Hi Def

Hi def page, providing information and details about current crop of cameras owned or used by Tampa Freelance Videography.

Panasonic HDX900

This is our in-house camera, a full 2/3″ DVCPRO HD camcorder recording pristine 100Mbps HD images in any of 11 video formats, encompassing 60Hz and 50Hz production for NTSC and PAL.  A solid tool used extensively in sports production, cable shows and reality TV.  We couple this with the Convergent Design nanoFlash, allowing us the versatility of full digital recording.  We can shoot on tape, CompactFlash cards or both simultaneously.

• three 2/3″ 1 Mega Pixel IT CCDs 1280×720
• records for 33 minutes on a DVCPRO medium-size cassette
• 1080/59.94i, 50i, 29.97p, 25p, 23.98p, 23.98pA and 720/59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 23.98p

Panasonic Varicam

Designed as a high quality production camera, this native 720p DVCPRO HD camcorder can be used for 60-fps or the film-like 24-fps acquisition.  As the name implies, it is also capable of variable frame rates used for special effects like slow-motion.

• three 2/3″ 1.1 Mega Pixel CCDs 1280 x 720
• 46 minutes of 720/60P recording on DVCPRO large size cassettes
• individual frame rates may be selected from: 4-fps to 60-fps in single frame increments

Panasonic HPX2000

The HPX2000 is the first P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorder.  The camera holds up to five P2 cards and offers continuous recording in a total of 17 high definition and standard definition formats, including 24p.

• three 2/3″ CCDs 1280×720
• ultra-reliable, solid-state recording for superior reliability
• 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i and 576i

Sony XDCAM/EX1

Sony PMW-EX1

Tampa Freelance Videography was an early adopter of this camera, taking a chance to buy it for a special shoot in Mexico.  We’ve been delighted with it ever since. This camera is in the XDCAM family because it is fully digital, but records onto the SxS Express Memory Cards, offering nearly continuous recording when switching media between it’s two slots.  The EX1 also delivers stunning HD images in a small form factor.

• three 1/2-inch-type Exmor Full-HD CMOS Sensors, full 1920×1080
• equipped with a high-quality, high-def Fujinon 14x zoom lens specifically designed for the EX1
• overcranking, undercranking and time-lapse functions
• 23.98p Native Recording, 1080/30P, 50P, 1080 60i, 50i, 720/24P, 30p, 50p

XDCAM PDW-700

This camera is becoming more popular in news gathering scenarios which require a top-notch HD camera and the security of having the archive-able master in your hand at shoot’s end on the Sony Optical Disc.

• three 2/3-inch type CCDs, 1920×1080
• HD recording at a data rate of up to 50Mbps using the MPEG-2 4:2:2P@HL compression
• 1080: 29.97p, 25p, 59.94i, 50i and 720: 59.94p, 50p

Sony PDW-F350

An earlier XDCAM model offering the same security of the Sony Optical Disc, recording in either 35 Mbps, 25 Mbps and 18 Mbps depending on the desired picture quality and recording length. A dual format camcorder, it can also record in DVCAM mode at 25 Mbps.

• three 1/2-inch-type Power HAD HD CCDs 1440×1080
• Slow & Quick Motion – overcranking and undercranking
• 1080/59.94i, 50i, 29.97P, 25P and native 23.98P

Sony F900 CineAlta

This camera has been an HD workhorse and continues to be in demand for tape-based operations.  Sony continues it’s support for the HDCAM format, really being the only major player continuing to introduce tape-based products.  The results are superb in their quality.

• Equipped with 2/3″ type 2.2 Mega Pixel FIT CCD
• Continuous recording time of up to 50 minutes (24P mode)
• capable of capturing images at 24/25/30 frame progressive or 50/60 interlace at 1080 resolution