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MPEG-2 Long GOP compression technology, and it is positioned as the top-end model in the XDCAM Series of solid state memory shoulder-mount camcorders. Inside a well-balanced and stylish body pulses a Sony Power HAD FX CCD sensor; it is the same sensor as used in XDCAM Professional Disc HD422 camcorders.
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50 Mbps using MPEG-2 4:2:2P@HL compression XDCAM Professional Disc HD422 camcorders. Based technology. Also, the PMW-500 can record high- on Sony Power HAD FX sensor technology and the quality 24-bit four-channel audio. latest on-chip lens structure, this type of CCD offers a high sensitivity of F11 at 59.94i (F12 at 50i) and an...
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Four types of HyperGamma curve - inherited from *2: The Digital Extender function does not operate in 1080p Sony’s CineAlta camcorders - are provided in mode, S&Q mode, or when working with XDCA-55 via CBK-HD02. addition to six standard gammas.
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Features ATW (Auto Tracing White Balance) & Hold Up-/Down- and Cross-conversion Capability The Auto Tracing White Balance function The PMW-500 comes equipped with up- and cross- automatically adjusts the camera’s color conversion systems for input signals, which provide temperature according to changes in lighting operational flexibility.
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* This optional capability is planned to be available at the end of March 2011. Planning Metadata Import via a Wi-Fi Adapter To realize Sony’s innovative XMPilot™ metadata workflow, the PMW-500 is designed to support planning metadata. Before shooting starts, users can import the metadata to be used. This type of metadata is called planning metadata.
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*5: Optional CBK-WA01 capabilities are planned to be available at the end of March 2011. *6: i.LINK is a Sony trademark used only to designate that a product is equipped with an IEEE 1394 connector. Not all products with an i.LINK connector may communicate with each other.
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