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In a world scoop feral is able to deliver Base Board readers the first information of SONY'S new tape and camcorder format due for release in November 2001. In a first for the industry Sony will release a new camcorder that is able to record direct to a new micro tape format in MPEG-2 VIDEO.Sony has introduced a new generation of digital camcorders that employ a revolutionary new format called MICROMV.The new format is aimed at the videomaker who intergrates their camcorder and a PC.The new format is designed to create the ultimate personal image capture, edit and archive networks.
MICROMV is the first Sony consumer format to use the MPEG-2 video compressionstandard[the same compression system used in encoading DVD disks] as the basis for its operating system.The advanced recording techology offers outstanding video and audio qualty and uses MICROMV cassettes that are 70 PERCENT SMALLER than MiniDV cassettes.Sony claim that the space saving resulting from the smaller tape size means a significantly smaller camcorder that is easier to carry and simpler to operate.The first MIRCOMV format camcorder will mark a new era in advanced camcorder technology.
A convenient new feature or the MICROMV cassettes is an impressive 64KB of memory in each cassette.This lets users access all the details of the info stored on the tape when the last shots recorded,how long the clips are and how muchrecording time left on the cassette. A multi-picture search function using this memory shows users a still image at the start of up to 11 separate clips.The whole 60min tape can be searched in just four minutes with the camcorder's LCD screen function as a monitor.If users want to share their pictures immediately, then the MPEG MOVIE AD feature lets them capture up to 82 minutes of video and audio (in 280 second clips) onto a 128MB Memory Stick in the camcorder.yhis footage can then be tranferred to a PC for easy editing and transmission via email.
In developing MICROMV, Sony created a sophisticated set of pc intergrated features and functions using already well accepted video compression techniques. The adoption of MPEG-2 compression enhances internet usage of the material shot by the new format camcorder since it is alresdy a leading open standard, used in many differant applications.
At 12Mb/s, MICROMV has a bit rate less than half that of MiniDV and so creates significant savings in hard disk drive space on a PC without compromising picture qualty.At the same time, the newhigh density PB TECHNOLOGY which reads and writes material on a much narrower pitch. This is combined with a 'double scan' data reading system, achieves significantly higher accuracy in data reading and transfer from camcorder to PC.
The first MICROMV camcorder (DCR-IP7)offers a range of PC connections options including i.LINK (MICROMV IN/OUT), MEMORY STICK and a USB terminal. The MICROMV camcorder explioits the advantages that non-linear editing technology offers. With MPEG-2's group pictures (GOP) file compression system,real advantages are derived when editing footage as the file structure lets you 'drag-and-drop'files easly into a variety of non-linear editing applications.
At the heart of the new MICROMV-baseed DCR-IP7 camcorder is the enhanced functionality made available by the sophistication of the MPEG-2 recording system.According to Sony,despite the small size of the new tape and the camcorder it is used in, the picture quality provided by this MPEG-2 based recording system is equivalent to MiniDV.This high video quality complements MPEG audio layer 2 stereo sound. Standard in the IP7 include Super Steady shot,Carl Zeiss lens 120x digital zoom 10x optical zoom capability, 180,000 pixel precision view finder and a progressive shutter system providing high quality image capture in any conditions.
The camcorder uses a 2.5 inch 210,000 pixel LCD screen with a playback zoom facility for instantaneous, high qualty playback of material. For PC connectivity, the IP7 features an i.LINK(MICROMV IN/OUT) with cable supplied. The camcorder also provides analog-in and- out allowing users to transcode analog material from other sources.
In another first, the DCR-IP& employs BLUETOOTH technology to enhance its network functionality via a mobile phone[ or a Sony BLUETOOTH MODEM BTANW1].Bluetooth is a industry standard for simple, cordless connection and data transfer within a range of 10m. By employing Bluetooth features users can gain wireless access to their email facilities (both picture and text) or brouse the web.
The DCR-IP7 MEPG MOVIE AD recording mode on Memory Stick lets users record an MEPG MOVIE in four different modes-LITE,STANDARD,FINE and SUPERFINE (MPEG-1). Using the lite mode users can capture 82 minutes of MPEG MOVIE on a 128 MB Memory Stick(max 280 seconds per clip) before transferring it directly to their PC editing archiving or emailing.
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