This imaging technology is complemented by Sony’s Enhanced Imaging Processor™ (EIP)
system to achieve high resolution, high sensitivity, wide dynamic range, and
excellent color reproduction.
Users can attach different lenses for extra flexibility, and both models have a
universal standard 1/3-inch bayonet mount mechanism for easier lens changes.
Each camcorder comes standard with a 12x high-quality, multi-purpose Carl Zeiss
lens for HD video, with a Vario-Sonnar™ T* coating to reduce reflections. A
specially designed 8x wide-angle lens is also available as an option.
These new lenses give the camcorders the same functionality as Sony’s popular
fixed-lens camcorders like the HVR-Z1 and HVR-V1, thanks to built-in features
such as auto-focus, optical stabilizer, and automatic back-focus adjustment.
Using a special adaptor, users can also attach
the α lens series designed for Sony’s consumer
digital SLR still cameras.
The camcorders offer 1080, 24p and 30p native progressive recording. The
3 ClearVid CMOS Sensor system and EIP technology create true 1080p images, which
can then be recorded as progressive signals by the HVR-Z7E and HVR-S270
camcorders in the HDV format. The progressive HDV streams can be output from an i.LINK® interface and used for progressive editing with compatible NLE software.
The HVR-Z7E and HVR-S270 can switch between 1080p, 1080i in the HDV format, DVCAM™,
and DV recording, and both can down-convert material from HD to SD, and output
the video signals through its i.LINK interface and other SD output connectors.
The HVR-Z7E has an HDMI output. The HVR-S270 is available with HD-SDI or SD-SDI
connectivity, and also supports embedded audio and timecode.
The HVR-Z7E and HVR-S270 use Sony’s XtraFine™ LCD and XtraFine electronic
viewfinder for high-resolution and high-contrast images with remarkable color
reproduction. The HVR-S270 features a new LCD/EVF configuration named “Dual
Finder,” where the LCD located on the EVF enables multiple styles of operation.
The new camcorders offer the option of hybrid recording when using a supplied
memory-recording unit, which attaches directly to the back of the HVR-Z7E or the
side of the HVR-S270 and eliminates the need for cables. The unit automatically
synchronizes with the recording action of the camcorder and a special shoe
connector inputs and outputs an HDV/DV stream and supplies power to the unit.
This unit captures the HDV1080i, DVCAM, or DV stream output from the camcorder
and can record HDV/DVCAM/DV files to a standard CompactFlash® solid-state memory
card, while users are simultaneously recording to tape.
It will be compatible with Sony’s Professional 306x CompactFlash card as well as
standard CompactFlash cards (2GB minimum capacity, 133x minimum speed). The
recording times on an 8 and 16 GB CompactFlash card in HDV, DVCAM and DV format
are approximately 36 and 72 minutes**, respectively.
The HVR-Z7E can deliver more than 60 minutes of recording time on miniDV
videotapes, and approximate recording times of 63 minutes with Sony’s
DigitalMaster™ cassettes (PHDVM-63DM). The HVR-S270 also accepts standard-size
cassettes to provide more than 4.5 hours of continuous recording, with
approximate recording times of 4 hours, 36 minutes** on Sony PHDV-276DM
videotapes.
