Sony BRC-Z700 - Manual (Page 6)

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Overview
Features
Compact, HD 3CMOS video camera with
built-in pan/tilt/zoom functions
• This HD 3CMOS video camera integrates a camera
block equipped with three ClearVid CMOS image
sensors, a pan/tilt mechanism, and a 20-magnification
optical/4-magnification digital zoom lens in a
compact body. The compactness and integration allow
the camera versatile usage.
• The camera is provided with a wide-angle pan/tilt
mechanism of ±170º horizontally, 90º upward and 30º
downward, which enables wide-range remote
shooting.
• The new pan/tilt mechanism enabling smooth camera
movement even at low speed realizes a minimum pan/
tilt speed of 0.22º per second.
• The pan/tilt mechanism is remarkably quiet, even at
the maximum pan/tilt speed of 60º per second.
HD CMOS camera with high image quality
and high-resolution remote shooting
• The newly developed 3CMOS camera system that
incorporates 1/4-type ClearVid CMOS image sensors
with a total of 1,120,000 picture elements allows
shooting of high-definition images, providing superior
picture quality with high sensitivity and lower smear
level.
• Shooting an image using the 1080i (effective
interlaced scanning: 1080 lines) high-definition
format, which is equivalent to the HDTV broadcast, is
enabled. The HD format can be switched (1080/59.94i
or 1080/50i) with the switch at the bottom of the
camera.
• A volume of information of four times the capacity of
a normal TV broadcast and camera image shot in 16:9
aspect ratio provides a theater-like wide screen
picture.
Excellent optical performance allowing
superior quality shooting
• Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar ® T * lens is adopted. Use of
the multi-reflection reduction coating minimizes
unnecessary light reflection inside the lens and
significantly reduces flare and ghost to provide a
realistic image with high contrast and superior color
reproduction.
• The lens has a focal length of 37.4 mm to 748 mm
(equivalent to a 35-mm camera). Using the optional
0.8-magnification wide conversion lens allows remote
shooting of high-definition images for various
shooting situations.
• Adoption of a 20-magnification optical zoom lens that
enables zooming without deterioration in picture
quality allows realistic high-definition images.
Built-in down-converted output
The camera is equipped with video output connectors,
allowing HD
1)
or SD
2)
output without inserting an
Interface Board. You can use the connectors for SD
output at the moment and use them for HD output in the
future.
1)
“HD” indicates high-definition broadcast with 1,080
effective scanning lines.
2)
“SD” indicates standard-definition broadcast
(conventional television).
Built-in interface card slot
The camera is equipped with an interface card slot for
the optional BRBK-HSD1 HD/SD-SDI Output Card
and BRBK-MF1 HD Optical Multiplex Card. Use of
these Interface Boards gives the camera the capability of
having versatile image output formats.
Long-distance image transmission and
pan/tilt/zoom control
• Combined use of the BRBK-MF1 HD Optical
Multiplex Card, CCFC-M100HG Optical Fiber Cable
and BRU-H700 Optical Multiplex Unit, and Sony’s
unique camera connection technology and optical
digital multiplex transmission technology allows a
long distance transmission of camera images up to
1,000 m (3,281 feet) and pan/tilt/zoom control signals.
Use of the optical fiber cable enables an economical
and easy system configuration for long distance.
• The supplied ceiling brackets allow installation of the
camera on a ceiling or a shelf, etc. in a high position.
VISCA camera protocol supported
• The camera is equipped with both RS-232C and RS-
422 communication interfaces. As the camera
supports the industry-standard VISCA camera
protocol, up to 7 cameras can be connected and
remotely controlled at a high communication speed of
38,400 bps.
• The optional RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit allows
easy camera operations.