Sony Digital Betacam

DVW-970P Digital BETACAM 

25P 16:9 CAMCORDER   DVW-970P

• Power HAD EX CCD
• 14-bit A/D Conversion
• Advanced Digital Signal Processing (ADSP)
• Outstanding Picture Quality of Digital Betacam Recording
• High-quality Digital Audio
• Long Recording Time
• User-friendly Menu
• Rugged and Ergonomic Design
• Compact, Lightweight, and Low Power Consumption
• Stereo Audio Output
• Camera Remote Control
• Dual Optical Filters Plus Electronic Colour Correction
• Battery-remaining Display on Viewfinder
• Slot for WRR-855 Series Wireless Microphone Receiver
• Memory Stick stores camera set-up parameters
• Film-like Images with Progressive Mode
• Low-light Shooting
• Picture Cache Recording (option)
• Interval Recording (used with cache board)
• Selectable Gamma Table Including Film-like Gamma
• TruEye Processor
• Adaptive Highlight Control
• Triple Skin Tone Detail Control
• Variable Black Gamma Range
• Multi-matrix Function
• Versatile Interfaces

• Power requirements: DC 12 V +5.0 V/-1.0 V
• Power consumption: 29 W (with DC 12 V power supply, REC mode, with viewfinder)
• Operating temperature: 0 to +40 °C (+32 to +104 °F)
• Storage temperature: -20 to +60 °C (-4 to +140 °F)
• Operating humidity: 25 to 85% (relative humidity)
• Mass (1): Approx. 3.7 kg (8 lb 3 oz)
• Mass (2): Approx. 5.4 kg (11 lb 14 oz) (with viewfinder, microphone, BP-GL95 battery, BCT-D40 tape)
• Continuous operating time: Approx. 170 min. with BP-GL95 battery at 25 °C (77 °F), REC mode

• Genlock video input: BNC type (1), 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω
• Audio input (CH-1/2): XLR-3-31 type (2), -60/-50/-40/+4 dBu* selectable, high impedance, balanced
• Microphone input: XLR-3-31 type (1), -60/-50/-40 dBu*
• Time code input: BNC type (1), 0.5 to 18 Vp-p, 10 kΩ
• Analog composite output: BNC type (1), 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω
• SDI output: BNC type (1), 0.8 Vp-p, 75 Ω (an optional CBK-SD01 is required)
• Video test output: BNC type (1), 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω
• Audio output (CH-1/2): XLR-5-pin, male (stereo)
• Time code output: BNC type (1), 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω
• Earphone output: Mini-jack (2)

Camera Section

• Pickup Device: 3-chip 2/3 inch type Power HAD EX CCD

• Aspect Ratio: 16:9/4:3 switchable

• Total picture elements (H x V): 1038 x 1188

• Effective picture elements (H x V): 980 x 1164
• Spectral system: F1.4 prism (with quarts filter)
• Built-in filters: 1: Clear, 2: 1/4ND, 3: 1/16ND, A: CROSS, B:3200K, C: 4300K, D: 6300K
• Lens mount: 2/3 inchtype Sony bayonet mount
• Scan Format: 625/50i, 625/25p
• A/D conversion: 14 bits
• Sensitivity: F11 (typical)
• Minimum illumination: 0.008 lx (F1.4 lens, +48dB gain, with slow shutter mode at 16-frame accumulation)
• Smear level: -145 dB (typical)
• Video S/N ratio: 63 dB (typical)
• Vertical resolution: 480 TV lines (with EVS) and 530 TV lines (without EVS)
• Shutter Speed: 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000 at 625/50i mode
• Shutter Speed: 1/33, 1/50, 1/100, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000 at 625/25p mode
• ECS: 50 to 6000 Hz at 625/50i mode
• ECS: 25 to 6000 Hz at 625/25p mode
• Slow Shutter: 1/25, 1/12.5, 1/8.3, 1/6.3, 1/5, 1/4.2, 1/3.6, 1/3.1, 1/1.6 s (1 to 8, 16 frames)
• Gain selection: -3, 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48dB
• Registration: 0.05% (all zones, without lens)
• Warm-up time: 2 s
• Modulation depth at 5MHz: 70% (16:9 typical) / 55% (4:3 typical)

• Recording video format: Digital Betacam
• Recording audio format: 4 ch/20bits/48kHz
• Tape Speed: 96.7 mm/s
• Record / playback time: Max 40 min (with BCT-D40 cassette)
• Fast forward time: Approx. 5 min (with BCT-D40 cassette)
• Rewind time: Approx. 5 min (with BCT-D40 cassette)
• Recommended recording media: Sony Digital Betacam S cassette: BCT-D6/D12/D22/D32/D40
• Sampling Frequency: Y: 13.5 Mhz, R-Y/B-Y: 6.75 MHz
• Quantization: 10 bits/sample

• CRT: 2-inch type monochrome