Sony PMW-EX3 XDCAM EX

• Lens mount: 1/2-inch type EX mount
• Zoom ratio: 14x (optical), servo/manual selectable
• Focal length: f = 5.8 to 81.2 mm (equivalent to 31.4 to 439 mm on 35 mm lens)
• Iris: F1.9 to F16 and Close, servo/manual selectable
• Maximum relative aperture: 1:1.9

Optional 2/3″ B4 Mount Adapter to allow cinema-style and HD electronic lenses.

There is also a choice of a 35Mb/s High Quality mode or a 25Mb/s, HD.V 1080i compatible mode, so although it is not good enough quality to satisfy HD Broadcast standard, it is certainly excellent viewing/internet/multi-camera mix quality. The PMW-EX3 uses three ½-inch type CMOS sensors, each with an effective pixel count of 1920×1080.

This camcorder also features an interchangeable lens system and is supplied with a Fujinon Professional HD ½-inch 14x lens and a unique dual focus ring mechanism. It is also features a 3.5″ HD viewfinder, genlock, timecode and remote control capability for real added flexibility, offering a low-cost HD studio solution.

The optional 2/3″ B4 Mount Adapter allows HD electronic lenses to be fitted to this camera, which is very useful, since the crop function of the 1/2″ image sensor means that there is a natural telephoto effect which makes HJ22x8 lenses (8-176mm) have the the equivalent image as a 12mm-264mm with no loss in sensitivity.

The PMW-EX3 has two memory card slots which means with a pair of 32 GB SxS PRO memory cards, it can record up to 280 minutes of HD footage. VMI’s package includes 2 x 32GB cards (up to 280mins at 35Mb/s HQ mode@25p) as standard.

Available Resolutions

HQ mode: 1920 x 1080/50i, 25P, 1280 x 720/50P, 25P
SP mode: 1440 x 1080/50i
HQ mode: 1920 x 1080/59.94i, 29.97P, 23.98P, 1280 x 720/59.94P, 29.97P, 23.98P
SP mode: 1440 x 1080/59.94i

Lens

Focus: AF/MF/Full MF selectable 800 mm to 8 (MACRO OFF), 50 mm to 8 (MACRO ON, Wide), 735 to 8 (MACRO ON, Tele)
Image stabilizer: ON/OFF selectable, shift lens
Filter thread: M77 mm, pitch 0.75 mm (on lens)

Compatible Memory Cards

• Sony 64GB SxS Pro Memory Card 150/150MB/s
• Sony 32GB SxS Pro Memory Card 100/100MB/s
• Sony 32GB SxS-1 Memory Card SBS-32G1A 440/200MB/s