(B): 16:9 mode
(A): 4:3 mode
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Compact and Lightweight
By adopting high-density circuit boards and a smaller recording head drum,
the DSR-500WS is remarkably small. It weighs only 6.3 kg (13.9 lb 14.2 oz)
including a lens, viewfinder, tape, lithium-ion battery and microphone.
Compact and Lightweight BP-L40 Lithium-ion Battery
The Sony BP-L40 is a compact Lithium-ion battery for professional use, which
is designed to match the body height of the DSR-500WS. It has a high charge
capability in a small and light package, providing continuous camcorder
operation for up to approximately 70
minutes.
Since Lithium-ion batteries do not suffer
from a “memory effect”, they do not have to
be fully discharged to recharge to their full
power capacity.
Notes: The Sony BP-L60A/L90A can also be
used with the DSR-500WS.
The Sony NP-1B and the BP-90A
NiCd Batteries can also be attached
to the DSR-500WS using the Sony
DC-L1 and DC-L90 respectively.
Anton Bauer batteries can be used
with an adapter.
Widescreen Switchable Camcorder
By incorporating 16:9 wide aspect CCD, the DSR-500WS
can offer a superb widescreen picture quality,
and conventional 4:3 aspect picture with
aspect switching capability.
Compact and Lightweight Camcorder
The DSR-500WS is remarkably compact and lightweight for
professional use.
Power HAD WS CCD
The DSR-500WS is equipped with
three 2/3-inch Power HAD WS IT
CCDs with a high packing density
of 520,000 pixels (total)/ 480,000
pixels (effective). Since the CCD is
originally designed for the 16:9
aspect ratio, with a capability to be
switched to 4:3, high quality images can be obtained in the 16:9 mode
with virtually no image loss. High sensitivity of F11 (at 2000 lx, 3200K),
remarkable signal to noise ratio of 63 dB, high resolution of 700 TV lines
and a low vertical smear level of -120 dB are achieved.
Notes: The 700 lines of horizontal resolution at 16:9 aspect ratio are actually
equivalent to 930 lines, which are converted by 4:3 aspect ratio camera
measurement.
16:9 and 4:3 Switchable
Thanks to the adoption of the new wide aspect CCDs and digital signal
processing, the DSR-500WS can operate in both 16:9 widescreen and
conventional 4:3 mode without any conversion equipment. Furthermore, at the
16:9 mode, both the 16:9 and the 4:3 safety zone shooting are possible on this
viewfinder.
16:9 ID Pulse
When shooting 16:9 images, the DSR-500WS automatically adds a wide aspect
ID pulse signal, which indicates that the picture is shot in 16:9 aspect ratio,
through the video output signal. The information of 16:9 is also recorded onto
the Video Auxiliary (VAUX) area in the DVCAM tape, together with video signals.
DXF-701WS
The DXF-701WS is
a high resolution,
1.5-inch black and white
viewfinder with a 16:9
aspect capability. With the
DXF-701WS, the viewfinder
scanning aspect ratio is automatically
changed according to the camera aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9),
as shown in (A) and (B).
