NEW KIT - SONY PMW-500 XDCAM EX CAMERA

Added to our fleet another Sony PMW-500 XDCAM EX camera. This is the first XDCAM EX solid state camcorder to meet the 50Mb/s data-rate that is required by some broadcasters for full HD programme content production. As such it has been BBC approved for News and Current Affairs and is the corporation's camcorder of choice for Journalism. It is in essence a PDW-700 camera head inside the chassis of a PMW-350L, delivering the benefits of a high quality CCD camera and solid state workflow.

The PMW-500 is Sony Professional’s first XDCAM HD422 Camcorder with solid state recording. It supports full-HD 422 50-Mbps MXF record and playback based on highly developed MPEG-2 Long GOP compression technology. Uniquely, it can also be switched to record in HD 420 35-Mbps MP4 format which makes for seamless integration when used alongside XDCAM EX models. It's 2/3-inch type three Power HAD FX CCD sensors deliver the same outstanding picture quality and low-light performance as the acclaimed PDW-700.