Sony BRCZ330 Operating Instructions - Page 7

Overview Overview Features Compact, HD video camera with built-in pan/tilt/zoom functions • This HD video camera is equipped with an HD camera block, pan/tilt mechanism, and 18-magnification optical/4-magnification digital zoom lens in a compact body. The compactness and integration allow the camera versatile usage. • The camera is provided with a wide-angle pan/tilt mechanism of ±175º horizontally, 90º upward and 30º downward, which enables wide-range remote shooting. • The pan/tilt mechanism is designed to be quiet so as to minimize troublesome noise. • The supplied ceiling brackets allow installation of the camera on a ceiling or a shelf, etc. in a high position. HD CMOS camera with high image quality and high-resolution remote shooting • The newly developed camera system that incorporates 1/3-type CMOS image sensors with a total of 2,250,000 picture elements allows shooting of highdefinition images, providing superior picture quality with high sensitivity and lower smear level. • Shooting an image using the 1080i (effective interlaced scanning: 1080 lines) high-definition format, which is equivalent to the HDTV broadcast, is enabled. The HD format can be switched (1080/59.94i or 1080/50i) with the switch at the bottom of the camera. • A volume of information of four times the capacity of a normal TV broadcast and camera image shot in 16:9 aspect ratio provides a theater-like wide screen picture. Multi-format HD outputs The camera supports output in 720P format (progressive scanning format with 720 effective scan lines) as well as in 1080i format. These formats can be selected with a switch at the bottom of the camera, which also allows switching between the 720/59.94P and 720/50P formats. Built-in down-converted output The camera is equipped with video output connectors, allowing HD1) or SD2) output without inserting an Interface Board. You can use the connectors for SD output at the moment and use them for HD output in the future. An analog component signal output connector for HD output, a composite signal output connector, and an S video signal output connector for SD output standard equipment. 1) "HD" indicates high-definition broadcast with 1,080 effective scanning lines. 2) "SD" indicates standard-definition broadcast (conventional television). Built-in interface card slot The camera is equipped with an interface card slot for the optional BRBK-HD2 HD-SDI Output Card. Use of the BRBK-HD2 HD-SDI Output Card provides support for additional image output formats. VISCA camera protocol supported • The camera is equipped with both RS-232C and RS422 communication interfaces. As the camera supports the industry-standard VISCA camera protocol, up to 7 cameras can be connected and remotely controlled at a high communication speed of 38,400 bps. • The optional RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit allows easy camera operations. External video sync function The camera is equipped with an external video sync function to synchronize the camera images on multiple cameras. Tally lamp The tally lamp of the camera allows you to make sure it is selected at a glance. COLOR AE function The COLOR AE function enables automatic exposure adjustment for a specific color. Built-in ND filter The ND (Neutral Density) filter allows control of amount of light. The ND filter can be set to 1/4 or 1/16, using the menu or Remote Commander. 7 Features