Sony Ericsson PDW-530P - Manual (Page 15)

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1-1 Features
Chapter
1
Overview
1-1 Features
The PDW-510/510P/530/530P is a camcorder for ENG
1)
and EFP
2)
, in which a color video camera using
2
/
3
-inch
high-definition CCDs of a 16:9 aspect ratio and a
Professional Disc drive are combined integrally. The
camera’s CCDs have approximately 1,000,000 picture
elements (pixels) (the number of effective pixels:
approximately 500,000).
This unit adds a range of new functionality exploiting the
capabilities of the optical disc to the established high
image quality and resistance to vibration, dust, and
moisture of the Betacam SP/SX camcorders.
1) ENG: Electronic News Gathering
2) EFP: Electronic Field Production
1-1-1 Principal Differences Between
the PDW-510/510P and PDW-
530/530P
There are the following differences between the PDW-
510/510P and PDW-530/530P in the specifications of
recording format, internal optical filters, and so on.
PDW-510/510P recording format and internal optical
filters
PDW-530/530P recording format and internal optical
filters
1) For analog audio input, the effective bit length is maximum 20 bits.
The following characteristics are common to the PDW-
510/510P and PDW-530/530P.
1-1-2 Camera Features
2
/
3
-inch Power HAD EX CCDs
The three high sensitivity, low smear 2 /
3
-inch Power
HAD
1)
EX CCDs provide a high image quality which is at
the top of its class for a standard definition camcorder.
• The unit is switchable between a 16:9 aspect ratio wide
image and 4:3 standard aspect ratio.
• You can select an interlaced scan mode or progressive
scan mode (30 fps (frames per second)
2)
for the PDW-
510/530, 25 fps for the PDW-510P/530P).
Recording
format DVCAM
compatible
recording Video 25 Mbps
DVCAM format
Audio 16 bits, 48 kHz,
4 channels
Recording
time 85 minutes
Optical
filters Single integrated filter system for CC (color
correction) and ND (neutral density)
Recording
format DVCAM
compatible
recording Video 25 Mbps
DVCAM format
Audio 16 bits, 48 kHz,
4 channels
Recording
time 85 minutes
MPEG IMX
compatible
recording Video MPEG IMX
compatible recording
(4:2:2 high image
quality video
recording using
MPEG2 intra frames)
Audio 16 bits or 24 bits 1)
48 kHz sampling
4 channels
Recording
time 50 Mbps: 45 minutes
40 Mbps: 55 minutes
30 Mbps: 68 minutes
Optical
filters Separate CC filters and ND filters; two filters
can be used simultaneously