Sony pdw-f30 User Manual

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Features

  

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Analog audio: This enables output of 2 channels (1/2 or 3/

4) of analog audio.

Thumbnail searches
An independent clip file is generated whenever recording 
starts and stops. The first frame of each clip is used as the 
thumbnail for that clip.
You can display a list of thumbnails on the color LCD or 
an external monitor, and cue up a desired scene by 
selecting the corresponding thumbnail.

Essence mark searches
You can record essence marks at any scene during video 
recording, or at the recording stop position. You can 
display a list of essence mark scenes on the color LCD or 
an external monitor. Essence marks can also be added after 
recording with the supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing 
Software.

Thumbnail expansion
After selecting a clip in the thumbnail list, you can divide 
the clip into 12 parts and show a list of thumbnails for the 
first frame in each part. This makes it easy to find the scene 
you want within the clip. This expansion can be repeated 
up to 3 times (1728 divisions).

Scene selection
You can create and play back clip lists of selected clips 
from the disc, arranged in any order. One disc can store up 
to 99 clip lists. Clip lists make it simple to perform offline 
editing in the field for later use with full-scale nonlinear 
editing systems.

Repeat playback
You can repeatedly play back any clip or clip list. Unlike 
tape, discs can return to the first frame as soon as the last 
frame is played, making this function ideal for 
presentations with a need for looping content.

Computer access to files (file access mode)
Video and audio clip data are recorded as files. The FAM 
function enables quick random access by computers to the 
video, audio, and metadata

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 files stored on Professional 

Discs, with the ability to display thumbnail lists on the 
computer screen and perform file-based reads and writes.

1) XDCAM allows you to record various kinds of information about the 

video and audio data, such as the date of shooting, the editor, the recording 
format, and comments. This data can be used in the following ways.
• The supplied PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software can add titles, 

comments, and other text data to discs and clips.

• The ability to search metadata for the required audio and video scenes 

brings greater efficiency to various stages of the video production 
process (editing, archiving).

High-speed searches by the jog and shuttle dials
Like conventional VTRs, this unit features jog and shuttle 
dials for searching for specific scenes within clips. The 
jog/variable mode supports –1 to +2 times normal speed 
searching in field units. The shuttle mode enables high-
speed searching at up to ±20 times normal speed.

Variety of remote control units
• Infrared remote commander (supplied)
• RS-232C 9-pin remote control
• RS-422A 9-pin remote control

Color LCD display
The unit is equipped with a 16:9, 3.5-inch color LCD 
which allows you to check the contents of the disc and use 
the menu system without connecting an external monitor.

The following option boards provide expanded functions 
and interfaces for the unit.

Contact your Sony dealer for more information about 
purchasing and installing option boards.

Installation of this board provides a gigabit Ethernet 
connector, which can be used to transfer disc files over 
LAN networks and to record MXF (Material eXchange 
Format) files from external devices to discs.
It also allows this unit to be controlled remotely by FTP 
commands.

Analog video 
(composite)

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Video

BNC connector, 
phono jack

i.LINK (AV/C)

–

Video / audio (4 
channels)

i.LINK 6-pin

i.LINK (TS)

PDBK-102 (option board)

Analog video 
(component)

–

RGB/YPbPr/HD/VD

D-sub 15-pin

Analog audio

–

Audio (2 channels)

XLR connector ×2, 
phono jack ×2