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Sony PDW 700 XDCAM Now in Stock!
The XDCAM production system was first introduced in 2003, offering revolutionary file-based acquisition onto optical Professional Disc. In 2005, XDCAM HD was launched with camcorders and decks recording high definition pictures at up to 35 Mb/s onto the same 23 GB Professional Discs.
At IBC 2007, Sony demonstrated the latest development of products to expand of the XDCAM HD line up - the PDW-700 camcorder and the PDW-HD1500 deck.
The PDW-700 will take XDCAM HD performance to a new level. It will record stunning quality HD images at up to 50 Mb/s onto 50GB Dual Layer Professional Discs. The PDW-700 will use three 2/3-inch progressive CCD sensors each with full 1920 x 1080 resolution. 14 bit A/D conversion, 4:2:2 sampling and recording, and advanced digital signal processing will ensure superb picture quality. The PDW-700 will also support recording in both 1080 and 720-line formats.
The PDW-700 has been designed to increase the appeal of XDCAM HD for high-end applications such as drama, documentary and natural history and for mainstream entertainment programmes that required a prestige quality look.
File-based acquisition onto Professional Disc, with thumbnail and proxy operation will also make the PDW-700 ideal for applications where speed of production is a critical.
The PDW-700 will be the most highly specified camcorder within the XDCAM HD line up.
Daily rental £350.00 ex vat
Posted on Thursday, 15 May 2008
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We have just received our first batch of the eagerly awaited Sony PDW 700 tape-less camcorders.
Some of the features it has are:
2/3" B4 lens mount
3 x 2.2MP CCD Sensors
4:2:2 Colour sampling
50Mb/s MPEG HD Codec
Full HD 1920 x 1080 recording
HD / SD Switchable
Low cost, archivable 50GB media
A few weeks back Andy at our Brighton office supplied XDCAM HD kit for an exciting video production company called Bright Media.
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