Sony BVP-E30 Series, BVP-E30WSP, BVP-E30P, CA-590P, CCU-590P Brochure & Specs
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BVP-E30 Series
SDTV Portable Cameras
The BVP-E30P/E30WSP digital portable
cameras are the next generation of Sony's
BVP Series. Specifically designed for even
greater picture quality and enhanced operational convenience, there are two different
cameras available: the BVP-E30P 4:3 model
and the BVP-E30WSP 16:9/4:3 switchable
model. Both models use lead-free solder and
no halogenated flame-retardants are used
in the printed wiring boards, making the
BVP-E30P/E30WSP highly eco-friendly
cameras.
At the heart of the outstanding picture performance delivered by the BVP-E30 Series are the
field-proven Power HAD™ EX CCDs and a
totally new 14-bit A/D conversion circuit. These
core devices offer switchable operation
between progressive and interlace scanning
while also giving excellent sensitivity, noise, and
smear performance. A range of sophisticated
features is incorporated in the BVP-E30 Series,
providing highly creative yet easy-to-use
functions. In addition, the BVP-E30 Series
has outstanding system versatility. When combined with the Sony CA-590P Camera Adaptor
and CCU-590P or CCU-790P Camera Control
Unit, both models integrate seamlessly into
current Sony camera systems from the very
basic to the most complex. What's more,
the BVP-E30 Series is compatible with the
WLL-CA55 Wireless Camera Transmitter, providing the exceptional mobility to cover live
events without the hassle of cables.
With excellent performance, a range of sophisticated features, and system versatility,
BVP-E30 Series digital portable cameras
are an ideal and affordable solution for the origination of a wide range of SDTV programmes
in the studio and for outside broadcasts.
Experience the Superb Picture Quality of
Sony's 14-bit SDTV Portable Cameras
BVP-E30 Series
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Excellent Picture Quality
Power HAD EX CCDs
The BVP-E30 Series is equipped with
three state-of-the-art 2/3-inch Sony
Power HAD EX CCDs for enhanced
horizontal resolution of 900 TV lines.
This CCD imager also achieves a
high sensitivity of F11, an excellent
S/N ratio of 65 dB (typical) and
a remarkably low smear level of
-145 dB – allowing the BVP-E30
Series to achieve spectacular pictures
even in the most difficult shooting
environments.
14-bit A/D Conversion
The BVP-E30 Series incorporates a high-resolution 14-bit
A/D conversion circuit so that images captured by the
Power HAD EX CCDs are processed with four times
the precision of 10-bit A/D converters. In particular, this
high-resolution A/D conversion allows the contrast to be
reproduced more faithfully in both mid-to-dark-tone and
bright areas of the picture.
Advanced Digital Signal Processing (ADSP)
The ADSP of the BVP-E30 Series uses more
than 30 bits in its nonlinear process, minimising
rounding-off errors to maintain the high quality of the
Power HAD EX CCDs. The ADSP also enables
highly sophisticated image controls, such as knee
saturation, adaptive highlight control and multi-matrix
functions.
Stable Image Correction
Thanks to the inclusion of the 14-bit A/D converter,
functions such as white balance, 3D white shading,
and linear saturation can be digitally corrected,
allowing for greater stability. For example, the
BVP-E30 Series replaces the traditional use
of vertical and horizontal saw-tooth and parabola
waveforms for white-shading correction with digital
3D white-shading correction. A digital 3D multi-zone
system, using numerous data points over the raster,
creates a smooth correction topography that can
handle the variations over many more lens types.
Features
Lens, viewfinder and camera adaptor are optional
Power HAD EX CCD
and an Innovative LSI
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Auto slope
White clip
knee point n
knee point 3
knee point 0
knee point 1
knee point 2
Knee Curve Image
Adaptive Highlight Control
(Auto Knee Mode)
In conventional cameras, only a single knee-point/slope is
available for control over highlights. The BVP-E30 Series,
however, provides multiple knee-points/slopes for superb
overexposure control. The camera detects the highly-lit
areas of a scene and automatically sets and optimises
multiple knee points/slopes accordingly. This allows the
reproduction of extremely difficult images (such as an
interior scene with a brightly sunlit window) with much
more overexposure latitude. This function applies only
to input video levels in excess of the knee point; the
middle and low luminance parts of the video signal are
unaffected.
Multi-Matrix Function
The multi-matrix function of the BVP-E30 Series allows colour
adjustments to be applied over the colour range specified by
the operator. The colour spectrum is divided into 16 areas of
adjustment, where the hue and/or saturation of each area can
be modified. This function is especially useful when only the hue
of certain colours needs to be adjusted for special-effects work.
Knee Saturation Control
Traditionally, shooting very bright portions of
an object (such as key light reflections from a
person's forehead) can often reduce colour
saturation and change the hue. The BVP-E30
Series adopts a knee saturation control function in which this 'wash-out' effect on
saturation and hue change is reduced to a
minimum, providing a far more natural colour
reproduction in areas of high light.
Low Key Saturation
With conventional cameras, low-light areas
can be subject to a reduction in saturation.
This can result in the colour in these areas
being “washed out”. The low key saturation
function on the BVP-E30 Series eliminates
this problem by optimising the amplification of
colour saturation at low light levels, providing
more natural colour reproduction.
Input signal level
Output signal level
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Low Key Saturation OffKnee Saturation Off Low Key Saturation OnKnee Saturation On
Creative Image Control
Multi-matrix Off Multi-matrix On
Enhanced Vertical Detail
(Non-Additive Mix)
In conventional cameras, vertical detail signals are
created using the Y-channel, G-channel or, more
commonly, the R/G channels combined. Each method
has its limitations, such as when the colour channel
selected to create the detail signal is at a low level. The
BVP-E30 Series uses an adaptive image-enhancement
method.
This creates detail signals from each of the
R/G/B components of the video signal, compares
them, and then automatically selects the channel with
the highest contrast level for use as the detail signal
(Non-Additive Mix). This avoids the conventional
restrictions of image enhancement observed above.
The BVP-E30 Series can automatically correct the
enhanced vertical detail but, if required, operators may
manually select from the Y, G, or R/G image enhancement modes.
Low Light Shooting
The BVP-E30 Series offers two convenient functions
for capturing clear images in low-light environments –
a slow shutter mode and gain function – which can
be used separately or together. The slow shutter mode
allows the charge accumulation period of the CCD
to be extended to seven frames. The gain function
allows the camera gain to be boosted to +42 dB.
When used together, the camera offers a minimum
illumination of 0.035 lx.
Adaptive Detail Control
The adaptive detail control automatically optimises the
amplitude of the detail signal for high-contrast
picture edges. It also eliminates digital aliasing effects,
offering very “natural” image enhancement during
scenes in which there are severe changes in contrast.
Triple Skin Tone Detail Control
The BVP-E30 Series Skin Tone Detail function enables
control of image enhancement within user-specified
colour tones. The BVP-E30 Series allows enhancement to be set independently for up to three distinct
colour and/or hue ranges. Skin Tone Detail correction
is conventionally used to reduce the amount of detail
control in areas of skin tone. With the BVP-E30 Series,
correction is not restricted to skin tone and can be
applied to any area of colour. Image enhancement
within the three areas can be increased or decreased
relative to the overall image enhancement of a given
scene.
Electronic Soft Focus
The BVP-E30 Series' electronic soft focus applies
a similar effect to that of an optical soft-focus filter but in a much more convenient way. Rather than
increasing the level of the detail signal, this function
reduces it - providing a picture that is "softer" than
that achieved when detail is switched off completely.
Electronic soft focus is also effective when used in
conjunction with skin-tone detail to only change the
sharpness within a specific colour or hue range.
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Adaptive Detail Control OffEnhanced Vertical Detail
(Non-Additive Mix) Off
Adaptive Detail Control OnEnhanced Vertical Detail
(Non-Additive Mix) On
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