The SP mode supports 1440 x 1080 resolution at 25
Mb/s, which provides compatibility with HDV 1080i
products. Footage recorded in this SP mode can be
seamlessly integrated into HDV-compatible editing
systems by transferring the stream from the cam-
corder via the i.LINK™ (HDV™) interface.
The PMW-320 also supports 25Mb/s DVCAM recording
in either PAL or NTSC modes, again providing seam-
less integration into existing DVCAM workflows offer-
ing ultimate flexibility worldwide
New Nonlinear Recording Media, "SxS PRO" - For
Greater Efficiency, Operability, and Reliability
The XDCAM EX series adopts high-speed SxS PRO and
SxS-1 memory cards for its recording media, de-
veloped specifically for professional content creation
applications with a number of key features:
• Compatible with ExpressCard/34 interface slot
which is common on modern Windows PCs and
Macs
• Uses PCI Express interface and achieves an ex-
tremely high "read" speed of 800 Mb/s*
• Large storage capacity: SBP-16 (16 GB) and
SBP-32 (32 GB) memory cards are available.
• Can record up to 140 minutes of HD video and
audio (using one 32-GB memory card)
• Compact size: approx. 75 × 34 × 5 mm
(excluding the projecting parts) - half the size of
the older PC Card standard
• Low power consumption
• Highly reliable: can resist shocks (up to 1500 G)
and vibrations (up to 15 G)
• Affordability: SxS-1 media (introduced in late
2009) provides users with a lower cost alternative
to SxS PRO media that offers the same high per-
formance, but with an estimated 5-year life span
when recording at full capacity once per day.
Users can check the card life on their PMW-EX1R
and PMW-320 camcorders and even see an alarm
when the data rewriting limit is reached.
• SDHC and Memory Stick media can now be used
with MEAD Adaptors
*This data-transfer speed is a theoretical value.
Actual data-transfer speed depends on the file
type and the performance of the PC.
Long Recording Time
Utilising a mature and highly efficient compression
format together with high performance SxS memory
cards, the PMW-320 can record superb quality HD im-
ages for an exceptional 140 minutes* on a single
16GB SxS card. As the PMW-320 features two
memory card slots, this recording time is easily in-
creased to 280 minutes (with two 32GB cards) and
when recording across two cards, the transition is
seamless without any frame loss. This feature makes
the PMW-320 an ideal camcorder for a wide variety of
content production applications, including document-
ary and event shooting, that require a long recording
time.
*When recording in HQ (35 Mb/s) mode, recording
time may be more than the above specified figure de-
pending on the actual bit rate that is adopted during
VBR encoding.
Multiple-format Recording - 1080/720, PAL/NTSC
and Interlace/Progressive Switchable Operation
The PMW-320 camcorder offers a wide array of re-
cording formats for multiple content creation applica-
tions. Scanning mode is switchable between 1920 x
1080, 1280 x 720, and 1440 x 1080 resolutions.
Frame rate is also selectable from interlace and pro-
gressive - 59.94i, 50i, 29.97P, 25P, and native
23.98P*.
In addition, 59.94P and 50P progressive recording is
available in 1280 x 720 mode. In SD mode, both 50/
60i and 25P/30P modes are supported
*In 1440 x 1080/23.98P (SP) mode, images are
handled as 23.98P and recorded as 59.94i signals
through means of 2-3 pull-down
Four-channel Audio
The PMW-320 can record four channels of 16-bit,
48-kHz, linear PCM uncompressed audio. Each chan-
nel level can be controlled by an independent indi-
vidual level controller. (When an SxS memory card
with four-channel audio is replayed by the PMW-EX1,
PMW-EX1R, PMW-EX3, or PMW-EX30, only CH-1/2 or
CH-3/4 can be replayed.)
Wide Choice of Optional Microphones
Although the PMW-320 is equipped with a shotgun
microphone, three optional microphones – the
ECM-680S, ECM-678, and ECM-673 – are also avail-
able. As well as the supplied microphone, the
ECM-680S can operate in either Stereo or Monaural
(Uni-directional) mode. These modes can be selected
from the switch on the microphone or from the
PMW-320 itself.
The camcorder is also equipped with a slot to accom-
modate a DWR-S01D digital wireless microphone re-
ceiver, which provides two-channel audio with stable
and secure transmission. The WRR-855 Series micro-
phone receiver can also be used in this slot.
IT Friendly
With the XDCAM EX series, recordings are made as
data files in the "MP4" format, which is widely used in
a number of recent electronic portable devices and
has been standardized by ISO.
The file-based recording allows material to be handled
with great flexibility in an IT-based environment -
easily available for copying, transferring, sharing, and
archiving. All these operations are accomplished
PMW-320L
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