Sony Digital betacam DVW-707P, Brochure & Specs

Colourimetry

The DVW-790WSP, DVW-709WSP and DVW-707P models produce pictures with astonishing colour
reproduction accuracy, yet offer possibilities for creative intervention.

Multi Matrix

This function allows a particular colour to be 
automatically grabbed, and its hue and saturation
altered within a range of approximately 20 degrees.
This permits the very interesting ‘in camera’ effects
normally reserved for postproduction special effects
work.

Auto Tracing White Balance

The DVW-790WSP, DVW-709WSP and DVW-707P all include Auto Tracing White (ATW) balance. This allows
automatic tracing of the white balance in situations where the overall colourimetry of the lighting changes. This
is a particularly useful feature for continuous shooting that requires the subject to be followed from exterior to
interior, i.e. from daylight to tungsten lighting, but with no opportunity to colour balance the camera.

Colour Temperature Control

It is now possible to dial in the required colour temperature of the camera. In addition, the overall colour balance of the picture can be
changed to make it ‘warmer’ or ‘colder’. This feature can be used very creatively, particularly in scenes with mixed colour lighting.

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Menu-driven setup has been a unique and powerful feature of the DVW-700P and
DVW-700WSP models for many years. Because of this feature, setting up Digital
Betacam camcorders became a creative process instead of a tedious and laborious 
engineering necessity. This way, camera operators were given a unique opportunity to
customise their camera settings, so that they precisely suited production 
requirements. Combined with the ability to store data on a ‘smart’ Setup Card, this
brought a tremendous increase in the operational capability of these 
camcorders. Now, building on this feature, these new models arrive with

even more user-friendly menus and simpler ways of changing parameter values. In 
particular, there are five totally new pages which can be customised, called ‘Camera
Operator Menus’. These allow any single item from any other page to be added to
make up your own favourite menu system, which can then be stored on a Setup Card.
There are also several new and exciting operational capabilities, the most important of
which are now described in relation to the most significant picture parameters.

AWB/ABB switch

Warmer

Colder

Normal

RM-B150

Normal

After

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Rotary Menu Switch

Colour Balance

Colour balance is widely regarded as one of the essential settings for any shoot. There
are a number of alternative ways of setting this when shooting with Digital Betacam
camcorders. By using Auto White (and Black) balance, an accurate overall colour 
balance can be obtained. Alternatively, using the remotely controllable paint 
functions, colour levels can be adjusted according to the operator’s needs. For 
this operation, either the new RM-B150 or the existing RM-P9 Remote Control 
Units can be used. When the desired colour balance has been achieved, the 
remote control unit can be unplugged without disturbing the settings.