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Lens mount cap (1) Lens cap for the supplied lens (1) Fixing screws for the cheek pad (3) DC cable clamp and fixing screw (1 each) Lithium battery (CR2032 for backup) (1) It is mounted in the camcorder at the factory. Lithium battery (CR2025 for the IR Remote Commander) (1) It is mounted in the IR Remote Commander at the factory. CD-ROM (1) XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software, SxS Device Driver Software, Operating Instructions in PDF format are included. Operating Instructions (This manual) (1) SxS Device Driver Software End-User License Agreement (1) Features The PMW-EX3 is a highly compact and highperformance XDCAM EX1) camcorder that uses SxS1) memory cards, as its recording medium. The imaging devices used in the PMW-EX3 camcorder are three 1/2-inch type CMOS sensors, each with an effective pixel count of 1920 × 1080, which produce images in full HD resolution. A New Generation of HD Recording System New nonlinear recording media Using SxS memory cards, the PMW-EX3 offers nonlinear capabilities such as instant random access and file-based operation. HD recording using the "MPEG-2 Long GOP" codec The PMW-EX3 records 1920 × 1080 HD images using "MPEG-2 Long GOP" codec compression. This mature "MPEG-2 Long GOP" codec, which is also adopted in the XDCAM1) HD and HDV2) 1080i series of products, enables you to record stunning-quality HD video and audio with long recording time by efficiently compressing the data. Selectable bit rates The PMW-EX3 offers a choice of bit rates: either 35 Mbps (HQ mode) or 25 Mbps (SP mode), depending on the desired picture quality and recording time. Long recording time By utilizing an efficient compression format, the PMW-EX3 records high-quality HD images for long recording time of approx. 100 minutes in HQ mode (35 Mbps VBR) or approx. 140 minutes in SP mode (25 Mbps CBR) on a single 32-GB SxS memory card. Equipped with two SxS memory card slots, the PMW-EX3 makes transition seamless without any frame loss, when recording is done across two cards. Multiple-format recording The PMW-EX3 camcorder offers a wide array of recording formats for multiple content creation applications. The scanning mode is switchable among 1920 × 1080, 1280 × 720, and 1440 × Features 11 Overview

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Features
11
Overview
The PMW-EX3 is a highly compact and high-
performance XDCAM EX
1)
camcorder that uses
SxS
1)
memory cards, as its recording medium.
The imaging devices used in the PMW-EX3
camcorder are three
1
/
2
-inch type CMOS sensors,
each with an effective pixel count of 1920
×
1080,
which produce images in full HD resolution.
A New Generation of HD Recording
System
New nonlinear recording media
Using SxS memory cards, the PMW-EX3 offers
nonlinear capabilities such as instant random
access and file-based operation.
HD recording using the “MPEG-2 Long GOP”
codec
The PMW-EX3 records 1920
×
1080 HD images
using “MPEG-2 Long GOP” codec compression.
This mature “MPEG-2 Long GOP” codec, which
is also adopted in the XDCAM
1)
HD and HDV
2)
1080i series of products, enables you to record
stunning-quality HD video and audio with long
recording time by efficiently compressing the
data.
Selectable bit rates
The PMW-EX3 offers a choice of bit rates: either
35 Mbps (HQ mode) or 25 Mbps (SP mode),
depending on the desired picture quality and
recording time.
Long recording time
By utilizing an efficient compression format, the
PMW-EX3 records high-quality HD images for
long recording time of approx. 100 minutes in HQ
mode (35 Mbps VBR) or approx. 140 minutes in
SP mode (25 Mbps CBR) on a single 32-GB SxS
memory card. Equipped with two SxS memory
card slots, the PMW-EX3 makes transition
seamless without any frame loss, when recording
is done across two cards.
Multiple-format recording
The PMW-EX3 camcorder offers a wide array of
recording formats for multiple content creation
applications. The scanning mode is switchable
among 1920
×
1080, 1280
×
720, and 1440
×
Lens mount cap (1)
Lens cap for the supplied lens (1)
Fixing screws for the cheek pad (3)
DC cable clamp and fixing screw (1 each)
Lithium battery (CR2032 for backup) (1)
It is mounted in the camcorder at the factory.
Lithium battery (CR2025 for the IR Remote
Commander) (1)
It is mounted in the IR Remote Commander at the
factory.
CD-ROM (1)
XDCAM EX Clip Browsing Software, SxS Device
Driver Software, Operating Instructions in PDF
format are included.
Operating Instructions (This manual) (1)
SxS Device Driver Software End-User
License Agreement (1)
Features