Sony Digital HDVS HDCAM HDW-730S, Brochure & Specs

Page 1: ...HDW 750PC HDW 750P HDW 730S Digital Camcorder www sonybiz net hdcam TM ...

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Page 3: ... unforgettable viewing experience HDCAM broadens your creative and commercial options with a choice of shooting modes to suit the demands of any production The HDW 750P is switchable between 1080 50i and 1080 25P modes offering the flexibility of progressive operation when a more filmic look is preferable The most recent addition to the HDCAM camcorder line up the HDW 730S can be switched between 10...

Page 4: ...erformance to the FIT CCDs used in the HDW 750P but with a smear level of 125dB The HDW 730S and HDW 750P provide a choice of picture acquisition modes The HDW 730S can acquire at 1080 50i and 1080 59 94i making it ideal for users who need to shoot pictures for European 50i and US Japanese etc 59 94i audiences The HDW 750P can record in either interlace 1080 50i or progressive 1080 25P mode provid...

Page 5: ...onal reproduction can be stored Access to the image parameters within the set up menu of each camcorder is both user friendly and intuitive Great Ergonomics Sony has refined the ergonomics of its professional camcorder line up through continuous discussion with camera professionals over more than 25 years The compact design rugged construction and logical layout of switches indicators and meters i...

Page 6: ...utputs These can be used simultaneously Dual Optical Filter Wheels Two independent filter wheels one for Neutral Density ND and the other for Colour Correction CC are provided An optional servo filter drive unit the BKDW 701 can also be fitted allowing filter settings to be changed with the RM B750 150 Remote Control Unit The HDW 730S adopts a single optical filter wheel ...

Page 7: ...ht conditions but in some situations it is neces sary to image in unusually low light conditions The Turbo Gain function immediately boosts the gain level to 42 dB at the touch of the button Thanks to this function it is possible to capture critical scenes down to around 0 3 lux of incident scene illumination LCD Status Panel and Diagnostic System All the main operational controls and switches are...

Page 8: ...cked up by the microphone Sony measurement Extended Clear Scan The Extended Clear Scan function is particularly useful when shooting scenes that contain computer or TV screens as it minimises the horizontal bars that can appear The ECS shutter speed is continuously variable HD SDI Output for Field Monitoring The HDW 750P 730S provides an HD SDI output with four channels of embedded digital audio Y...

Page 9: ...clear images of fast moving objects by selectively minimising motion blur Intelligent Light Shoe The HDW 750P 730S HDCAM camcorder incorpo rates an intelligent light shoe on the upper part of the carrying handle A standard two pin socket provides up to 50 watts of power from the attached battery The power can be switched on and off manually or when in Auto mode it can be set to be synchronised wit...

Page 10: ...stored and then transferred between camcorders via the Memory Stick storage medium This capability represents a major advance in operational and cre ative versatility The design of the menu page layout for the HDW 750P 730S is inherited from the HDW F900 multi format HD camcorder an easy and intuitive camcorder set up system Page customisation is also inherited to speed up the operation by allowin...

Page 11: ... camera Colour Temperature Control Digital Colour Temperature Control makes it possible to dial in the required colour temperature of the camera In addi tion this function can be used creatively The overall colour balance of the picture can be changed to make it warmer or colder Four types of colour filters are also provided as standard for optical colour temperature adjustment Colourimetry The HDW...

Page 12: ...us Gamma Calculating Pattern A No 1 SMPTE 240M Initial Gain 4 0 No 2 ITU R BT709 Initial Gain 4 5 No 3 BBC Gamma setting Initial gain 5 0 Gamma Calculating Pattern B No 1 Sensitivity is equivalent to 50 ISO No 2 Sensitivity is equivalent to 100 ISO No 3 Sensitivity is equivalent to 200 ISO RGB Gamma Balance By changing the RGB gamma balance it is possible to change the colour balance of the mid to...

Page 13: ...interior scene which includes a sunlit exterior seen through a window Knee Saturation Function The Sony TruEye processor is one of the most innovative features of Sony s ADSP development and makes it possible to reproduce very natural colours in a high contrast scene Without TruEye when only knee correction is applied to the RGB channels a colour distortion in highlight areas will occur A typical ...

Page 14: ...increased or decreased relative to the overall image enhancement of a given scene Level Dependent Detail This function provides natural detail enhancement in extreme highlights by automatically limiting the amplitude of edge signals in high contrast area Detail aliasing in these areas is virtually eliminated High Definition Picture Sharpness HDCAM camcorders capture beautiful pictures with natural ...

Page 15: ... recording UMID Unique Material Identifier information Meta data Handling UMID recording The UMID is a unique identifier for picture audio and data material that is created and globally unique The HDW 750P 730S automatically generates and records UMID on tape at every scene change By adding UMID information during the acquisition process future benefits such as easy search of material during editing ...

Page 16: ...ally detected and a list of all marks is generated for display on a video monitor This allows operators to easily select and cue up to the scene of interest The shot marks and shot data can be utilised for a wide range of applications to provide more efficiency in the production chain GPS Unit HKDW 704 Optional Utilising the Meta data capability of the HDW 750P 730S camcorder the HKDW 704 GPS unit ...

Page 17: ...ative pictures when shooting a moving object with the inten tional use of blurred images The shutter speed can be adjusted to a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16 32 or 64 frame period Picture Cache Board Optional The optional HKDW 703 Picture Cache Board provides up to seven seconds HDW 750P and eight seconds HDW 730S of loop recording using solid state memory All the action occuring within this period before th...

Page 18: ...l colour flicker free TFT LCD provides a resolution of 960 pixels horizontally x 540 pixels vertically for each R G and B colour component a luminance level of 300 cd m2 and a 200 1 high contrast ratio In addition the HDVF C30W delivers several unique features Gray scale signals can be generated allowing camera operators to easily adjust exposure to the appropriate level The 2x magnification functio...

Page 19: ...D B W Viewfinder BP GL95 BP GL65 BP L60S AC DN10 AC DN2B RM B150 8 pin BNC VCT 14 Battery Chargers BC L70 BP GL65 BP GL95 BP L60S BC M150 BP GL65 BP GL95 BP L60S Monitor Video Cassettes BCT 40HD 22HD BCT HD12CL RM B750 MSA 8A 16A 32A 64A option HKDW 702 option Monitor SDI output or analogue Composite output HKDW 703 option BKDW 701 option HKDW 705 option 19 ...

Page 20: ...crophone Receiver Adapter required 1 547 341 12 Fog proof filter A 8262 537 A Viewfinder Eye piece High magnification A 8262 538 A Viewfinder Eye piece Low magnification A 8267 737 A Viewfinder Eye piece Standard magnification with special compensation for aberrations A 8314 798 A Viewfinder Eye piece High performance x3 X 3608 271 1 Standard viewfinder lens A 8278 057 A Mounting bracket for WRR 862B WRR 8...

Page 21: ...le 8 bits sample for compression processing S NRZI PR IV Coefficient recording system Reed Solomon code Adaptive three dimensional 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 dB 1 0 dB More than 85 dB emphasis ON Less than 0 08 Less than 70 dB Below measurable limit 3 chip 2 3 inch type FIT CCD 3 chip 2 3 inch type IT CCD 1920 H x 1080 V F1 4 prism Equipped with Quarz Filter Special bayonet mount ND 1 Clear 2 1 4ND 3 1 16...

Page 22: ... approximate Sony and HDVS are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation BETACAM BETACAM SP BETACAM SX CineAlta Digital BETACAM HDCAM MPEG IMX Memory Stick Power HAD Tele File and TruEye are trademarks of Sony Corporation All other trademarks are property of their respective owners 24P is used as generic name in this literature for industry standard 24 PsF Some of images in this literature are sim...