Sony PDV64N User Manual

DVCAM™ from Sony

Choose DVCAM
for Quality and Durability

Sometimes you get
one chance to catch
the action so it makes
sense to use the best
possible media.

For many of today’s
top producers and
cameramen, that
media is DVCAM.

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Better Quality, Higher Reliability, Safer Storage

Now celebrating its 15th anniversary, DVCAM offers superior

quality than consumer DV media and is one of the world’s most

reliable and durable digital video formats.

DVCAM gives you the freedom to shoot in SD or HD and is designed

to protect the life of your equipment.

Manufactured for perfection

Sony DVCAM is manufactured at
the Sony Chemical Information
Device in Japan, one of the world’s
most advanced recording media
production facilities. With the very
latest equipment, a highly trained
workforce and ISO9001 certification,
Sony Chemical Information Device
is synonymous with supreme quality
and reliability.

Being a professional video format,
DVCAM is technically superior to
consumer DV media. Advanced
technology, latest components and
sophisticated production techniques
ensure DVCAM is the ideal choice for

Sony Chemical
Information Device

professional productions. Quality is
guaranteed with 100% final product
inspection.

Step up to higher video quality

Make no compromises with your
next shoot. Capture on DVCAM
and enjoy your production in the
highest quality video. Advanced
tape technology gives smoother,
more stable performance during
recording, playback and editing,
wherever in the world you are
working.

Higher Density

DVCAM Hyper Evaticle-IV
technology provides higher density
than consumer DV tapes with ultra
efficient magnetic evaporated
layers. This technology increases RF
output and CN ratio to give clear,
stable video performance.

Lower Dropouts

With 50% less dropouts than
consumer tape, DVCAM minimises
errors for improved quality. Rigid
quality control keeps noise low and
standards high.

Relative Frequency

Better Worse

Error Rate Comparison

Error Rate