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In 2000, Sony set a groundbreaking milestone in the motion
picture industry by introducing the HDW-F900 camcorder,
which enabled high-definition digital images to be recorded
onto digital tape at 24 frames per second. This totally new
concept of 24P-based digital recording, together with the
enabling Sony products, was named “CineAlta”, and has
since been embraced by an ever-broadening spectrum of
producers, directors, and cinematographers all over the
world. The HDW-F900, the first CineAlta camcorder, has
served as an invaluable tool in movie and television program
creation, bringing a new, higher level of picture quality,
efficiency, and flexibility to the production process.
After the introduction of the HDW-F900 model, Sony has
been continuously enhancing the CineAlta line by attentively
listening to the customers’ much diverse requirements. One
of the most remarkable evolutions of the CineAlta line was
the introduction of the HDC-F950 RGB 4:4:4 cameras and
the HDCAM-SR format in addition to the HDW-F900 and its
companion HDCAM-format VTRs. This new system concept
was born of the requests of moviemakers working on
highly exacting special effects sequences and
producers creating elaborate commercials for
cinema and television presentation. With these CineAlta
products using the HDCAM
TM
and HDCAM-SR formats, Sony
offers an outstandingly comprehensive range of high-quality
gears, which allows customers to select most appropriate
equipment depending on their requirements for picture
quality, budgets, applications.
This highly respected HDW-F900 camcorder has now
evolved into the next-generation HDW-F900R, offering a
variety of further enhanced functionalities. The HDW-F900R
camcorder records images in accordance with the CIF
(Common Image Format) standard, which specifies a
sampling structure of 1920 x 1080 active pixels (horizontal x
vertical). Plus, as well as recording at 24P, the HDW-F900R
camcorder is switchable to record at 25P, 29.97P progressive
scan, and also at 50 or 59.94 Hz interlaced scan. The
camcorder also provides a comprehensive range of features
for creative shooting such as enhanced gamma features and
colorimetry controls. Plus, the design of the HDW-F900R is
highly compact and lightweight, giving
users higher levels of mobility and
comfort when shooting.
To further enhance
the creative and
operational
versatility of the
camcorder, a
wide range of
optional
accessories are
available. These
include a picture
cache board, a
2-3 Pull-down
and down
converter board,
and a
slow-shutter board.
In combination with
its renowned 24P capability and
attractive cost efficiency, all of these
great functionalities make the
HDW-F900R the perfect solution for
shooting television series,
documentaries, commercials, as well
as motion pictures.
New Creative Ways of Movie and TV Program Production
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