Broadcast TECH FIVE OF THE BEST
Alias Hire hire manager Danny Dawson reveals the fi ve most popular pieces of kit currently on the market – including the highly versatile Sony PMW-500 camera and Canon’s broadcaster-approved XF-305
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PMW-500 The Sony PMW-500 combines
the quality of an HD shoulder-mount camera with the usability and versatility of a handheld. The SxS card-based work-
fl ow is familiar to those who have worked on EX-1s and EX-3s. but for broadcast usage, it
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ticks all the boxes: it records 422 at 50Mbps, has an identical chip block to the PDW-700, offers a good choice of frame rates and is economical. Clients mainly use it for quick, format-type productions, but some high-end interna- tional doc-makers also love it.
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CANON XF-305
The Canon XF-305 is used for format-type productions 99.9% of the time. It’s not a case of ‘loving’ to use it as much ‘hav- ing’ to as it is currently the only hand-held that has the general approval of most broadcasters.
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SONY HDCAM-SR DECKS
Despite the tape distribution problems following the Japanese earthquake, the 5500 and 5800 models are still the deliverable format for broadcasters and there is not a decent post house in Soho that is not mastering to SR.
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SONY PDW-HD1500
There is a two-fold approach to the use of this XDCam disc player/recorder: ingesting in real-time while footage is being transcoded and conforming via a playout with the added bonus of archiving.
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KINO-FLO LIGHTING
It’s mostly the 4ft variety that is in demand and it is still king of the interview lighting. Any client that is fi lming with four or fewer contributors will always take the Kino-Flo.
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