Digital Cinematography Camera F35 F23 www.sony.com/professional SONY54696_F-Series 1 9/26/08 12:08:42 PM ADVANCING THE ART OF DIGITAL IMAGING CineAlta – a name that proudly symbolizes the bond between cinematography and high-resolution digital imaging, distinguishes Sony’s family of 24P acquisition products and systems. The emergence of Sony’s CineAlta™ products marked the beginning of a new era in movie, commercial and television production applications. Since their introduction, CineAlta products – beginning with the groundbreaking HDW-F900, Sony’s first 24P-capable HDCAM™ camcorder, and the HDC-F950 full-bandwidth 4:4:4 (RGB) portable camera – have been globally accepted as a viable creative alternative to 24-frame film origination. Working closely with the creative community over time, Sony has created CineAlta acquisition systems designed specifically to meet the Cinematographer’s needs. This collaboration has lead to array of highly sophisticated digital acquisition systems that offer comprehensive feature sets and workflows specifically designed to maximize on-set efficiencies, flexibility and creative freedom. Consequently, the name CineAlta has come to define the industry standards for quality and flexibility in 24-frame digital cinematography. 2 2 SONY54696_F-Series 2 9/26/08 12:08:45 PM Expand Your Creative Possibilities With a Choice of Film-style Digital Cinematography Cameras Sony has proudly introduced two new powerful film-style Both the F35 and F23 provide an uncompromising design digital cinematography cameras to the CineAlta acquisition that allows direct docking with Sony’s SRW-1 portable lineup. The F35 and F23 cameras combine the proven HDCAM-SR™ recorder. It’s also possible to use the F23 or the technology used in previous CineAlta acquisition models F35 in combination, for even more creative freedom. with a totally new ergonomic design to create two genuine Developed specifically for cinematographers, both the F35 film-style digital cinematography cameras. and F23 offer a compact, rugged, and unique design that is similar to film-type cameras. Sony’s SRW-1 – an RGB 4:4:4 The F23 is equipped with a newly developed optical head companion digital recorder – can dock directly to the top or block that adopts a specially made prism allowing the the rear of the F35 or F23, eliminating the need for camera to capture images with a wide color gamut cumbersome cable-handling between the camera and (called S-Gamut), well-proven 2/3-inch CCD imagers with a recorder. When more mobility is required, such as for aerial high-precision 14-bit A/D converter, and a state-of-the-art DSP and underwater shooting applications, the SRW-1 can be LSI, delivering extremely rich tonal gradation and the connected to the F35 or F23 using a Dual-Link cable highest picture quality with low noise. It supports connection or a single optical cable, which keeps these full-bandwidth RGB 4:4:4 1920 x 1080 image processing and cameras as small and light as possible. multiple output formats including 24P, 50P, and 59.94P, plus true variable frame-capturing capability, which is also commonly When used with the SRW-1 recorder, the F35 and F23 provide known as “over-cranking” and “under-cranking” from 1 to 60P a variable frame rate recording capability that allows users with speed ramping. to create unique ‘looks’ or special effects of slow and fast motion. Frame-rate settings for this function are variable from The F35 complements the F23 by offering a new Super 1 frame per second (fps) to 60 fps (F23) / 50 fps (F35) in 35mm-sized CCD sensor and PL lens mount for single frame increments. Other creative features – such as an cinematographers who have ardent passion for 35mm film S-LOG gamma mode, a HyperGamma mode, and a unique lenses. The F35’s newly developed Super 35mm-sized CCD gamma-curve editing capability – are also incorporated into sensor provides breathtaking picture quality, an extensive the F35 and F23. range of depth-of-field controls, a more extensive dynamic range than the reputable F23, and F23-equivalent wide color The F35 and F23 can be used with an array of film camera gamut. accessories without modification, which is extremely The PL lens mount of the F35 allows flexible use of the vast important for film camera users. Offering exceptional quality, majority of 35mm cinema lenses, which greatly expands film-style operability, and invaluable creative features – plus a creative possibilities for users. true blend of the latest technology with worthy film tradition – the F23 will enrich the creativity and workflow of commercial production, high-end television production applications, and even movie-making. Furthermore, the F35 firmly expands the possibility for high-end digital cinema and prime program productions. 3 SSONY54696_F-SeriesONY54696_F-Series 3 110/2/080/2/08 111:16:411:16:41 AAMM Technology – Delivering Ultimate Quality and F23 4 SONY54696_F-Series 4 9/26/08 12:08:48 PM Creativity Full-bandwidth RGB 4:4:4 HD Digital Image State-of-the-art CCD Technology Capturing - Super 35mm-sized CCD (for F35) Both the F35 and F23 provide a full-bandwidth 4:4:4 digital The F35 is equipped with a newly developed 12 mega pixel high-definition (HD) R, G, and B output that delivers Super 35mm-sized CCD sensor that yields a full HD top-quality picture and color performance. Connecting with resolution of 1920 x 1080 picture at frame rates up to 50 its companion SRW-1 HDCAM-SR portable recorder, the F35 progressive frames per second. and F23 create a stunning-quality portable HD The result is exceptional image image-recording system. This capability yields significant quality, a wide dynamic range, results, especially in compositing and color-correction and extremely flexible processes where highly exacting special-effects sequences depth-of-field control. The single and elaborate finishes are required in demanding sensor CCD uses a RGB striped movie-making, commercial, and television production filter without color filter arrays applications. The F35 and F23 also support high-quality 4:2:2 providing a true RGB 4:4:4 sample Y/Cb/Cr image capturing and extended color gamut. off the imager, and color values are never “interpolated” from neighboring pixels. 35mm-sized CCD Variable Frame Rate Image Capturing Variable frame rate image capturing, commonly known as - Three 2/3-inch Type Progressive CCDs (for F23) over-cranking and under-cranking in film cameras, is one The F23 is equipped with three 2/3-inch type progressive of the common techniques used in cinematic, commercial, CCDs, each with an effective pixel count of 1920 x 1080 (H x and other high-quality productions. The F35 and F23 realize V), delivering a full HD resolution image. this long-coveted functionality in conjunction with the This progressive scan CCD technology, together with the SRW-1’s “SR Motion” feature*. The F35 and F23 provide a high-precision 14-bit A/D converter, provides an enhanced stunning feature called “Select FPS” dynamic range and a remarkable signal-to-noise ratio, to record variable frame rate resulting in extremely rich tonal images from 1 fps to 50 fps (F35) gradation that is 50% larger than / 60 fps (F23) in 4:2:2 mode and conventional HD cameras. from 1 fps to 30 fps in 4:4:4 mode. This CCD also provides a high Frame settings from 1 fps to 50 sensitivity of T10 (at 23.98P mode). fps (F35) / 60 fps (F23) in 4:4:4 mode Furthermore, a newly developed are also available**, which can create prism system allows the camera to high-quality images with striking details. capture images with a wide color These variable-speed images can space that is equivalent to color be played back by the SRW-1 recorder gamut for film. immediately after shooting, without 2/3-inch CCD external processing. * An SRW-1 recorder with an optional HKSR-102 Picture Cache Board installed is required, and 14-bit A/D Converter and Advanced DSP LSI has to be docked directly to the F35 or F23. (for F35/F23) ** An optional HKSR-103 RGB 60P Processor Board is required in the SRW-1. By incorporating the advanced CCD technology and high-density 14-bit A/D converter, the exposure latitude of the F35 and F23 is significantly extended, allowing users to shoot challenging high-contrast scenes. This not only gives greater freedom in highlight control, but also in depth-of-field control – both of which are important factors for creative shooting. A new powerful and high-speed DSP enables highly sophisticated image controls to expand the use of in-camera effects, such as multi-matrix, adaptive detail, and skin-tone detail corrections. 5 SONY54696_F-Series 5 9/26/08 12:09:11 PM Flexibility – Smart Operation (for F35/F23) Multi-format Image Capturing The F35 and F23 offer a broad choice of capturing modes, using 1920 (H) x 1080 (V) active pixels as specified by the industry-standard ITU Common Image Format (CIF), ranging from 59.94i/50i interlace to 59.94P/50P progressive mode. This multi-format image-capturing capability allows the F35 and F23 cameras to be used for multiple purposes in HD content-creation applications, including cinematic, commercial, and television productions. The following range of frame rates can be output: -Progressive mode: 1080/23.98P, 24P, 25P, 29.97P, 50P, 59.94P -Interlace mode: 1080/50i, 59.94i Wider Color Space: S-Gamut A newly developed optical head block, 3D LUT (lookup table), and proprietary color management system allow the F35 and F23 cameras to capture images with a wide color gamut called S-Gamut that exceeds that of film.