Sony PMW-400K 2/3" XDCAM EX HD Shoulder-Mount Camcorder with 16x Zoom Lens & 50 Pin Interface Adapter, 3.5" Color LCD Display, MPEG2 HD422 at 50Mbps

Sony PMW-400K 2/3" XDCAM EX HD Shoulder-Mount Camcorder with 16x Zoom Lens
Packed with cutting edge technology imaging technology and breath of input/output options and formats, the Sony PMW-400 is a shoulder mounted camcorder that is at home both in-studio and out in the field. The Sony PMW-400 is equipped with three 2/3-inch type EXMOR full-HD CMOS sensors that provide the camera with greater resolution, dynamic range and color reproduction. Plus the 2/3-inch sensors give images a shallower depth of field that will surely allow for greater creative control.

The PMW-400KCE package comes with Sony's CBK-CE01 50 Pin Interface and Digital Extender already installed. This adapter allows you to access the 2x digital extender that blows up the image 2x with minimal loss in quality. The adapter also allows you to connect the optional CA-FB70 Optical fiber adaptor or the CA-TX70 Digital Triax adaptor for studio operation.

Key Features

• 3-chip 2/3-inch type EXMOR Full HD CMOS Sensor
• 1920x1080 effective picture elements
• This bundle includes the optional Sony CBK-CE01 50-pin Interface and Digital Extender pre-installed.
• Two 3-pin XLR microphone inputs
• One 5-pin XLR audio out
• 16x optical zoom lens with focal range of 31.5mm to 503mm (35mm equivalent)
• Iris control range f/1.9 to f/16
• Low power consumption rating of 23W with LCD, Viewfinder, lens, and microphone
• XVAC ready

The Sony PMW-400 is built to meet the needs of ENG video professionals by offering a lightweight, lower power rig that delivers full HD resolution for news broadcasts while offering the future-proofing offered by the XVAC codec and XQD memory standard. If you getting the news fast and fast turnaround of media assets is what you need, consider the Sony PMW-400. Beyond its monster sensor technology, the Sony PMW-400KCE supports all SD/HD420 and SD/HD422 codecs in various memory cards including SxS memory and future-proof XQD. The Sony PMW-400 series also supports future standard, XAVC Intra-frame 10-bit HD/422 and XAVC Long GOP 10-bit HD/422 for low bit-rate capture.

From the Manufacturer

The Sony PMW-400K 2/3" XDCAM Ex HD Shoulder-Mount Camcorder with 16x Zoom Lens & 50 Pin Interface Adapter is a 2/3", shoulder-mounted, interchangeable lens camcorder in the XDCAM Ex line. It features three 2/3" type Exmor CMOS imaging sensors with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. The camera records HD and SD in both NTSC and PAL compatible frame rates. The camera records 1080i at 59.94/50 and 1080p at 29.97/25/23.98, as well as 720p in 59.94/50/25/23.98 and SD at 576i/p and 480i/p as well as additional HD frame sizes. The PMW-400 features a high quality 4:2:2 recording at 50 MB/s in 1920 x 1080 and 1280 x 720 and other data recording settings. The camera records to Sony's SXS media cards, these cards use the ExpressCard/34 interface providing a fast transfer into a computer equipped with an ExpressCard slot. The camera also records to optional, lower cost media cards using available adapters, although Sony recommends using these in an emergency only.

It also features a host of camera functions and settings including; a memory buffer that allows you to record up to 15 seconds of audio and picture before you press the record button, selectable gamma curves, Slow and Quick Motion (variable recording frame rates), time-lapse, stop-motion and slow shutter mode. The camcorder features a removable 3.5" Color LCD Viewfinder that you can view as a standard viewfinder, or remove the eyepiece and use as an LCD screen.

The PMW-400K features a 16x zoom lens that attaches to the camera using the Sony bayonet mount. The Lens has a zoom range of 8 to 128mm and is a fully Auto/Manual switchable lens with a manual/servo zoom. The PMW-400 features timecode in and out and genlock for multiple camera shoots. The PMW-400KCE package comes with Sony's CBK-CE01 50 Pin Interface and Digital Extender already installed. This adapter allows you to access the 2x digital extender that blows up the image 2x with minimal loss in quality. The adapter also allows you to connect the optional CA-FB70 Optical fiber adaptor or the CA-TX70 Digital Triax adaptor for studio operation.

High sensitivity Full HD sensors
It provides high quality Full HD imaging with three 2/3-inch type Exmor CMOS sensors offering better resolution, dynamic range and color reproduction. The camcorder offers sensitivity of F12 at 59.94Hz and F13 at 50Hz.

Supports all SD / HD 420 or SD / HD 422 on several types of memory cards
It allows you to record all SD / HD 420 XDCAM Ex codecs using .MP4 and .AVI. files on SXS memory cards, MemoryStick, SD card or XQD card (FAT32 formatted)..MXF broadcast files can be recorded on SXS and XQD cards (UDF formatted)

XAVC ready
The PMW-400 series is future-proofed to support XAVC 10-bit HD422 recordings, including XAVC Intra frame 10-bit HD422 100Mbps and XAVC Long GOP 10-bit HD422 (low bit rate).

Three Dimensional Noise reduction
The camcorder has a signal to noise ratio of 60dB (typical) with 3DNR noise reduction processing.

Hardware and software flash band correction
The camcorder has a standard internal hardware flash band reducer for news operations.

Wide gain selection
The camcorder's gain selection ranges from -3dB up to +42dB maximum gain.

Wi-Fi remote
Lens, camera and media Wi-Fi Remote or XMPilot live logging from a tablet or smartphone is achievable with the CBK-WA01 optional Wi-Fi antenna. The CBK-WA100 3G/LTE optional transmitter will allow recorded files FTP push to a the cloud or user server.

High resolution 960 x 540 color viewfinder
camcorder is supplied with a high resolution color LCD viewfinder (similar to CBK-VF01 modular viewfinder) providing up to quarter full HD 960 x 540 pixels.

Interfaces include SD / HD-SDI and i.Link
The camcorder features 2x SD/HD-SDI outputs, as well as HDMI out, TC in/out and Gen-lock input. It also has i.LINK (DV) input and record.

Digital triax and fibre control
CBK-CE01 50-pin interface converts the shoulder camcorder to a system camera, with compatibility with CA-TX70 digital triax and CA-FB70 fibre adapters.

Supplied with 2/3-inch 16x zoom lens
With a 2/3-inch lens mount, the PMW-400K is supplied with a 16x high definition auto-focus optical zoom lens.

Low power consumption
The lightweight PMW-400K has a low power consumption of 23W with LCD, viewfinder, lens and microphone.

3.5-inch QHD Color LCD Viewfinder
With a large, easy-to-read 3.5-inch3 QHD color LCD viewfinder as a standard accessory, the PMW-400 offers outstanding resolution of 960 x 540 pixels, strongly supporting critical focus control during HD shooting. The viewfinder cover can be flipped up to enhance visibility when the camera is set on a tripod. 3 Viewable area measured diagonally.