Sony PXWZ150 User Manual

Preliminary

PXW-Z150

Solid-State Memory Camcorder

Compact handy camcorder

delivers broadcast quality 4K and Full-HD

Ready for any shooting scenario, Sony’s PXW-Z150 handy professional camcorder delivers stunning 4K image quality, 120fps HFR Full-HD slow-motion and built-in advanced networking for live streaming and wireless workflow.

Breakthrough 4K imaging performance

Stunning imagery with world’s first 1.0-inch type stacked CMOS sensor*

*for professional camcorder as of February 23, 2016

1.0-inch type 120fps HFR

Revolutionary imaging performance with Exmor RS™ sensor

To deliver imaging performance previously impossible for a compact camcorder, Sony has developed the world's first 1.0-inch type stacked CMOS image sensor that delivers amazing imaging performance professionals have come to expect.

Exmor RS sensor

Advanced ‘stacked' sensor design allows for a larger signal processing area without reducing pixel size within a compact chassis.

Exmor R

Exmor RS

1.0-inch type

Pixel area

Hi-speed signal processing circuit

Max. 24×zoom

Sony's G lens with maximum 24× zoom

To maximize the quality of your images, the PXW-Z150 has a stunning optical 12x zoom lens that offers high resolution and contrast across the entirety of the image. Sony’s advanced Clear Image Zoom feature doubles magnification to 18x when shooting in 4K QFHD and 24x in HD, to fully exploit the imaging capabilities of the PXW-Z150's large 1.0-inch type stacked sensor.

G lens

Aspherical Lens element with Extra-low Dispersion (ED) Glass eliminates spherical aberration for high contrast images with more accurate colour reproduction.

Glass	Spherical lens
	Focal plane
	Focal plane

ED glass

Aspherical Lens

Focal plane

XAVC™

4K QFHD Long GOP 4:2:0	8bit 100Mbps
Full HD Long GOP 4:2:2	10bit 50Mbps

MPEG2 HD®

AVCHD™

Flexible 4K and Full HD recordings

Stunning 4K picture performance is supported with 4K QFHD (3840x2160) XAVC Long GOP at 100Mbps, while integration with established broadcast workflows is simplified with Full HD recording in XAVC Long GOP(4:2:2/10bit 50Mbps) and MPEG- 2 HD (50Mbps/35Mbps). You can even use AVCHD to further expand workflow flexibility. However you want to shoot, the PXW-Z150 delivers.

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