Professional Cameras

Among the extra’s coming in this package. Shotgun microphone for hvrz1u $395.00 retail on amazon. Pelican 1600 hard case $221.95 retail on amazon.

5 sony dvm63hd high-def tapes - $40 retail on amazon. Sony recommends the use of digitalmaster dvm-63dm tape, with its. Dual layer of magnetic material, which delivers higher rf output, lower. Noise, 95% fewer errors and 60% fewer dropouts compared to regular dv.

That’s over $650 just in extra’s! This professional camera is up for sale because i was hired to work on a project, given great equipment such as this, and the project finished up in short order. As you can tell from the pictures, there are extremely low hours on this camera! It’s in great shape, comes with everything you need plus way more and is ready to go! Batteries: bp-970clr (large battery) and np-f570 (slim battery). High-definition video camera records in 1080i, 720p, and. 720i specification with analog down-converting.

3ccd camera system; records to conventional dv tape stock. Powered by np-f570 infolithium rechargeable battery pack. The hdv 1080i specification features 1080.

Effective interlaced scanning lines and 1,440 horizontal pixels. Interlaced pictures, which have been common to tv broadcasts from ginning, alternately display odd and even numbered lines between each. The hvr-z1u can also record at the hdv 720p. Specification, which features 720 effective progressive scanning lines. Progressive scanning fills both odd and.

Keep an eye on audio. Levels on the lcd monitor. The hvr-z1u adopts the mpeg-2 compression format, which uses 8-bit digital component recording with a sampling rate of. The camera uses mpeg-1 audio layer ii audio compression format, allowing for two-channel recording with a sampling frequency of 48. It features a built-in stereo microphone, as well as two xlr.

Audio input connectors for use with professional-grade microphones or. Each input level for ch1 and ch2 can be. Independently adjusted using two audio level dials on the camera body. And viewed with an audio level meter on the lcd monitor.

Originally, camcorders used one ccd–the imaging. Device that turns light into electronic information–and let the image. Processing unit decipher the color information from the data. Day’s broadcast video cameras, however, the hvr-z1u uses a prism to. Divide incoming light into three beams and uses specially tuned 1/3-inch.

Ccds to create red, blue, and green composite images, which are. Assembled into a final image. The result is a more film-like vibrancy.

And more accurate color representation. Vario-sonnar t 12x zoom lens. The hvr-z1u is equipped with a. Carl zeiss vario-sonnar t high definition lens with a 12x zoom. It has the same optical coating as is used on all of the carl. Zeiss prime lenses, which produces sharp, high-contrast images with. This lens is designed with a wide. Viewing angle, and a 35-mm equivalent focal length ranging from 32.5 390 mm in 16:9 mode, and from 40 mm to 480 mm in 4:3 mode.

Order to facilitate zoom control and recording operation during. Low-angle shooting, an additional zoom lever and a rec start/stop button.

Have been added to the carrying handle. There’s also a motorized zoom. Ring, equipped with stops and barrel marking, located on the lens body. Turning this zoom ring allows for fine adjustments in zoom position. Furthermore, the supplied wireless remote commander unit used for external control.


You confirm your manual focus. Large, 16:9 widescreen color viewfinder and lcd monitor. View your subject through the built-in viewfinder, the swing-out lcd. The hvr-z1u features a 0.44-inch type color lcd.

Viewfinder and a 3.5-inch color lcd monitor, both in a 16:9 aspect. You’ll save battery time by using just one, but you may want to. Use one for adjusting focus and the other for monitoring audio levels.

When eschewing auto focus for the fine-tuning manual focus, you can. Double the magnification at the center of the screen, making it confirm focus settings during manual focusing. “peaking” function can provide sharp outlines on the monitor to help. Sony’s optical super steadyshot system helps remove the slight hand. Jitter and vibration that is often the bane of video production.

Inside the camera detect horizontal and vertical movements and the. Camera can counteract those movements by adjusting the lens mechanism on. This is superior to digital anti-shake systems that counteract. Image shake by trimming off edges of the frame.

The hvr-z1u has features that can make your. Videos look more like they were shot on film. Operators to quickly setup and load a gamma curve with similar contrast. Characteristics to a film gamma curve. Movement to be reproduced at 24 frames per second–the speed of film–as. Opposed to video’s 30 frames per second standard. Function can retain up to two desired colors of monitored pictures in. The screen by designating color hue, saturation and range, while making. The other colors black and white.
The color revision function can change. The hue of only the colors designated by color extraction, while. Retaining the hue of the other colors, thus making it possible to change.

The color of something you’ve already shot. The hvr-z1u is compatible with conventional dv tape stock, but sony recommends the use of digitalmaster phdvm-63dm tape. Assign buttons — get quick access to a variety of settings. ·time code preset — fill in any. ·shot transition — creates smooth automatic tween scenes. Check — displays camera setting menus for audio, output signal, assign. Button and exposure lever functions and hours meter on the lcd monitor. ·zebra — displays a striped. Pattern in the lcd monitor and viewfinder across highlight areas, helping manual exposure settings. ·quick rec — shortens the record interval. Menu — allows operators to customize the setting menu. Change exposure settings during the ae mode via an iris dial. ·hyper gain — automatically boost the. Gain level up to approximately +36 db. ·black stretch — allows more contrast seen in dark parts of the picture without affecting mid-tones. ·picture profile — easily call up.

Customized picture-quality settings to the camera to suit various.