Interview with Bill Drummond, Strategic Marketing Manager at Sony Professional, about the Sony PXW-200, the replacement for the highly successful PMW-200,
As the successor of PMW-200, the PXW-X200 has a lot of attractive features, including dual SxS memory card slots for simultaneous recordings, cache recordings, Slow & Quick function, a 3.5 inch-type QHD (960 × 540) colour LCD panel and a 17x Fujinon professional HD zoom lens with three independent rings with end stops, able to zoom from 29.3mm to 499mm (35mm equivalent). The PXW-X200 also has a built-in wireless operation capability, and also offers remote control, file transfer, monitoring via smartphones and tablet devices, and streaming*. *A firmware version upgrade is required to activate this function.
Superb picture quality
Three 1/2-type Exmor™ CMOS sensors for high sensitivity and low noise images.
Multi-format recordings, including XAVC
Full HD XAVC Intra and XAVC Long GOP, as well as MPEG HD 422 50 Mbps MPEG HD 420 35 Mbps, MPEG IMX and DV.
Professional features
Includes dual SxS memory card slots for simultaneous recordings, cache recordings, Slow & Quick function and a 3.5 inch-type QHD (960 × 540) colour LCD panel.
17x Fujinon professional HD zoom lens
Independent focus, zoom and iris rings with end stops, able to zoom from 29.3mm to 499mm (35mm equivalent).
Wireless operation capability
Offers remote control, file transfer, monitoring via smartphones and tablet devices, and streaming*.
- Streaming function requires firmware upgrade.
