Sony PMWEX1R Operating Instructions - Page 13

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Manuals for Solid-State Memory Camcorder (Operating Instructions in PDF) (1) Operating Instructions (This manual) (1) SxS Device Driver Software End-User License Agreement (1) Features The PMW-EX1R 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-EX1R 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. Multiple-format recording The PMW-EX1R camcorder offers a wide array of recording formats for multiple content creation applications. In addition to HD video of 1080 or 720 effective scan lines, the camcorder can also record and play back in DVCAM-compatible mode. Switching between Progressive and Interlace and between NTSC and PAL are also possible, permitting you to use various formats for your needs. SxS memory cards can simultaneously hold multiple files of any of these recording formats, allowing for flexible use of the memory cards. A New Generation of HD Recording System New nonlinear recording media Using SxS memory cards, the PMW-EX1R offers nonlinear capabilities such as instant random access and file-based operation. HD recording using the "MPEG-2 Long GOP" codec The PMW-EX1R 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-EX1R 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. Features 13 Overview

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Feat
u
res
13
O
v
er
v
ie
w
Man
u
als for Solid-State Memor
y
Camcorder
(Operatin
g
Instr
u
ctions in
P
DF) (1)
Operating Instructions (This manual) (1)
SxS Device Driver Software End-User License
Agreement (1)
The
P
M
W
-EX1R is a hi
g
hl
y
compact and hi
g
h-
performance XDCAM EX
1)
camcorder that
u
ses
SxS
1)
memor
y
cards, as its recordin
g
medi
u
m.
The ima
g
in
g
de
v
ices
u
sed in the
P
M
W
-EX1R
camcorder are three
1
/
2
-inch t
y
pe CMOS sensors,
each
w
ith an effecti
v
e pixel co
u
nt of 1920
×
1080,
w
hich prod
u
ce ima
g
es in f
u
ll HD resol
u
tion.
Multiple-format recording
The
P
M
W
-EX1R camcorder offers a
w
ide arra
y
of recordin
g
formats for m
u
ltiple content creation
applications. In addition to HD
v
ideo of 1080 or
720 effecti
v
e scan lines, the camcorder can also
record and pla
y
back in DVCAM-compatible
mode.
S
w
itchin
g
bet
w
een
P
ro
g
ressi
v
e and Interlace and
bet
w
een NTSC and
P
AL are also possible,
permittin
g
y
o
u
to
u
se
v
ario
u
s formats for
y
o
u
r
needs.
SxS memor
y
cards can sim
u
ltaneo
u
sl
y
hold
m
u
ltiple files of an
y
of these recordin
g
formats,
allo
w
in
g
for flexible
u
se of the memor
y
cards.
A New Generation of HD Recording
System
New nonlinear recording media
Usin
g
SxS memor
y
cards, the
P
M
W
-EX1R offers
nonlinear capabilities s
u
ch as instant random
access and file-based operation.
HD recording using the “MPEG-2 Long GOP”
codec
The
P
M
W
-EX1R records 1920
×
1080 HD
ima
g
es
u
sin
g
“M
P
EG-2 Lon
g
GO
P
” codec
compression. This mat
u
re “M
P
EG-2 Lon
g
GO
P
codec,
w
hich is also adopted in the XDCAM
1)
HD and HDV
2)
1080i series of prod
u
cts, enables
y
o
u
to record st
u
nnin
g
-q
u
alit
y
HD
v
ideo and
a
u
dio
w
ith lon
g
recordin
g
time b
y
efficientl
y
compressin
g
the data.
Selectable bit rates
The
P
M
W
-EX1R offers a choice of bit rates:
either 35 Mbps (HQ mode) or 25 Mbps (S
P
mode), dependin
g
on the desired pict
u
re q
u
alit
y
and recordin
g
time.
Features