High Definition and 24P Cinematography

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The Sony HDW F750/F730 HD camera

In 1999, Sony transformed the professional camcorder market with the introduction of the HDW F900, described in the previous chapters, which utilized three 1920 × 1080 pixel chips and recorded on a half-inch tape in what was another step up for portable videotape recording, and which used a recording format they named HDCAM. This pixel array and recording format quickly became the international norm. This camera was firmly aimed at being able to replace 35mm film.

In 2002 Sony brought out three additional cameras, the HDW F750, F750P and the F730; these still used the international HD pixel standard of 1920 × 1080 and the HDCAM recording format. Whereas the F900 utilized a 12-bit analogue to digital processor, ...