To be exhibited at the Sony South Africa stand at Mediatech Africa is the recently launched Sony PMW-F55 camera, simply known as the F55. Says Sony South Africa’s Jess Goedhals: “This camera has taken the local industry by storm. Sony designed a new type of 4K Super 35mm sensor with a 4096 x 2160 resolution (11.6M total pixels), which gives the camera an incredibly wide (14 stops) exposure latitude, high sensitivity and low noise.
“The F55 uses the same colour filters developed in the F65 with its ultra wide colour gamut, creating pictures with true colour reproduction, while the inclusion of the new global shutter also eliminates shutter skew and flash band.’ Goedhals notes that the camera has been designed as modular system so that the camera body, the dockable AXS-R5 RAW recorder and the new BP-FL75 batteries create an elegant solution that eliminates cabling. The 4K RAW recoding system can then be used for master recoding while the on board SxS recorder can simultaneously create dailies in HD. In addition 4K recording can be made without the R5 by using the newly developed XAVC codec recording onto SxS Pro+ cards.
For high frame rate the F55 and AXS-R5 can record 4K up to 60P with 2K up to 240 fps.
According to Goedhals, Sony has re-defined professional monitor technology with the update of the new 25′ PVM-2541A and 17′ PVM-1741A OLED monitors designed for professional video production.
Each model in the PVM series offers full 1920×1080 HD resolution with 10-bit signal processing. Both models support multiple colour standards, and include an easy set up procedure, assuring stability and colour and tone matching. They also feature a new control system similar to Sony’s PVM-741 OLED field monitor, with seven “F’ key operations and a new menu navigation system.
Both monitors have also achieved notable local success as picture reference monitors when shooting on location for commercials and feature films. Additional key features of the PVM series include: simple panel illumination control; built in 3G HD-SDI inputs; serial and parallel remote control; timecode display; embedded audio display; internal waveform monitor; and auto white balance and DC operation (on the PVM-1741A).
Also to be highlighted at Mediatech Africa is the PMW-150, a new camera using three 1/3-inch-type full-HD Exmor CMOS sensors to achieve unrivalled broadcast quality in a compact, handheld form factor. This camcorder achieves sensitivity of F10 and an S/N ratio of 54 dB and includes a powerful fixed lens with 20x zoom, independent focus and iris rings, which enable precise shooting in many circumstances.
It boasts a high-quality MPEG HD422 (50 Mbps) recording capability using SxS cards, which are widely accepted in broadcast stations and production houses.
The PMW-150 uses the same body configuration found on the very successful PMW-200 and this includes the HD/SD-SDI, HDMI, and i.LINK connectivity. An SDI connector allows the camcorder to interface with other professional products, and supports down-conversion from HD to SD signals. The PMW-150 can also be connected via HDMI to residential HD displays to perform monitoring. The i.LINK connector can be used for HDV when SP 1440 (FAT) mode is selected, and for DV when DVCAM (FAT) mode is selected.
Sony South Africa – Stand Number E23