Sony HVR-Z1U user manual

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Bringing Compact and Cost-effective
HD Acquisition into the Field

– the HVR-Z1U HDV 1080i Camcorder
The rapid transition to HD programming in broadcasting
and postproduction has introduced a tremendous demand
for an entry-level path into the HD world. Sony's response
to this demand is the HVR-Z1U Digital HD Video Camera
Recorder – a compact and cost-effective HD camcorder
TM
that builds on the market-acclaimed DVCAM recorders.
The HVR-Z1U camcorder adopts the all-new,

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SPECIFICATIONS Camera section Lens Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* zoom lens, 12x (optical), f = 4. 5 to 54 mm, f = 32.5 to 390 mm* at 16:9 mode, f = 40 to 480 mm* at 4:3 mode, F = 1.6 to 2.8, filter diameter: 72 mm Built-in filter 1/6 ND, 1/32 ND Focus Auto, manual (focus ring/infinity position), one push auto Imaging device 3-chip 1/3-inch type CCDs Picture elements Approx. 1,070,000 pixels (effective), approx. 1,120,000 pixels (total) White balance Auto, one-push auto, ind