Sony NXCAMTM HXR-NX5U User Manual

HXR-NX5U

Digital HD Video Camera Recorder

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NXCAM™ is the name for Sony's newest line of affordable HD camcorders based

on the AVCHD technology produced exclusively for demanding professionals.

Picture yourself in the next stage.

Definition for Professionals

Mobility for Professionals

Confidence for Professionals

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…visualize your creativity.

Introduction

Debut of the First Sony NXCAM Camcorder-HXR-NX5U
– Heralding New Standards in Contents Creation

The new HXR-NX5U camcorder is the first product of the NXCAM generation from Sony, and

a new category of tapeless memory camcorder, providing an ideal balance of power and

performance in the digital age.

Utilizing the revolutionary AVCHD format, this camcorder offers long duration recording – with

dual memory slots – on affordable consumer memory cards. As it facilitates a totally IT-based

workflow, the HXR-NX5U has the potential to profoundly change the way content is created.

Simultaneous hybrid recording is available in HD (high definition) and SD (standard definition)

formats using an optional HXR-FMU128 flash memory unit.

In any format, breathtaking picture quality is assured with proven features from Sony such as a

state-of-the-art "G Lens" and three Exmor™ CMOS sensors with a ClearVid™ array. Professionals

around the world expect this standard of picture quality from Sony…and accept nothing less.

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Main Features

G Lens

"G Lens", the lens featured in other successful Sony camcorders,

already enjoys an excellent industry reputation. In the HXR-NX5U,

this sophisticated lens is optimized to complement the camcorder’s

advanced image sensor and image-processing technology.

Three Exmor CMOS sensors with a ClearVid array comprise a

state-of-the-art sensor system from Sony which realizes high

resolution, high sensitivity, a wide dynamic range, and excellent

color reproduction, regardless of the codec.

Memory Recording and HYBRID

Memory recording on affordable consumer memory cards offers

workflow efficiency at both the shooting and editing stages.

Combined with hybrid recording, using an optional HXR-FMU128,

the user achieves a totally IT-based workflow, with the added

bonus of instant data backup.

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GPS

A built-in global positioning system (GPS) locator allows satellite

navigation data to be recorded directly onto footage for

reference or posting on popular internet mapping systems.

GPS data can be invaluable when searching for footage or to

provide evidence of where and when footage was recorded.

Active SteadyShot Feature

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Active SteadyShot

stabilization system that provides a powerful shake-reduction

capability, vital for handheld usage. Additional stabilization is

provided by the increased optical lens coverage area and

by improved detection with state-of-the-art compensation

feature is a new, enhanced image

Format

The revolutionary AVCHD™ recording format, which utilizes

the MPEG-4, AVC/H.264 video codec, allows users to record

HD video footage onto random access media. Its intelligent

and sophisticated algorithm makes AVCHD a highly efficient

compression format ideal for memory recording and IT-based

editing.

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Advanced Camera Features

Sony-exclusive
High-performance “G Lens”

The "G Lens" provides great picture quality and versatility with a wide angle

of 29.5 mm (equivalent to 35 mm film) and a 20x high quality zoom. Two ED

(extra-low dispersion) glass elements reduce chromatic aberrations caused

by differences in light refraction to minimize color fringing. The advanced

10-group, 15-element lens structure also includes a compound aspheric lens

for images that are crisp and clear, even when shooting videos at a high

zooming ratio.

Other Superb Features of
the Optical System

Three ND filters

ZOOM

FOCUS

IRIS

Natural-touch Lens Operation

The focus, zoom and iris ring are positioned on the lens barrel, and this design

offers the same operability as general interchangeable lenses. Focus, zoom

and iris control can all be managed easily.

Six-blade Iris

The six-blade iris diaphragm is nearly circular, enabling the creation of an

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extremely beautiful background blur.

Built-in ND filters

The HXR-NX5U is equipped with three built-in ND (Neutral Density) filters – 1/4,

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1/16, 1/64 – which help to vary the depth of field with iris control.

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