Vintage Sony DSR-370P DVCAM 16:9 Digital Camcorder

In field acquisition, the shooting style of professionals has been changing. People such as video journalists now gather their material quickly and easily with compact camcorders. Meanwhile, the use of widescreen (16:9) monitors has greatly increased, not only in the broadcasting market, but also in the event production and corporate communication areas. Responding to this, Sony now introduces the new series of the DSR-500WS* and the DSR-300A** Digital Camcorders. Incorporating the latest digital signal processing technology, the new series of the DSR-500WS and the DSR-300A achieves a higher resolution than was previously possible. These two powerful digital camcorders will surely satisfy a variety of field acquisition applications including video journalism, event videography, news gathering for broadcasting and more. 

With its three high-performance 1/2-inch Power HAD™ CCDs, the DSR-300A packs all the required functionality and performance into an affordable, lightweight, one-piece camcorder. Digital output with i.LINK™ interface is also featured for simple digital editing and back-up recording

Thanks to the adoption of Power HAD WS™ CCD

The DSR-500WS is equipped with three 2/3-inch Power HAD WS IT CCDs with a high density of 520,000 pixels (NTSC)/570,000 pixels (PAL). Since the CCDs are originally designed for the 16:9 aspect ratio, high quality images can be obtained in the 16:9 mode with virtually no image loss. A high sensitivity of F11 (at 2000 lx, 3200 K), remarkable

signal-to-noise ratio of 63 dB and a low vertical smear level of -120 dB are all achieved.

When the SETUP switch is set to FILE position, a total of eight Camera Setup Files can be viewed via the VF (Viewfinder) Menu system. Five files are factory preset to match the most common lighting conditions, including STANDARD, HIGH SATURATION, and FLUORESCENT. An additional three User Files allow the operator to customize the camera parameters to particular shooting situations. With the SetupNavi™ function, the User Files and Factory Preset Files can also be stored to the VAUX portion of a DVCAM tape. 

The DSR-500WS/300A includes the latest version of the Sony 10-bit DSP camera technology that delivers one of the best picture performances in

the industry. Due to the optimized digital signal processing, sharpness of the picture has been further improved. The DSR-500WS/300A also

incorporates innovative camera features such as TruEye™ and DynaLatitude™. 

Sony’s TruEye digital signal processing technology virtually eliminates hue distortion, particularly obvious in extreme lighting conditions, that results from conventional RGB analog or digital processing. By processing video signal data at three levels – brightness, hue, and saturation – similar to how the human eye works, the TruEye process assists in the reproduction of natural skin tones.