Sony PXWX70 Brochure (1.0-inch type CMOS Compact Solid-State Memory Camcorder) - Page 3

Four Position (clear, 1/4, 1/16, 1/64) Switchable ND Filter The camcorder includes an advanced ND filter that facilitates shooting techniques such as the use of a slow shutter and iris adjustment in daylight and other bright conditions, providing fine aperture control with a standard four-position switch from Clear to 1/64 ND. 3.5-inch* type LCD Panel and 0.39-inch* type OLED Viewfinder The PXW-X70 features a 3.5-inch type touch panel LCD panel (1.56 million dots, 16:9) that provides easy viewing in a wide range of lighting conditions. Also, the high-resolution 0.39-inch type OLED viewfinder (1.44 million dots, 4:3) will offer crisp and bright view without any color breaking, making precise manual focusing easy. *Viewable area measured diagonally. 0.39-inch type OLED viewfinder Compatibility with HDMI® and 3G-SDI Output Professional interfaces such as a 3G-SDI output terminal allow image signals to be transferred at up to HD1080 60p through a single BNC cable. HDMI output in the native format is possible while transmitting progressive signals without any pull-down. It also offers convenient external recording with embedded timecode and REC trigger. XLR Handle Unit for Easy Recording and Intuitive Zoom Control The PXW-70 includes an XLR handle unit with REC button and zoom lever, as well as two XLR inputs for usage of professional microphones (optional) in addition to the internal microphone. The XLR handle unit can be detached easily, enabling the camcorder to be more compact, for situations that require the smallest and lightest equipment. Handle Zoom Lever Handle Rec Button 2ch XLR Input 3.5-inch type LCD panel Picture Profile Function for Image Parameter Adjustment This feature allows adjustment of parameters that define image characteristics such as gamma curve, black level, and color level. Moreover, calibration of multiple cameras and tone control throughout entire recordings are possible. Picture Profile data and other recording settings can be stored on an SD card or a Memory Stick® media card. Compatible Accessories Attached to the Multi-Interface (MI) Shoe A Multi-Interface shoe is equipped on PXW-X70. This MI shoe is used to connect the XLR handle unit. When the handle is detached, it can be used as a multi purpose intelligent shoe. For instance, power and audio connections for a UWP-D11 or UWP-D12 wireless microphone receiver are made via this shoe, minimizing the need for extra batteries and additional cabling. Dual media slots,"Simul" or "Relay" recording, and independent recording control Two media slots allow either simultaneous recording to two memory cards in the "Simul" mode, or "Relay" recording in which recording automatically switches to the second memory card when the first is full.The user can set up the two Start/Stop buttons on the PXW-X70, one on the XLR handle unit and one on the camcorder body, to independently start and stop recording on different memory cards while recording in Simul mode.