Features - Sony PMW-EX3 Operating Instructions Manual

Cheek pad (1)
Lens mount cap (1)
Lens cap for the supplied lens (1)
Fixing screws for the cheek pad (3)
DC cable clamp and fixing screw (1 each)
Bottom plate (1) and fixing screws (2)
Spacer (1)
Lithium battery (CR2032 for backup) (1)
It is mounted in the camcorder at the factory.
Lithium battery (CR2025 for the IR Remote
Commander) (1)
It is mounted in the IR Remote Commander at the
factory.
CD-ROM:
Utility Software for XDCAM (Dedicated
application software, SxS Device Driver
Software) (1)
Manuals for Solid-State Memory Camcorder
(Operating Instructions in PDF) (1)
Operating Instructions (This manual) (1)
SxS Device Driver Software End-User
License Agreement (1)

Features

The PMW-EX3 is a highly compact and high-
performance XDCAM EX
1)
SxS memory cards, as its recording medium.
The imaging devices used in the PMW-EX3
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camcorder are three / -inch type CMOS sensors,
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each with an effective pixel count of 1920 × 1080,
which produce images in full HD resolution.
A New Generation of HD Recording
System
New nonlinear recording media
Using SxS memory cards, the PMW-EX3 offers
nonlinear capabilities such as instant random
access and file-based operation.
HD recording using the "MPEG-2 Long GOP"
codec
The PMW-EX3 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 XDCAM
1080i series of products, enables you to record
stunning-quality HD video and audio with long
recording time by efficiently compressing the
data.
Selectable bit rates
The PMW-EX3 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-EX3 records high-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-EX3 makes transition
seamless without any frame loss, when recording
is done across two cards.
Multiple-format recording
The PMW-EX3 camcorder offers a wide array of
recording formats for multiple content creation
applications. The scanning mode is switchable
among 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720, and 1440 ×
1)
camcorder that uses
1) 2)
HD and HDV
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