Sony PMW-EX1 Features, codec, System, IT friendly, Long recording time, Selectable bit rates, Multiple-formatrecording, New nonlinear recording media

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		The PMW-EX1 is a highly compact and high-
		performance XDCAM EX1) camcorder that uses
		SxS1) memory cards, as its recording medium.
		The imaging devices used in the PMW-EX1
		camcorder are three 1/ -inch type CMOS sensors,
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		each with an effective pixel count of 1920 ⋅ 1080,
		which produce images in full HD resolution.
		A New Generation of HD Recording
		System
		New nonlinear recording media
		Using SxS memory cards, the PMW-EX1 offers
		nonlinear capabilities such as instant random
		access and file-based operation.
		HD recording using the “MPEG-2 Long GOP”
		codec
		The PMW-EX1 records 1920 ⋅ 1080 HD images
		using “MPEG-2 Long GOP” codec compression.
		This mature “MPEG-2 Long GOP” codec, which
		is also adopted in the XDCAM1) HD and HDV2)
		1080i series of products, enables you to record
		stunning-quality HD video and audio with long
		recording time by efficiently compressing the
		data.
		Selectable bit rates
		The PMW-EX1 offers a choice of bit rates: either
		35 Mbps (HQ mode) or 25 Mbps (SP mode),
		depending on the desired picture quality and
		recording time.
		Long recording time
		By utilizing an efficient compression format, the
		PMW-EX1 records high-quality HD images for
		long recording time of approx. 50 minutes in HQ
		mode (35 Mbps VBR) or approx. 70 minutes in
		SP mode (25 Mbps CBR) on a single 16-GB SxS
		memory card. Equipped with two SxS memory
		card slots, the PMW-EX1 makes transition
		seamless without any frame loss, when recording
		is done across two cards,
		Multiple-format recording
		The PMW-EX1 camcorder offers a wide array of
		recording formats for multiple content creation
		applications. The scanning mode is switchable
		among 1920 ⋅ 1080, 1280 ⋅ 720, and 1440 ⋅

10 Features

1080 resolutions. Frame rate is also selectable from interlace and progressive (59.94i, 50i, 29.97P, 25P, and native 23.98P). In addition, 59.94P and 50P progressive recording is available in 1280 ⋅ 720 mode. SxS memory cards can simultaneously hold multiple files of any of these recording formats, allowing for flexible use of the memory cards.

High-quality uncompressed audio recording

In addition to HD video recording, the PMW- EX1 can record and play back high-quality, two- channel 16-bit, 48-kHz linear PCM uncompressed audio.

IT friendly

The file-based recording in MP4 format allows material to be handled with great flexibility in an IT-based environment, easily available for copying, transferring, sharing, and archiving.

For immediate recording start

In recording on flash memory cards, the XDCAM EX system makes each new recording on an empty area of the card. This is extremely convenient, as the camera operator need not worry about accidentally recording over good takes or search through footage for the correct position to start the next recording.

Instant-access thumbnail display with “Expand” function

Each time a recording is started and stopped on the XDCAM EX camcorder, the video and audio signals are recorded as one clip.

Furthermore, thumbnails are automatically generated for each clip as a visual reference, allowing the operator to cue-up to a desired scene simply by guiding the cursor to a thumbnail. For further convenience, the ‘Expand’ function allows one selected clip in the Thumbnail display to be divided into 12 equal time intervals, each with its own thumbnail identifier. This is useful if you wish to quickly search for a particular scene within a lengthy clip.

Cutting-edge Camera Technologies1/2-inch type three “Exmor”1) CMOS sensors

The PMW-EX1 is equipped with three newly developed 1/2-inch “Exmor” CMOS Sensors, which deliver excellent picture performance with full HD resolution.