FILE-BASED CAMERA AND MEDIA GUIDE An at a glance overview (in order of camera price)
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NXCAM The newest Sony camera format, NXCAM, records to affordable Memory Stick Pro Duo flash memory cards, SDHC flash memory cards, or the 128GB HXR-FMU128 flash memory unit. The first model in the NXCAM range – the HXR-NX5E – was launched at the start of the year and records 1920x1080 images at 24Mb/s. The camera also has a GPS function which embeds GPS metadata when recording, enabling you to quickly find footage from specific geographical locations.
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HDV HYBRID The HDV format is Sony’s entry-level tape-based format so isn’t a file-based format. However, newer HDV cameras – the HVR-Z5E, HVR-Z7E and HVR-S270 – are hybrid models with the ability to record to both HDV tape and Compact Flash memory cards. This makes it possible to go tapeless when you deem it appropriate. It also means you can acquire onto tape for archiving while simultaneously recording to solid state memory. It’s possible to record up to 72 minutes of video on a single 16GB Compact Flash card.
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XDCAM EX XDCAM EX cameras record onto high quality, long-lasting SxS Pro cards or more affordable SxS-1 cards. The range consists of the PMW- EX1R, semi-shoulder mount PMW-EX3, and the fully shoulder-mount PMW-320 and PMW-350 models. 32GB SxS cards store up to 100 minutes of full HD at 35Mb/s or 140 minutes of 1440x1090 video at 25Mb/s. A mobile storage unit, the PXU-MS240, can be used to off-load data from the cards. It stores to removable 240GB hard drive cartridges.
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XDCAM HD/ XDCAM HD 422 Rather than recording to memory card, XDCAM HD and XDCAM HD 422 models store file-based rushes on robust, inexpensive Professional Discs. The top-end XDCAM HD 422 range consists of the PDW-700 and PDW-F800, which both record high-quality 4:2:2 HD images. Dual-layer 50GB Professional Discs store up to 95 minutes in MPEG HD 422 at 50 Mb/s, 145 minutes of 1080i HD video at 35Mb/s or 250 minutes at 18Mb/s.
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