Sony PMW-10MD Operating Instructions Manual page 14

changed to a maximum of 64-frame accumulation
period.
Selectable gamma curves
The PMW-10MD provides various types of
gamma curves prepared depending on scenes.
Convenient functions and intuitive
operation
Still image recording
You can record still images to SxS memory cards.
Downconvert function
You can downconvert HD signals for output,
enabling integration with SD systems.
DVI-D interface
The unit is equipped with an interface for the
1080i and 1080P signal formats.
RS-232C interface
The unit is equipped with an RS-232C interface,
allowing it to be controlled from a computer.
For details, contact your Sony dealer or your Sony
service representative.
Intuitive operations on front panel
The BRIGHTNESS, RED, and BLUE knobs on
the front panel provide an intuitive way to adjust
the picture. When rotated to the right, they
increase their respective values (giving a brighter
picture or stronger colors), and when rotated to
the left they decrease their values (giving a darker
picture or weaker colors).
A New Generation HD Recording System
New nonlinear recording media
Using SxS memory cards, the PMW-10MD
offers nonlinear capabilities such as instant
random access and file-based operation.
HD recording using the "MPEG-2 Long GOP"
codec
The PMW-10MD records 1920 × 1080 HD
images using "MPEG-2 Long GOP" codec
compression. This mature "MPEG-2 Long GOP"
codec, which is also adopted in the XDCAM
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HD and HDV 1080i series of products, enables
you to record stunning-quality HD video and
audio with long recording time by efficiently
compressing the data.
Selectable bit rates
The PMW-10MD offers a choice of bit rates:
either 35 Mbps (HQ mode) or 25 Mbps (SP
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mode), depending on the desired picture quality
and recording time.
Long recording time
By utilizing an efficient compression format, the
PMW-10MD records high-quality HD images for
long recording time of approx. 100 minutes in HQ
mode (35 Mbps VBR) or approx. 140 minutes in
SP mode (25 Mbps CBR) on a single 32-GB SxS
memory card. Equipped with two SxS memory
card slots, the PMW-10MD makes transition
seamless without any frame loss, when recording
is done across two cards.
High-quality uncompressed audio recording
In addition to HD video recording, the PMW-
10MD can record and play back high-quality,
two-channel 16-bit, 48-kHz linear PCM
uncompressed audio.
IT friendly
The file-based recording in MP4 format allows
material to be handled with great flexibility in an
IT-based environment, easily available for
copying, transferring, sharing, and archiving.
For immediate recording start
In recording on flash memory cards, the PMW-
10MD makes each new recording on an empty
area of the card. This is extremely convenient, as
the camera operator need not worry about
accidentally recording over good takes or search
through footage for the correct position to start
the next recording.
1)
Sony, XDCAM, XDCAM EX, SxS, and Exmor are
trademarks of Sony Corporation.
2)
HDV is a trademark of Sony Corporation and Victor
Company of Japan, Limited.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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