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 he next generation of Sony’s
XDCAM Professional Disc sy-stem - a line of high-definition optical
camcorders and decks - offers cinematographers, broadcasters and video
professionals a complete toolkit of flexible, digital production
options.
The Sony XDCAM HD family of optical products includes two
camcor-ders and two decks. The same Profes-sional Disc media used in the
standa-rd-definition version of the XDCAM system is also compatible with
the new HD version. Now, professional users can record 265min of
high-defi-nition content on the versatile optical media, maintaining
their workflow continuity by combining HD resolu-tion with the same
IT-based benefits made possible by XDCAM technology since its launch.
The introduction of a high-definition version of our XDCAM system marks
the continuing evolution of optical te-chnology as users shift from
standard definition production. This new XD-CAM line-up rounds out
Sony’s range of HD production tools, filling an important niche between
Sony’s entry-level and high-end formats.”
With the introduction of the XD-CAM HD system, Sony is extending its CineAlta
family of cinematic, broadcast and professional production systems by
giving these new products the CineAlta brand.
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The two XDCAM HD camcorders - models PDW-F355 and PDW-F335 - both offer the production features that professional users need, such as true 24P recording in SD or HD, interval recording, metadata, proxy data recording, slow shutter etc.
The PDW-F355 additionally offers true variable frame rate recording capabilities; also commonly known as “ov-ercranking” and “under-cran-king” or “slow-motion/ fast motion” functionality. This is a much-desired and often critical feature for cinema-tographers and directors of photogra-phy who need the flexibility of cha-nging frame rates to create unique ‘looks’ for their productions or to create special effects. For digital cin-ematographers, the ability to shoot at slower or faster frame rates than pla-yack gives them the great motion effects often seen in film cinema.
The PDW-F355 enables variable frame rate recording at a range of fra-me rates from four frames per second (fps) to 60 fps in one frame increm-ents. For example, when viewed at 24 fps, four fps yields motion six times faster than normal. In compa-rison, 60 fps yields motion at 40 per-cent normal speed. These effects can be played back in the camera or on a Sony optical deck, without the need for any additional
special processing through a non-linear editing
system
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or converter.
The PDW-F355 also enables 1080-/59.94i, 50i, 30P, 25P and 24P ima-ge capture, without any additional conversion required. The XDCAM HD products offer the flexibility of recording 1080i video in three data recording rates: 35Mbps/VBR, 25M-bps/CBR and 18Mbps/VBR. The system records high-definition conte-nt to Sony’s Professional dual-layer disc (PFD- 50DLA) and playback of single-layer disc (PFD-23A) using an HD MPEG-2 Long GOP video compression codec.
The camcorders use three half-inch CCD 1.5 mega pixel imagers. A 2/3-inch lens can also be used with LO-32BMT lens adaptor. A continuous operating time of approx. 160min w/BP-GL95 Battery.
The PDW-F75 and PDW-F30 dec-ks enable high-speed data transfer between compatible nonlinear devi-ces. Both decks up-convert XDCAM standard definition content recorded in the DVCAM ™ format to 1080i high definition at output, and all XD-CAM HD camcorders and decks can down-convert HD material to standard definition in anamorphic, letterboxed or 4:3 format.
The XDCAM system’s Professional Disc media (PFD50DLA) offers amazing
storage capacity of 50 GB- a feat made possible
using a 405nm
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