Sony HVR Z1U User Manual

Bringing Compact and Cost-effective

HD Acquisition into the Field

– the HVR-Z1U HDV 1080i Camcorder

The rapid transition to HD programming in broadcasting

and postproduction has introduced a tremendous demand

for an entry-level path into the HD world. Sony's response

to this demand is the HVR-Z1U Digital HD Video Camera

Recorder – a compact and cost-effective HD camcorder

that builds on the market-acclaimed DVCAM^TMrecorders.

The HVR-Z1U camcorder adopts the all-new, 1/4-inch HD

format – the HDV 1080i specification of the HDV^TMformat.

Combined with three high-resolution 1/3-inch type mega

pixel CCDs, the HVR-Z1U captures and plays back 1080i HD

signals, while maintaining the DVCAM/DV recording and

playback capabilities provided on current Sony DVCAM

models. What's more, the HVR-Z1U offers a down-conversion

capability of its 1080i recordings.

These features allow the HVR-Z1U to be active immediately

in current SD systems, while also providing a step-by-step

migration to the HD world – operators can continue to

acquire in DVCAM or DV formats, and switch to the HDV

format as needed, or acquire in HDV 1080i from the start

and use the down-conversion capability as required.

In addition to a unique camcorder body design and with

its multitude of camera features, the HVR-Z1U offers

maximum operability in the field, as well as opening up a

new range of opportunities for creative shooting.

Combining these features with the HD picture quality that

HDV format provides, the HVR-Z1U becomes an exciting

acquisition tool for a variety of applications today and

tomorrow – from video journalism, wedding and event

videography, corporate and training productions, and

digital movie-making, up to broadcast newsgathering.

Offered at a price tag comparable to Sony DVCAM

camcorders, the HVR-Z1U paves the way into cost-effective

but uncompromised HD program production.

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