Sony PDWHD1500 Family Brochure (New XDCAM HD422 Family (PDW-F800/700/F1600/HD1 - Page 8

XDCAM HD422 Camcorder PDW-F800 Features 1080/23.98p and SD Recording as Standard The PDW-F800 is a multi-format and versatile camcorder that is ideal for cinema and TV drama production as well as ENG applications. Slow & Quick Motion Function The PDW-F800 offers a powerful Slow & Quick Motion function that enables users to create elegant fast- and slow-motion footage - commonly known in film shooting as over- and under-cranking. PDW-F800 Slow & Quick Motion Format Capturing Slow & Quick Motion 1080/23.98p 1p to 48p in 1p increments 1/2x (slow) to 24x (quick) 1080/25p 1p to 50p in 1p increments 1/2x (slow) to 25x (quick) 1080/29.97p 1p to 59.94p in 1p increments 1/2x (slow) to 30x (quick) The Slow & Quick Motion function is available in MPEG HD422 mode only. Audio recording is not supported with the Slow & Quick Motion function. The following features cannot function with Slow & Quick Motion: 1. Picture Cache Recording 2. Interval Recording 3. Disc Exchange Cache 4. Clip Continuous Recording 5. Live logging User Gamma The PDW-F800 allows users to customize gamma curves with the supplied CvpFileEditor software for Windows PCs. An easy GUI enables users to change the shape of the gamma curve; they can then load this curve into the camcorder via Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™, or Memory Stick PRO Duo™ media. 8 Multi-format Production Camcorder PDW-F800 EFP/ENG-oriented yet Versatile Camcorder PDW-700 Focus Assist Function A Focus Assist Indicator is a helpful tool for manual focus adjustments. A bar graph indicator is displayed at the bottom or in other positions of the viewfinder frame, enabling users to make more accurate and fine focus adjustments. Image Inverter Function The Image Inverter function allows the use of a variety of image-inverting lenses, anamorphic lens adaptors, and cinema lenses with 2/3-inch adaptors.