The PXW-Z300 showcases advanced Sony digital imaging technologies, including three 1/2-type 4K Exmor R® CMOS image sensors with the power-packed BIONZ XR™ image processing engine, and the AI Processing Unit that enhances high-performance shooting at 4K60p with Subject Recognition AF.
Professional operability
You’re in control with pro-friendly functions like three independent rings for adjusting focus, zoom and iris, plus the Flexible LCD Arm that supports any shooting style. Smooth, intuitive operability is further enhanced by the Side V-Mount for quick and easy attachment of accessories.
Agile news and production workflows
Maximise the credibility, efficiency and immediacy of your content. Transfer files or stream video via cloud services and on-premise servers, enabling fast distribution to OTT/OTA platforms.
BIONZ XR™ image processing engine
Working in real time, the latest generation BIONZ XR™ image processing engine realises the full performance of the three 1/2-type 4K Exmor R® CMOS image sensors. Full-pixel readout enables extremely high quality 4K60p video images, faithfully capturing the subtlest details and textures in the scene.
Advanced AI Processing Unit for AF
The dedicated AI Processing Unit enables accurate recognition of human subjects based on their anatomical structure, posture and other information. It can recognise subjects even when they’re facing away from the camera, or when their face is not visible such as when wearing a mask. It can even reliably recognise people that appear small due to their distance from the camera, and in situations where their face is angled to the camera, in shade or backlit. Moreover, the PXW-Z300 can automatically adjust composition to keep human subjects in the centre of the frame. An evolved ATW (Auto Tracing White Balance) function helps ensure natural looking white balance.
Three 1/2-type back-illuminated 4K Exmor R® CMOS image sensors
Designed for news and production, the three 1/2-type Exmor R® CMOS image sensors capture exceptionally detailed, lifelike images with a deep depth of field and a resolution of 3840 x 2160 (H x V) effective pixels. A high sensitivity of F12* is complemented by exceptional colour reproduction and wide dynamic range with very low noise for superb footage, whether you’re shooting in 4K or Full HD.
Intuitive fingertip operation
Three independent rings allow fingertip adjustment of focus, zoom and iris without taking your eyes off the scene. Rotation end stops help with intuitive operation by feel of ring position. The focus ring also slides forward or backward for immediate switching between autofocus and full manual focus.
17x optical zoom gives wide shooting range
Capture everything from wide angle interviews in tight spaces to detail-packed telephoto close-ups. The 17x optical zoom lens delivers a wide focal length range of 30.3-515 mm (35mm full-frame equivalent) with a constant maximum aperture of F1.9 throughout the zoom range. The digital extender* increases maximum magnification up to 4x in HD while maintaining close to original image quality.
*2x, 3x, or 4x magnification in HD . 1.5x only in 4K.