Chapter 1 : Overview; Features - Sony PDW-700 Operation Manual

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Chapter

Features

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New / -inch full-HD "PowerHAD FX"
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CCDs
• IT (Interline Transfer)
image sensors with 2.2 million pixels, for full
HD resolution (1920 × 1080)
• Newly developed "PowerHAD FX" CCDs,
featuring a signal processing ASIC with 14-bit
A/D converters
These new image sensor technologies enable the
capture of very high-quality images, with F11
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sensitivity and an SN ratio of 54 dB (NS: OFF
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mode ).
1) PDW-700
2) Noise suppression circuits OFF (factory default
setting)
Multi-format support for 1080/59.94i and
1080/50i
The unit support two system frequencies (59.94
Hz and 50 Hz), offering the flexibility needed for
worldwide HD recording.
Recording of more than 90 minutes of
high-quality video and audio data
• Signals captured by the full-HD (1920 × 1080)
image sensors are recorded in MPEG HD422
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format for consistently high image quality.
• The unit supports recording of four audio
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channels sampled at 24 bits for high quality.
• Dual-layer Professional discs can record about
95 minutes of high-quality video and audio
data.
The generous recording times and the high-
quality of the recorded video and audio allow this
unit to meet the most stringent requirements of
production teams in a wide range of genres, from
news gathering through digital cinema and
program production.
12 Features
Overview
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/ -inch progressive
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1) The MPEG-2 422P@HL codec performs 4:2:2
sampling and records at a video bit rate of 50 Mbps.
2) Image compression uses the MPEG-2 Long GOP
system.
3) The PDW-HD1500 supports recording of up to eight
channels in MPEG HD422 format.
Rich selection of interfaces
• HDSDI and SDSDI output connectors: Allow
free combination of HDSDI and SDSDI signals.
Timecode and other text data can be
superimposed on signals from one of the two
interfaces.
• Composite signal output connector
• Gen-lock input connector: Enables
synchronized operation of multiple units, with
synchronization possible to either HDSDI or
SDSDI signals.
• Audio input connectors: Supports AES/EBU
signal input, in addition to microphone input,
+48 V microphone input, and line input.
• Timecode input and output connectors
• Network connector and i.LINK connector:
Enable transfer of MXF-format files. Material
recorded in the field can be transferred to a
computer for immediate cut editing with the
supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software.
Features for improved performance
under various shooting conditions
• The popular Picture Cache function introduced
by the HDCAM and XDCAM HD series is
offered as a standard feature.
• Color temperature filters are composed of
electronic circuits, allowing smooth and
2)
instantaneous switching – an important
advantage in ENG
with ND filters. Further, absolute color
temperature settings can be obtained without
being effected by white balance settings.
• New noise suppression circuits offer improved
performance under difficult evening or
nighttime shooting conditions.
1) ENG: Electronic News Gathering
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– and linked operation