SONY HVR-V1U "HDV"1080P24 HIGH DEF Camcorder

The Sony HVR-V1U HDV camcorder, the world's first 1080p24 HDV acquisition tool. The HVR-V1U camcorder, along with the optional companion HVR-DR60 HDV Hard Drive Recorder represents the latest addition to Sony's tremendously popular line of professional HDV products, & does NOT replace any of the existing camcorders.

The HVR-V1U camcorder provides affordable HD acquisition by offering true 1080p image capture in a small camcorder form factor. Three ClearVid CMOS Sensors, combined with Sony's 14-bit Enhanced Image Processor, create an exceptional camcorder capable of capturing images at 1080p24, 1080p30, & 1080 60i.

All video is processed at 1920x1080 at 60p in full 4:2: 2, for optimum picture quality. In the 1080 24p mode, the images are scanned at the full 1080 lines, & 2:3 pull down is added and recorded to the 60i HDV tape.

From SD to HD, & 24p to 60i, Sony's HVR-V1U & HVR-DR60 offer an extremely versatile, high-quality production package for video professionals. Combining affordable & reliable tape archiving with file-based, edit-friendly clip recording in the field, the HVR-V1U & HVR-DR60 come together to provide a truly practical solution for independent cinematographers, corporate producers, educational users, small-market broadcasters, & wedding videographers, to name just a few.

HVR-V1U Cinema Applications:
• 24p Capture
• Cinematone Gamma & Cinematone Color, with 3D-LUT (Lookup Table), to Match Film Stock
• 1/48 Shutter
• Focus Feet Display
• Shutter Degree Display
• Matte Box Attachment

Some of the Advatages of the Pro HVR-V1U:
Progressive Scan, with 24p & 30p Video Capture, Interval Recording, Color Bar Patterns with Tone, Camera Profile+MS Settings (vs. Cam only), Quick Record Function, 3 Smooth Slow Record modes (vs. One), 2 Exposure Type modes (vs. One), i.LINK External REC Control, Variable Outdoor White Balance, Hours Meter, Date Recording, Last Scene Review, Shot Transition Start Timer, Shot Transition Rec. Synchro, Cinematone Color,

2 Cinematone Gamma Settings (vs. One), HyperGain, Knee Point, Black Stretch/Compress, Selectable Setup Level, Digital Downconvert with Squeeze, Letterbox, & Edge Crop (vs. Squeeze/LB only), Simultaneous Use of EVF and LCD, Selectable Color & B/W EVF (vs. Color only), All Display Off Function, Focus Display in Ft. & Meters (vs. Meters only), Shutter Speed Display in Second & Degrees (vs. Second only).

Aspect Ratio (4:3/13:9/14:9/15:9) in EVF, Safety Zone Markers in EVF, All Scan Mode, Selectable Bar/Number Zoom Display (vs. Bar only), DVCAM REC/PLAY Capability, 8-Level Skin Tone Detail, Phantom MIC Power, LEFT/RIGHT Separate Audio REC Level Adjustment, XLR Manual GAIN, LEVEL & WIND settings.

Peaking Level Indicator, with User Selectable White/Red/Yellow, Selectable Auto/Manual Expanded Focus Off Mode, Separate AUDIO AGC Selection, Audio Limiter, Audio Lock Mode, TC Link, Timecode Reset Function.