• 16:9/4:3 Switchable Power HAD EX x 3CCDs (1M pixel CCD)
• MPEG IMX/DVCAM Switchable recording with 2 optical filter wheels (ND and CC)
• Compact & Lightweight Body
• 2.5-inch type Color LCD Screen
• Shock- and Dust-Resistant Disc Drive
• AV + IT Connection (SDI, Composite, 4x Analog Audio, 4x AES/EBU, i-LINK)
• Optional PCM-CIA card adaptor for Ethernet connection
• Thumbnail Search & Scene Selection Operation
• DVCAM stream output from MPEG IMX playback
• 40pin/Remote/i-LINK interefaces for CA-701/702/755, RM-B150/B750, WRR-855A/B, DSR-DU1 and WLL-CA50

16:9/4:3 Switchable Power HAD EX CCDs

PDW-530 incorporate three 16:9/4:3 switchable CCDs for its image capture device, with a high signal-to-noise ratio of 65dB (NTSC)/63dB (PAL), lower smear level of -140dB (typical), high sensitivity of F11 and a high integrity 12-bit A/D converter.

Compact, Lightweight Body with Shock- and Dust-Resistant Disc Drive

PDW-530 weigh approximately 5.3 kg (11lb 10oz) including viewfinder, microphone, disc and BP-IL75 battery pack. Also, to minimze errors caused by shock or dust entering the disc drive, disc drive portion is concealed by two lids helping to prevent any dust from entering the drive. In addition, four rubber dampers are used to hold the disc drive block in place helping to absorb the shock that would otherwise go into the drive.

Loop Recording

Loop Recording is a convenient function whereby up to 10 seconds of audio and video signals are buffered into memory even before the Rec button is pressed.

Progressive Mode

Provides progressive modes to offer a film-like shutter effect: 29.97-frame or optional 23.976-frame as well as 25-frame.

Thumbnail Search and Scene Selection

2.5-inch color LCD screen provided on the camcorder side panel enables thumbnail search and scene selection functionalities. They enable quick ramdom access to each clip and creating a scene selection list, PDW-530 playback the selected clips seamlessly according to the list.

Proxy AV

PDW-530 creates and store low-resolution audio & video into disc media along with high-resolution audio & video recording. Proxy AV can allow the speedy operation in field, faster transfer over network from field to the base.

Network Connectivity

In addition to conventional AV interfaces, PDW-530 provides i-LINK interface as well as optional PCM-CIA card adaptor for Ethernet connectivity. They enable to hook up with external PC, and provide high speed file tranfser (up to 30x for proxy AV file, up to 2.5x for DVCAM file, up to 1.5x for MPEG IMX 50Mbps file), as well as e-Support.