Impressive Body Design -
Designed to be very compact and ergonomically well balanced, the
PMW-350 provides a high level of mobility and comfort in various
shooting situations. It originates these qualities from the XDCAM HD 422
camcorders, which are extremely well received by broadcasters.
Unique Focus Operation –
Professional Manual Focus and Auto Focus - The PMW-350K lens has a
unique focus ring mechanism, offering two types of manual focus, plus
auto focus operation. The lens is equipped with two independent focus
wheel mechanisms, which can be switched by sliding the focus ring itself
back and forth. When the focus ring is in the front position, the lens
works in the same way as a typical auto focus lens. The operator can
select either Manual or Auto Focus mode using the AF/MF switch on the
lens. Alternately, when the focus ring is in the back position, the lens
has an absolute focus position, which is a familiar feature to
professional users.
AF Assist - The AF (Auto
Focus) Assist function of the PMW-350K enables operators to manually
change focus positions using the focus ring in AF mode. This means that
AF reference focus positions can be shifted manually to a new position.
MF Assist -
The MF (Manual Focus) Assist function of the PMW-350K helps to
precisely focus on the target subject when shooting in MF mode. When MF
Assist is enabled, the auto focus is momentarily activated when the user
stops adjusting the focus ring. The camera then finely focuses on the
subject that’s closest to the focal point of the lens at that time.
Focus Magnification - At the touch of this button, the centre of the screen on the PMW-350 viewfinder can be magnified to about twice its size, making it easier to confirm focus settings during manual focusing. When the switch is released, the centre of the screen goes back to normal size.
Selectable Peaking - The Peaking function of the PMW-350 helps operators to quickly and accurately adjust the camera's focus by altering the way pictures are displayed on the viewfinder. It can enhance the outline of images that the camera focuses on most, and can change the colour so that it stands out. The operator can choose from various Peaking settings, for the required levels and outline colours.
ALAC (Automatic Lens Aberration Compensation) - This feature decreases any chromatic aberration caused by the lens.*ALAC is activated only with the supplied lens and with certain third-party lenses that incorporate compensation data*
* Please check with other lens manufacturers for ALAC support.
Optical ND Filters and Electrical CC Filters - The PMW-350 camcorder comes equipped with optical ND (Neutral Density) filters and electrical CC (Colour Correction) filters. The optical ND filters are controlled via a built-in ND filter wheel (Settings: Clear, 1/4ND, 1/16ND, and 1/64ND). With the electrical CC filters, users can easily obtain the desired colour temperature by setting the mode – 3200K/4300K/5600K/6300K – on a camcorder-assignable switch. Users can select the four values cyclically, or choose one preset value. This is useful when a sudden change occurs during shooting, and a quick and direct setting is required.
23.98P Native Recording - Like other XDCAM EX camcorders, the PMW-350 offers a native 23.98P* recording capability. This feature, accompanied by other creative features, makes the camcorder ideal for cinema production.
* In 1440 x 1080/23.98P (SP) mode, images are handled as 23.98P and recorded as 59.94i signals via 2-3 pull-down.
Slow & Quick Motion Function - The PMW-350 offers a powerful Slow & Quick Motion function – commonly known as over-cranking and under-cranking by filmmakers – enabling users to create unique 'looks' by slow- and fast-motion special effects. Images can be captured at frame rates from 1 fps (frame per second) to 60 fps in 720P mode and from 1 fps to 30 fps in 1080P mode, in increments of 1 fps.
Slow Shutter Function - To capture clear images in low-light environments, the PMW-350 offers a Slow Shutter function. This not only increases camera sensitivity but also, for enhanced shooting creativity, produces a special blurring effect when shooting a moving object. The shutter speed is selectable from 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 16-, 32-, and 64-frame accumulation periods.
Selectable Gamma Curves - The PMW-350 offers a wide variety of gamma curves to flexibly handle contrast, and give a specific 'look' to an image. In addition to six types of standard gamma curves, there are four types of Hyper Gamma which are identical to those on high-end CineAlta camcorders. Operators can select the best-suited preset gamma curve, depending on scene requirements.
Interval Recording Function - The Interval Recording function of the PMW-350 intermittently records one
frame at pre-determined intervals. This is convenient for shooting over
long periods of time, and also when creating special effects with
extremely rapid motion.
Frame Recording Function - Frame Recording is unique to the PMW-350, PMW-EX1R, and PMW-EX3 – a function that is especially useful for clay animation shooting. Using this function, images for pre-determined frames are recorded every time the record button is pressed.
Shutter Angle Settings - In addition to traditional electronic shutter speed controls, adjustable in fractions of a second, the PMW-350 offers shutter angle control, which is familiar to filmmakers.
ATW (Auto Tracing White Balance) & Hold - The Auto Tracing White Balance function of the PMW-350 automatically adjusts the camera’s colour temperature according to changes in lighting conditions. This function is useful when recording outside for long periods, and the lighting changes gradually over time. If required, the user can hold auto tracing at a desired colour balance via an assignable switch.
Image Inverter - With a DOF (Depth of Field) adaptor to attach a cinema style or stills lens to the camera, the image is rotated 180 degrees. The Image Inverter function normalises the image by reverse scanning.
Turbo Gain - The Turbo Gain function can boost the camera gain up to +42 dB, which helps reproduce images in very low-light environments.
Picture Cache Recording - With the PMW-350 Picture Cache Recording function, up to ten seconds* of audio and video signals are buffered into the camcorder’s internal memory even before the record start button is pressed. This means that everything that happens ten seconds prior to the record start button being pressed is recorded onto SxS memory card, helping to prevent the loss of any unexpected, yet important, events. The caching period can be adjusted by menu setting. * In HD mode. In SD mode, 15 seconds of audio and video signals are buffered.
Four-channel Audio* - The PMW-350 is the first XDCAM EX camcorder to record four channels of 16-bit, 48-kHz, linear PCM uncompressed audio. Each channel level can be controlled by an independent individual level controller.
*When
an SxS memory card with four-channel audio is replayed by the PMW-EX1,
PMW-EX1R, PMW-EX3, or PMW-EX30, only CH-1/2 or CH-3/4 can be replayed.
Total Level Control System (TLCS) - By activating TLCS, the correct exposure is automatically set for normal, dark, and very bright shooting environments by controlling the lens iris, electronic shutter, and Auto Gain Control.
