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So how did I come to that decision after all I have not even seen the camcorder ! I take Alister Chapmans word as gospel on this camcorder, although Alister is a Sony man his reputation as a Director of Photography (DoP) is on the line with this camcorder. Alister reckons the PMW-350 is a lot quieter than the EX-3 which up till now was the GOLD standard HD camcorder that all other camcorders in that price bracket were judged by.
2/3″ chipset is mindblowing, this camera take my word for it will be taken on by broadcast companies who are using the EX-3 at the moment with 2/3″ lens adaptors.
As I have said before and will say again Sony are trailblazers when it comes to video gear, their commitment to giving you the best quality at the cost of higher spec camcorders in their range is unsurpassed and that’s why I give the Sony PMW-350 the HD Warrior Camcorder announcement of 2009 award.

The reason this camera was posted last was because I was trying to get some information on the “R” part of the part number…I initially thought this camcorder had been blesed with the Exmor “R” chipset which would have made it very appealing…the only addition which may be of some use is the ability to film in SD mode.

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Mass |
3.2 kg (7 lb 1 oz) (body) |
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Dimension (W x H x D) |
124 x 269 x 332 mm (5 x 10 5/8 x 13 1/8 inches) without projection |
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Power requirements |
DC 12 V |
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Power consumption |
Approx. 18 W (with LCD VF, AF lens, mic, while recording) |
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Operating temperature |
0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) |
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Storage temperature |
-20 °C to +60 °C (-4°F to +140 °F) |
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Battery operating time |
Approx. 310 min with BP-GL95 battery |
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Recording format |
Video: Audio: |
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Recording frame rate |
NTSC area: PAL area: |
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Recording/Playback time |
HQ Mode: SP/SD Mode: (SD:Option) |
Lens
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Lens mount |
2/3-type SONY bayonet |
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Zoom ratio |
16x (optical), servo/manual (AF lens for PMW-350K) |
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Focal length |
f = 8 mm to 128 mm (equivalent to 31.5 mm to 503 mm on 35 mm lens) |
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Iris |
F1.9 to F16 and Close, auto/manual selectable |
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Focus |
AF/MF/Full MF selectable, 800 mm to infinity (MACRO OFF) |
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Image stabilizer |
N/A |
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Filter diameter |
M82 mm, pitch 0.75 mm (on lens) |
Camera Section
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Imaging device |
3-chip 2/3-inch type Exmor Full HD CMOS |
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Effective picture elements |
1920 (H) x 1080 (V) |
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Optical system |
F1.4 prism system |
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Built-in optical filters |
1: Clear, 2: 1/4ND, 3: 1/16ND, 4: 1/64ND |
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Sensitivity (2000 lx, 89.9% reflectance) |
F12 (typical) (1920 x 1080/59.94i mode), F13 (typical) (1920 x 1080/50i mode) |
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Minimum illumination |
0.006 lx (typical) (1920 x 1080/59.94i mode, F1.9, +42 dB gain, with 64-frame accumulation) |
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S/N ratio |
59 dB (Y) (typical) (Noise Suppression mode ON) |
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Horizontal rezolution |
1,000 TV lines or more (1920 x 1080i mode) |
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Shutter speed |
1/60 sec to 1/2,000 sec + ECS |
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Slow Shutter (SLS) |
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 32, and 64-frame accumulation |
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Slow & Quick Motion function |
720p: 1080p: |
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White balance |
Preset (3,200 K), Memory A, Memory B/ATW |
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Gain |
-3, 0, 3 ,6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42 dB |
Inputs/Outputs
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Audio input |
XLR-type 3-pin (female) (x2), line/mic/mic +48 V selectable |
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Composite output |
BNC (x1), NTSC or PAL, COMPONENT Y |
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S-Video output |
N/A |
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Audio output |
XLR-type 5-pin |
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Component output |
N/A |
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SDI output |
BNC (x1), HD-SDI/SD-SDI selectable |
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i.LINK |
IEEE 1394, 6-pin (x1), HDV (HDV 1080i)/DVCAM stream input/output, S400 |
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Timecode input |
BNC (x1) |
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Timecode output |
BNC (x1) |
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Genlock input |
BNC (x1) |
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USB |
Device Type B (x1) |
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Headphone output |
Stereo mini-jack (x1) |
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Speaker output |
Monaural |
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DC input |
XLR-type 4-pin |
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DC output |
4-pin |
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Remote |
8-pin |
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Lens remote |
12-pin |
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Mic |
XLR-type 5-pin |
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HDMI output |
19-pin |
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VF |
26-pin (LCD VF), 20-pin (DXF) |
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Wireless receiver IN |
D-Sub 15-pin |
Monitoring
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Viewfinder |
3.5-inch* type colour LCD monitor: approx. 921,000 effective pixels, 640 (H) x 3 (RGB) x 480 (V), 16:9, hybrid type |
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Built-in LCD monitor |
Black & white LCD (Audio level, TC, battery and media remaining capacity) |
Media
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Type |
ExpressCard/34 slot (x2) |