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Sony F23 News Release Summary:
PARK RIDGE, N.J., Dec. 13, 2006 – Sony Electronics today
introduced the F23 camera, which will support 4:4:4 1920 by 1080
RGB imaging.
The system will join the HDC-F950 camera at the high-end of the
company’s CineAlta™ line of acquisition products for digital
television and motion picture content creation. It uses three
2.2 megabit 2/3-inch type progressive CCD imagers and a 14-bit
A/D converter. The system will support 1080/23.98P, 24P, 25P,
29.97P, 50P, 59.94P, 50i and 59.94i formats.
“With this new system, content creators and program producers
will have one more extremely versatile high-end production tool
in their arsenal,” said Rob Willox, Sony’s director of marketing
for professional content creation products. “Developed for
cinematographers, this system will offer the technical and
mechanical flexibility they need, as well as a compact and
rugged design to withstand the challenging conditions often
encountered on location.”
The new system will share the HDC-F950 camera’s 1920 by 1080 RGB
4:4:4 design, but also incorporate several new features, the
direct result of feedback from production professionals.
The SRW-1 digital 4:4:4 recorder will dock directly to the top
or to the tail of the new system. This eliminates the need for
cumbersome cable handling between the camera and recorder. When
more mobility is required, the recorder can also be tethered
using a “dual-link” cable connection so the camera is as small
and light as possible.
In order to be “film user-friendly,” the camera body will be
compatible with a variety of film camera accessories, including
bridge plates, matte boxes and follow focus units. These can be
attached to the unit without modification. For increased
durability and reliability, and to withstand the numerous lens
changes that often happen on location, the F23 system will use a
harder material for its lens mount (B4 type).
When used with Sony’s SRW-1 VTR, the new camera system can
capture and record variable speed images from 1P to 60P (1P to
30 FPS at 4:4:4 and 1P to 60 FPS at 4:2:2) at the full HD
resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels. This allows for quick- or
slow-motion functionality, also known as “undercranking” or “overcranking,”
to produce special motion effects commonly used in high-end
production.
These variable speed images can be played back by the SRW series
of VTRs immediately after shooting.
The system’s control surface layout, indicators and menu system
were designed to give film camera users a familiar and intuitive
user interface.
Users can operate the system with the supplied “Assistant Panel”
remote controller. This device connects to the camera with a
single cable and allows users to remotely execute basic camera
and VTR operations, such as REC/STOP, changing frame rates and
shutter angle.
The CVP File Editor, which is the Windows® PC running gamma
creation software, is also supported.
The F23 system is expected to be available late this spring.
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