Definition Ð Picture Sharpness

The new Digital Betacam models reproduce pictures with natural sharpness and plenty of fine details. Furthermore, the combination of the new 12-bit ADSP, together with many new and innovative detail functions, allows very precise control of the way the picture texture and edges are represented. This is an important factor when using postproduction techniques such as multi-layering and chroma keying. Gone are the days of the extreme video look, with harsh thick black edges and ultra fine detail totally lost and aliased. These camcorders treat every image as if spun from pure silk.

Soft Focus

This new feature allows the picture to be softened in a similar manner as if using optical filters. The Soft Focus control is particularly convenient for those who found conventional video images to be too sharp. This fine adjustment allows the creation of more cinematic or film-like pictures.

Normal	Soft Focus

Adaptive Detail

The Adaptive Detail control, also known as Knee Aperture, ensures that the detail enhancement in the highlight areas looks natural. By automatically reducing the amplitude of the detail enhancement signal in the highlight area, the detail aliasing in these areas is completely eliminated.

Skin Tone Detail Correction

Skin Tone Detail Correction controls the detail level of objects that have specific colour tones. It is particularly useful when shooting actors and actresses with minor skin blemishes. With this function, only selected areas of the picture are affected, with the remainder of the scene maintaining its full crispness. Furthermore, within selected areas, details can be enhanced as well as softened.

Picture Stability

Digital Betacam camcorders deliver rock steady pictures. There is none of the picture weave usually associated with material originated on film.

The picture stability is particularly relevant for productions incorporating multi-layering special effects. Also, the emergence of highly compressed delivery systems, including DVD and digital transmission using multiple GOPs, calls for a high level of picture stability to maintain picture quality Ð even when highly compressed within an MPEG-based environment.

Texture

Because of their very good signal to noise ratio performance, the DVW-790WSP, DVW-709WSP and DVW-707P deliver grain-free pictures with the finest, most delicate and almost transparent texture. This is particularly useful when working on productions that require multi-layering and blue-screen effects. The separation between useful information and unwanted grain or noise is straightforward and delivers accurate and spectacular results.