Sony PXW-Z90 4K HDR XDCAM Camcorder
Realise your biggest creative ambitions with the beautifully compact Sony PXW-Z90 4K HDR XDCAM Camcorder capture broadcast quality 4K footage in XAVC QFHD at 100Mbps, with responsive Fast Hybrid AF that tracks fast-moving subjects with ease. Shoot, edit and view HDR content in HLG without the need for additional colour grading. Professional connections integrate seamlessly with your SDI production infrastructure.
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The Sony PXW-Z90 camcorder supports an instant HDR (High Dynamic Range) workflow, enabling users to produce breath-taking HDR content with minimum post-production to suit a range of content creation scenarios and applications.
The Fast Hybrid AF system ensures highly accurate focusing and tracking during shooting, delivered by 273 phase-detection AF points that cover approximately 84% of the shooting area, high-density placement of autofocus points and a newly developed AF algorithm. This reduces the burden of focusing, especially when accurate focusing is required for shooting 4K2 films. In movie recording mode, the appearance of phase-detection AF frames indicates the focused area and easily allows users to monitor a subject that is in focus. The new camcorder features a high-resolution OLED viewfinder (0.39-type OLED, 2,359k dots) and advanced touch screen operation, on the 3.5-type large LCD screen (1,555k dots), to allow users to quickly switch focus from one subject to another, while the AF Drive Speed, Tracking Depth Range and Subject Switching Sensitivity can all be configured as required for different subjects and content styles.
The Sony PXW-Z90 supports 4K HDR recording with HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma), offering an instant HDR workflow. This enables users to reduce the post-production work and produce high-quality HDR content without grading, which usually requires a highly skilled technique and specialist knowledge.
Workflow efficiency benefits such as Proxy recording, relay recording and simultaneous backup recording are also delivered thanks to the new camcorders’ dual memory card slots and multi camera operation capabilities supported by TC (time code)/UB (user bit). The camcorder features REMOTE terminals, Multi-Interface Shoe, and HDMI Type A to ensure enhanced operability.
In addition to the above key features as series, the XDCAM PXW-Z90 features dual XLR audio input, a detachable handle, and access to Content Browser Mobile – a supporting smartphone application to enable Wi-Fi monitoring, Camcorder remote control and wireless timecode sync9 between multiple cameras.
The Sony PXW-Z90 also includes several features to suit broadcast-specific requirements including XAVC format recording, which provides high-quality images at 4:2:2 10 bit (HD) and 4:2:0 8 bit (QFHD) in addition to conventional broadcasting MPEG2HD9 format recording, 3G SDI connectivity for compatibility with existing broadcasting equipment, and networking functions to support news reporting, such as compatibility with XDCAM air, the Sony cloud-based ENG subscription service.
Sony PXW-Z90 4K HDR XDCAM Camcorder Key Features:
- 4K HDR Professional Camcorder
- 1.0-inch Exmor RS Sensor
- ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* 29mm Wide Lens with 12x Optical Zoom
- Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG)
- XAVC in 4:4:2 10-bit, MPEG2HD
- Fast Hybrid AF with 273 phase detection AF points
- 2,359K-dot OLED viewfinder
- 3.5″ LCD Touchscreen
- Super slow mo up to 960fps, Full HD recording up to 120fps
- 3G-SDI and HDMI outputs
- Dual XLR Input
- Detachable handle
- Smartphone connectivity
- Built in 5GHz and 2.4GHz WiFi with live streaming to USTREAM and Network Servers.
- XDCAM AIR Subscription Service for Streaming to various channels
