PMW-EX30 offers a choice of bit
rates: either 35 Mbps (HQ mode) or
25 Mbps (SP mode), depending on the
desired picture quality and recording time.
Long recording time
By utilizing an efficient compression
format, the PMW-EX30 records high-
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Features
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series memory
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memory cards as
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1080i series of
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quality HD images for long recording time
of approx. 100 minutes in HQ mode
(35 Mbps VBR) or approx. 140 minutes in
SP mode (25 Mbps CBR) on a single 32-GB
SxS memory card. Equipped with two SxS
memory card slots, the PMW-EX30 makes
transition seamless without any frame loss,
when recording is done across two cards.
Multiple-format recording
The PMW-EX30 offers a wide array of
recording formats for multiple content
creation applications.
• Progressive scanning: 720/50P, 720/
59.94P, 1080/23.98P, 1080/25P, or 1080/
29.97P
• Interlace scanning: 1080/50i or 1080/
59.94i
SxS memory cards can simultaneously hold
multiple files of any of these recording
formats, allowing for flexible use of the
memory cards.
High-quality uncompressed audio
recording
To provide matching audio for HD video,
the PMW-EX30 can record high-quality,
two-channel 16-bit, 48-kHz linear PCM
uncompressed audio.
IT friendly
The file-based recording in MP4 format
allows material to be handled with great
flexibility in an IT-based environment, thus
making it easily available for copying,
transferring, sharing, and archiving.
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