Sony PMWEX1

The PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX Camcorder is part of Sony's XDCAM family of professional tapeless acquisition tools. The PMW-EX1 utilizes Sony's three 1/2-inch type "Exmor"™ CMOS sensors, each with an effective pixel count of 1920 x 1080. Coupled with signal processing LSI, the PMW-EX1 produces truly exceptional images in 1080p, 720p and 1080i HD. Using another Sony innovation, the SxS Memory Card flash memory device, very high data transfer speeds are also made possible in order to enhance the High Defintion content creation workflow. Utilizing the MPEG-2 Long GOP CODEC to achieve a balance of quality and the required bit rate, the PMW-EX1 boasts of a long recording time - approximately 140 minutes using two 16GB SxS Memory Cards. Additionally, the PMW-EX1 offers a powerful Slow & Quick Motion feature, or what is more commonly known as "over-cranking" and "under-cranking", to enable users to create slow and fast motion special effects. The PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX Full High Defintion Camcorder represents a new level of high quality, value-added High Definition content creation professional tools.

Features:

• High quality full HD image acquisition.
• New 1/2" Exmor CMOS Sensors with 1920 x 1080 effective pixels each - no pixel interpolation necessary.
• Solid state memory recording using Sony's new SxS Pro ExpressCard flash memory media.
• Integrated Fujinon 14x Zoom Lens.
• Color peaking display, with selectable color indicator.
• Lens Grip Rotation Mechanism
• Several Focus Assist Functions
• Built-in Stereo Microphone
• User definable Picture Profile function.
• Under and Over Cranking feature.
• Shot Transition Function.
• 3.5" High resolution LCD panel, with 1920 x 480 pixels, offering a horizontal resolution of more than 700 TV lines.
• Depth of Field LCD/ EVF Display.
• Brightness Level indicator in on LCD and EVF.
• Histogram Display on LCD/EVF
• SDI connector, selectable for either HD or SD output.
• Shutter Angle Setting.
• Slow Shutter and Extended Slow Shutter function.
• Four User Assignable Buttons.
• Supports 2 operational modes - HQ and SP.
• HQ captures full 1920 x 1080 images, or 1280 x 720 images, at 35Mbps.
• SP mode captures 1440 x 1080 images @ 25Mbps
• Continous, uninterrupted recording on mulitple cards.
• Interval Recording Function.
• Frame Recording Function.