Sony 510P User Manual

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1-1 Features
Chapter
1
Overview
1-1 Features
The PDW-510/510P/530/530P is a camcorder for ENG 
1) 
and EFP
 2)
, in which a color video camera using 
2
/
3
-inch 
high-definition CCDs of a 16:9 aspect ratio and a 
Professional Disc drive are combined integrally. The 
camera’s CCDs have approximately 1,000,000 picture 
elements (pixels) (the number of effective pixels: 
approximately 500,000).
In addition to the well-established high image quality and 
resistance to vibration, dust, and moisture of the Betacam 
SP/SX camcorders, this unit adds a range of new 
functionality exploiting the capabilities of optical discs.
1) ENG: Electronic News Gathering
2) EFP: Electronic Field Production
1-1-1 Principal Differences Between 
the PDW-510/510P and PDW-
530/530P
There are the following differences between the PDW-
510/510P and PDW-530/530P in the specifications of 
recording format, internal optical filters, and so on.
PDW-510/510P recording format and internal optical 
filters
PDW-530/530P recording format and internal optical 
filters
Recording 
format
DVCAM 
compatible 
recording
Video
25 Mbps
DVCAM 
1)
 format
Audio
16 bits, 48 kHz, 
4 channels
Recording 
time
85 minutes
Optical 
filters
Single integrated filter system for CC (color 
correction) and ND (neutral density)
Recording 
format
DVCAM 
compatible 
recording
Video
25 Mbps
DVCAM format
Audio
16 bits, 48 kHz, 
4 channels
Recording 
time
85 minutes
MPEG IMX 
compatible 
recording
Video
MPEG IMX 
2)
 format 
(4:2:2 high image 
quality video 
recording using 
MPEG2 intra 
frames)
Audio
16 bits or 24 bits
 3)
,
48 kHz sampling,
4 channels
Recording 
time
50 Mbps: 45 minutes
40 Mbps: 55 minutes
30 Mbps: 68 minutes