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The Journal of Art, Technique and Technology in Motion Picture Production Worldwide

Jon Fauer’s 

SONY PMW-F3

Special Report

Summary of Contents for PMW-F3

Page 1: ...www fdtimes com The Journal of Art Technique and Technology in Motion Picture Production Worldwide Jon Fauer s SONY PMW F3 Special Report ...

Page 2: ... Another big sign above the affordable prototype and its 2 Sony Cinealta PL camera siblings F35 and SRW 9000PL proclaimed It s a 35mm World Absolutely Sony s Alec Two months after IBC 2010 on a cold sleety November 8th Alec was back this time on the lofty 35th floor of Sony s New York Madison Avenue headquarters ready to introduce the new camera to the press and the world The evolution was complet...

Page 3: ...3 Sony PMW F3 Sony PMW F3 ...

Page 4: ...shallow which translates into lenses that may be non retrofocus think Leica M series rangefinder and best of all opens up a world of adaptors And as if to prove this point every PMW F3 camera ships with a Sony F3 to PL mount adaptor The PL mount has lens contacts in place for Cooke i Technology and ARRI LDS What does this all mean Alfred Piffl may have predicted correctly it s not just a PL mount ...

Page 5: ...5 29 97p 50 59 94i and in DVCAM mode 25 29 97PsF and 50 59 94i Under and overcranking is called S Q for slow and quick recording from 1 to 30 fps at 1920 x 1080 17 to 30 fps in dual link mode and 1 to 60 fps at 1280 x 720 17 to 60 fps in dual link mode Sony s column parallel A D converter mechanism makes 60 fps possible with less noise Who s going to shoot with Sony s F3 and how If you re a studen...

Page 6: ...et Memory A Memory B ATW Gain 3 0 3 6 9 12 18dB AGC Audio input XLR Type 3 pin female x2 LINE MIC MIC 48V selectable Composite output BNC x1 NTSC or PAL S Video output SDI output BNC x1 HD SDI SD SDI selectable HD SDI Dual Link Out BNCx2 4 2 2 1080 50 59 94P 10 bit output i LINK IEEE1394 S400 Connector Timecode in BNC x1 Timecode out BNC x1 Genlock in BNC x1 USB Mini Type B connector and standard ...

Page 7: ...ry shallow flange focal depth a huge array of lenses can be used with all kinds of adaptors Cooke i lens contacts at 12 o clock Every PMW F3 camera ships with a PL mount adaptor It has lens contacts in place for Cooke i Technology and ARRI LDS in the 12 and 3 o clock positions Lens in formation metadata T stop focal length aperture serial number can be supplied continuously in real time ZEISS ARRI...

Page 8: ...c range even when recording directly to SxS cards Nicholson s short included a good amount of nighttime exteriors all shot with available light and the camera set to 18db gain which was one of the features that impressed him most Nicholson said It s like glass This is one of the best signal to noise ratios on any digital camera I ve ever seen We cranked it up as high as the camera would go and cou...

Page 9: ...9 Sony PMW F3 ...

Page 10: ...heunitcanhandle Single Link 4 2 2 two HD SDI outputs for 4 2 2 1080 60p 3G and Dual Link RGB at 440Mbps all of which the PMW F3 can output to the SR R1 In addition the SR Memory format has the capability of simultaneous dual stream recording which opens up the possibility of 3D stereo shooting from two cameras left eye right eye up to 30p onto one recorder and one Memory Card This is the same core...

Page 11: ...oting from two cameras left eye right eye up to 30p onto one recorder and one Memory Card SR R1 Memory Recorder F3 3D Two F3 cameras can currently sync together for 3D shooting using Genlock 3D Link is a future option that will connect two F3 cameras in sync for stereo shooting When connected both cameras will be managed by one remote control ...

Page 12: ...For further details about the Sony PMWF3 www sony com PMWF3 To see shorts shot with Sony PMWF3 www sony com videON 2011 Film and Digital Times www fdtimes com ...

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