Sony PDW700 XDCAM HD 422 Camcorder Production Kit

RECORDING FORMATS: XDCAM HD422 50/ XDCAM HD420 35 / DVCAM/ IMX30/ IMX40 / IMX50*

FEATURES

CCD
2/3" full HD progressive CCD (Power HAD FX) - 2.2M pixels (1920 x 1080) RGB 3 CCD Sensors - Supports both 1080 and 720

Recording Bit Rates
MPEG-2 422p@HL format - Bit rate is 50Mbps for both 1080 and 720 - Audio format 24bit x 8ch (PDW-700 can record up to 4ch Audio at the same time)

Multi-Format & Legacy Format Support
Legacy formats (DVCAM, MPEG IMX® 30/40/50 Mbps, MPEG HD 420 18*/25/35Mbps) are supported for both recording and playback. (*18Mbps is for playback only)

Record Time
Longer record time with the Dual Layer Professional Disc Media, with Up to 95 minutes of high quality MPEG HD22 material can be recorded on a single disc. Single layer discs are also supported.

Well Balanced, Compact Body
The PDW700 is designed to be very compact and ergonomically well balanced, providing a high level of mobility and comfort in various shooting situations.

Optical ND Grad Filters & Electrical CC Filters
Neutral Density (ND) optical filter is controlled via a built-in ND filter wheel and can be set with relative offset value of colour temperature - Colour correction (CC) filter can easily obtain the desired colour temperature by setting the mode on the camcorder-assignable switch.

Gain Control
Gain Control (-6db to +42db) and Turbo Gain "Shockless gain control" provides a smooth transition in gain control.

3.5 Inch* Widescreen LCD
An easy-to-view colour LCD screen provided on the camcorder side panels enables advanced operations such as Thumbnail Search and Scene Selection. Status indicators such as four-channel audio meters, and disc and battery remaining time can also be displayed.
*Viewable Area measured diagonally

Slow Shutter Function
A maximum of 64 frames can be accumulated using the slow shutter function. In low light levels this allows clear video to be shot, and provides a fantasy video effect with ghost image.

1-8, 16, 32 and 64 frame accumulation - Turbo Gain allows the camera gain to be boosted up to +48 dB.

Interval Recording *
The PDW-700 offers an Interval Recording function which intermittently records signals at pre-determined intervals. This is convenient for shooting over long periods of time, and also when creating pictures with special effects of extremely quick motion.
*Requires software upgrade planned to be available for release at the end of 2008.

Freeze Mix Function
Superimposes a previously recorded image on the viewfinder. This allows the operator to quickly and easily frame and reposition a subject when a shot must be taken in the same position or in the same framework as the previous take.

Picture Cache Recording
Maximum duration is 30 seconds. This picture cache mode can be ON even in EJECT operation and consequently sequential recording is possible during disc replacement.

Memory Stick® Media
"All File", "Scene File", "Lens File" and "User File" are provided to store the setting parameters to the internal memory and Memory Stick media.

Digital Extender
The Digital Extender function of the PDW700 enables images to be digitally doubled in size. Unlike lens extenders, the Digital Extender performs this capability without any loss of image sensitivity, which is often referred to as the F-drop phenomenon.
*Requires software upgrade planned to be available for release at the end of 2008.

Focus Magnification
X2 magnified camera picture is available in the viewfinder, assiting with precise focus adjustments

Assignable Switch
PDW700 provides a total of 6 assignable switches.

Pool-feed Operation
For Pool-feed operations, the optional CBKHD01* and CBKSC02* boards provide HD and SD-SDI inputs, and SD composite input respectively.
*Planned to be available at the end of 2008.

Trigger REC function
The PDW700 camcorder has the trigger REC function that enables synchronized recording with PDWHD1500 and PDWF75 XDCAM decks or HDCAM® portable decks connected via the HD-SDI interface - a convenient feature for backup recording.

Clip Continuous REC
This mode allows users to create a single, large clip with multiple rec. start & stop. The Rec. start Essence Mark (EM) is recorded to every rec. start frame. The benefits of using this mode are:

Capable of having more than 300 "takes" on a disc Faster transfer speed by sending a single clip. (no overhead for file open/close process

Built-in Multi Format Converter
The following conversion is possible in Playback mode:

Downconversion from HD to SD Upconversion from SD to HD Cross conversion between 1080 and 720

Aspect Ratio Control
Squeeze/Edge Crop/Letter Box conversion is possible in recording mode when either upconverting or downconverting from HD to SD.