Sony PXWZ150-EDU User Manual

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.

PXW-Z150

Solid-State Memory Camcorder

Breakthrough 4K imaging performance

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

*for professional camcorder

1.0type 120fps HFR

Revolutionary imaging performance with Exmor RS™

To deliver imaging performance previously impossible for a compact camcorder, Sony has developed the world's first 1.0 type stacked CMOS image sensor for professional video applications. A 2x increase in read-out speed, compared to a conventional 1.0 type sensor, enables beautiful 5x slow motion image capture up to 120fps in Full HD and high resolution 4K recording with full pixel readout without binning.

“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

1inc

Pixel area

Hi-speed signal processing circuit

Max. 24×zoom

Sony “G” lens with maximum 24× zoom

To maximise the quality of your images, the 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 Z150’s large 1.0 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 Z150 delivers.

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