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The Sony HVR-Z1U professional camcorder shoots brilliant high definition 1080i pictures with jaw-dropping detail, color and clarity, and comes equipped with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T 12x zoom lens - the same glass and coatings as in Zeiss prime lenses.
The rapid transition to HD programming in broadcasting and postproduction has introduced a tremendous demand for an entry-level path into the HD world. Sony's response to this demand is the HVR-Z1U Digital HD Video Camera Recorder a compact and cost-effective HD camcorder that builds on the market-acclaimed DVCAMTM recorders.
The HVR-Z1U camcorder adopts the all-new, 1/4-inch HD format the HDV 1080i specification of the HDVTM format. Combined with three high-resolution 1/3-inch type mega pixel CCDs, the HVR-Z1U captures and plays back 1080i HD signals, while maintaining the DVCAM/DV recording and playback capabilities provided on current Sony DVCAM models. What's more, the HVR-Z1U offers a down-conversion capability of its 1080i recordings.
These features allow the HVR-Z1U to be active immediately in current SD systems, while also providing a step-by-step migration to the HD world operators can continue to acquire in DVCAM or DV formats, and switch to the HDV format as needed, or acquire in HDV 1080i from the start and use the down-conversion capability as required.
In addition to a unique camcorder body design and with its multitude of camera features, the HVR-Z1U offers maximum operability in the field, as well as opening up a new range of opportunities for creative shooting. Combining these features with the HD picture quality that HDV format provides, the HVR-Z1U becomes an exciting acquisition tool for a variety of applications today and tomorrow from video journalism, wedding and event videography, corporate and training productions, and digital movie-making, up to broadcast news gathering.
Offered at a price tag comparable to Sony DVCAM camcorders, the HVR-Z1U paves the way into cost-effective but uncompromised HD program production.
Lens
Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* zoom lens, 12x (optical)
, f = 4. 5 to 54 mm, f = 32.5 to 390 mm* at 16:9 mode,
f = 40 to 480 mm* at 4:3 mode, F = 1.6 to 2.8, filter diameter: 72 mm
Built-in filter
1/6 ND, 1/32 ND
Focus
Auto, manual (focus ring/infinity position), one push auto
Imaging device
3-chip 1/3-inch type CCDs
Picture elements
Approx. 1,070,000 pixels (effective), approx. 1,120,000 pixels (total)
White balance
Auto, one-push auto, indoor (3200 K), outdoor (5800 K ñ7 steps)
Shutter speed
60i/NTSC mode: 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/90, 1/100, 1/125, 1/180, 1/250, 1/350, 1/500, 1/725, 1/1000, 1/1500, 1/2000, 1/3000, 1/4000, 1/6000, 1/10000 sec
50i/PAL mode: 1/3, 1/6, 1/12, 1/25, 1/50, 1/60, 1/100, 1/120, 1/150, 1/215, 1/300, 1/425, 1/600, 1/1000, 1/1250, 1/1750, 1/2500, 1/3500, 1/6000, 1/10000 sec
Exposure
Auto, manual
Gain
0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 dB (adjustable for H, M and L gain positions)
Minimum illumination
3 lx with F1.6 at 18 dB
Recording format
1080/60i, 1080/50i, 480/60i (NTSC), 576/50i (PAL)
Play out/Down conversion format
1080/60i, 1080/50i, 480/60i (NTSC), 576/50i (PAL), 480/60p, 576/50p
Tape speed
HDV/DV SP: Max. 18.812 mm/s with PHDVM-63DM cassette
DVCAM: Max. 28.218 mm/s with PHDVM-63DM cassette
Playback/Recording time
HDV/DV SP: Max. 63 min with PHDVM-63DM cassette
DVCAM: Max. 41 min with PHDVM-63DM cassette
Fast forward/Rewind time
Approx. 2 min 40 sec with PHDVM-63DM cassette
Audio/Video input/output
AUDIO/VIDEO jack x1 Video signal: 1 Vp-p, 75 oHm unbalanced, sync negative Audio signal: 327 mV (at load impedance 47 koHm, input impedance more than 47 koHm,output impedance less than 2.2 koHm
S-video input/output
Mini-DIN 4-pin x 1
Y: 1 Vp-p, 75 oHm unbalanced, sync negative
C: 0.286 Vp-p (NTSC), 0.3 Vp-p (PAL), 75 oHm unbalanced
Component video output
COMPONENT OUTPUT jack
Y: 1 Vp-p (0.3 V, sync negative)
Pr/Pb (Cr/Cb): 525 mVp-p (75% color bar), input impedance 75 oHm
i.LINK Interface
4-pin
XLR audio input
XLR 3-pin female x 2, 327 mV, -60 dBu: 3 kë, +40 dBu: 10.8 kë, power supply: approx. 40 V
Headphone
Stereo minijack (dia3.5 mm)
LANC
Stereo mini-minijack (dia2.5 mm)
LCD viewfinder
0.44-inch type, approx. 252,000 pixels (1120 x 225), hybrid type
LCD monitor
3.5-inch (viewable area, measured diagonally), approx. 250,000 pixels (1120 x 224), hybrid type
Microphone
Stereo type, noise reduction on/off
Weight
Approx. 4 lb 10 oz (2.1 kg) (camcorder only)
Power requirements
DC 7.2 V (battery pack)
Power consumption
HDV: Approx. 8.0 W (recording mode with LCD viewfinder on)
DVCAM/DV: Approx. 7.6 W (recording mode with LCD viewfinder on)
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