The PMW-200 is the successor to Sony’s well respected PMW-EX1/R camcorder
which supports the 50Mbs MPEG HD422 codec and MXF recording. It is a good
companion to the PMW-500 XDCAM HD422 shoulder mount camera.
With its three ½-inch full HD Exmor CMOS sensor (1920×1280), the PMW-200 is
able to achieve high resolution (1000 TVI), high sensitivity (F11@2000 lx), low
noise (56dB) and wide dynamic range.
The PMW-200 can be used for both SD and HD applications. It can be set to record
50Mbps MPEG HD422 as MXF files in UDF formatted cards, just like the PMW-500
memory camcorder or the PDW-700/F800 optical disc-based camcorders.
For SD applications the user can make DVCAM recordings as either MXF files or
XDCAM EX compatible files.
Features of the PMW-200 include a 31.4-439mm zoom lens; independent focus,
zoom and iris rings; slow and quick motion; WiFi remote; picture profile; colour
peaking; and cache recording (up to 15 seconds).
