Filmmakers' Production Rental Packages:

Cameras: Sony V1U

The HVR-V1U’s three ClearVid CMOS Sensors, combined with Sony's 14-bit Enhanced Image Processor, create an exceptional camcorder capable of capturing images at 1080p24, 1080p30, and 1080 60i. All video is processed at 1920x1080 at 60p in full 4:2:2, for optimum picture quality. In the 1080 24p mode, the images are scanned at the full 1080 lines, and 2:3 pull down is added and recorded to the 60i HDV tape.

From SD to HD, and 24p to 60i, Sony's HVR-V1U and HVR-DR60 offer an extremely versatile, high-quality production package for video professionals. Combining affordable and reliable tape archiving with file-based, edit-friendly clip recording in the field, the HVR-V1U and HVR-DR60 come together to provide a truly practical solution for independent cinematographers, corporate producers, educational users, small-market broadcasters, and event videographers, to name just a few.

The HVR-V1U has a wide array of features that make it ideal for cinema applications: 24p capture; Cinematone Gamma and Cinematone Color, with 3D-LUT (Lookup Table), to match film stock; 1/48 Shutter; Focus Feet Display; Shutter Degree Display; mattebox attachment; precise control of picture settings.

# HDV 1080p24, 1080p30, and 1080 60i video capture, recorded as 60i (24p recorded with 2:3 pull down)
# 3 ClearVid CMOS Imagers, 1.12M Pixels Gross
# 14-bit Enhanced Imaging Processor, outputting a 1920x1080/60p 4:2:2 video signal
# High quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* Lens with Extra-low Dispersion, Fluorite Glass
# 20X Optical Zoom with built-in Digital Extender for 30x Effective Zoom (Approx.)
# Super SteadyShot Optical Stabilization System
# USB port and i.LINK DV Interface (IEEE1394)
# MPEG2 Real Time Encode System for real time processing of HD data
# HDMI Output
# Switchable HDV/DVCAM/DV Format Recording
# Built-in HD to SD down conversion via i.LINK interface and Component Analog output
# 3.5" (viewable area, measured diagonally) 16:9 Clear Photo LCD Display (211K Pixels)
# Large 16:9 Color & B/W switchable EVF, with Simultaneous LCD Display Output
# Wide range of Manual Shutter Speeds, from 1/4 to 1/10,000 second, including 1/48
# Shutter Display Readout in Seconds or Degrees
# Manual Iris Control, with New Exposure modes
# 6 User Assignable Buttons for quick access to frequently used camera/VTR functions
# Enhanced EVF/LCD Marker function, for Center, Aspect Ratio, Safety Zone, and Guide Frame
# Expanded Focus Function in Black & White or Color, for easy confirmation of focus setting during manual focusing
# EVF & LCD Peaking Indicator
# Infinite Manual Zoom Ring
# Manual Focus Ring, with Focus Distance Displayed in Feet or Meters
# Histogram and Zebra Pattern in EVF/LCD
# Exposure dial on Optical Axis of the Lens
# Balanced Audio XLR input connectors (x2) w/ Selectable Phantom Power
# Timecode Synchronization via i.LINK interface
# Shot Transition Function offers automatic transition of various shooting parameters between shots
# Hypergain Function
# Handle mounted ZOOM / REC control
# 3 position ND filter switch
# Up to 8 hours of normal operation on a single NP-F970 battery

Creative Features

# 8-level Skin Tone Detail Feature
# Knee Point and Black Compensation Settings, for precise Gamma Level customization
# 12-Character Picture Profile Filing System on MemoryStick Duo Media
# One-Button "Last Scene Review" Function without leaving Camera Mode
# Contrast Enhancer in EIP separates image signal into "Picture Pattern" and "Brightness" information, to increase detail in dark areas
# Manual White Balance adjustment
# Still Image Capture to MemoryStick DUO
# Smooth Slow Recording, in 3/6/12 second intervals, for dramatic effect and motion analysis
# Interval Recording, for time lapse effects
# Picture Profile feature offers 6 memory locations for storing important camera settings such as: color phase, skintone detail, auto iris limit, AWB sensitivity, cinematone setting

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