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Sony PMW-F3 - Super 35mm Digital Cinematography Camcorder

In the year 2000, Sony introduced the HDW-F900 CineAlta 24p HDCAM camcorder, the first-ever 1080/24p recording camcorder for feature films, TV dramas and cinematography production. It became the foundation for a decade of development of Super 35mm digital motion picture cameras such as the F35 and SRW-9000PL.

Now Sony introduces a new member of its CineAlta camcorder line-up: the affordable PMW-F3 Super 35mm camcorder. It inherits DNA from the F35, which has been used for years in high-end digital cinematography, as well as most of the features and file-based workflow capabilities of PMW-EX1R and EX3 XDCAM EX solid-state memory camcorders. The PMW-F3 is equipped with the newly developed Exmor Super 35 CMOS image sensor, PL lens mount adapter, and dual SxS card slots for 1920 x 1080 full-HD recording. Sony offers two affordable models of the PMW-F3: one is without a lens, the PMW-F3L; the other includes three PL lenses (35/50/85mm, T2.0), the PMW-F3K.

The PMW-F3 features future expandability, including software option (CBK-RGB01) that enables RGB 4:4:4 baseband signal output with S-LOG gamma for external recording which means it can be used in an HDCAM SR workflow. Another future offering is a 3D-LINK option (CBK-3DL01), which allows two camcorders to be controlled simultaneously for 3D stereoscopic shooting.

Sony believes that - for many content creators - the PMW-F3 breaks entry barriers to digital cinematography and opens up a new era of Super 35mm digital production. With an optional zoom lens scheduled to be introduced from Sony in the winter of 2011, this makes the F3 camera ideal for a variety of creative productions such as independent film-making, cinematography, music videos, documentaries; delivering mobility, flexibility, and cost efficiency.

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