The PMW-F55 with the Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 PL servo zoom at DVinfo.net

Henry Epstein · January 15th, 2013, 06:36 AM

What’s it like to work with?

Nice article by Alister Chapman at XDCam-User.com. A must-read!

The PMW-F55 with the Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 PL servo zoom. What’s it like to work with? |

Cheers!

Jack Zhang · January 15th, 2013, 07:31 PM

Best part of the article is seeing this: XAVC 1920x1080 50p.

Sony PMW-F55 |

This proves it is possible to shoot 1080p50 and 1080p60 with XAVC. Finally! A proper 1080p60 recording codec!

Alister Chapman · January 16th, 2013, 01:58 AM

You can shoot 4096x2160 60p using XAVC with the F55 and there will be a future firmware update for XAVC 2K on both the F5 and F55.

Jack Zhang · January 16th, 2013, 03:37 PM

Do you have to use SxS PRO+ to shoot 1080p60? Or is that AXS only?

Being AXS only for 1080p60 may not be a good thing as you will need the AXS module to record that framerate. If you can record 1080p60 to SxS PRO+, that'd be ideal. It would put it one step ahead of Panasonic's AVC-Ultra IMHO.

Ned Soltz · January 16th, 2013, 08:03 PM

You can record 1080 60p to SxS Pro+ cards on both cameras. In fact, the cameras only record P. There is no interlaced video.

Jack Zhang · January 16th, 2013, 09:16 PM

Would be really nice to see this trickle down to the next gen PMW-200 successors. An even sweeter deal would be 3x Global Shutters in either 1/2'' or 2/3''.

Alister Chapman · January 17th, 2013, 02:14 AM

If you put a normal SxS Pro card into the camera, the demo unit I had would record most modes and frame rates on to it. If you tried for example to record 4K XAVC you get a message saying "recording not guaranteed" but it did still record. So for 50/60p HD you will quite possibly be OK with regular SxS cards.

Jack Zhang · January 17th, 2013, 02:52 AM

Have you tried XQD cards with the unit? Any software locks for those types of cards? Cause for 1080p production, that would mean huge cost savings.

Paul Ream · January 17th, 2013, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ned Soltz

You can record 1080 60p to SxS Pro+ cards on both cameras. In fact, the cameras only record P. There is no interlaced video.

I presume you're only talking about that mode... The Sony specs list 50 & 59.94 interlaced with MPEG2?

Be a shame if this has changed for those doing live TV!

Ned Soltz · January 21st, 2013, 12:06 PM

Sorry for being less than clear. Yes... in MPEG2 HD mode you can record 50/59.94i for broadcast

Alister Chapman · January 21st, 2013, 03:44 PM

I have not tried XQD cards.

January 15th, 2013, 06:36 AM	#1
Henry Epstein Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Guayaquil, Ecuador Posts: 58	The PMW-F55 with the Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 PL servo zoom What’s it like to work with? Nice article by Alister Chapman at XDCam-User.com. A must-read! The PMW-F55 with the Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 PL servo zoom. What’s it like to work with? \| Cheers!

January 15th, 2013, 07:31 PM	#2
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: The PMW-F55 with the Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 PL servo zoom Best part of the article is seeing this: XAVC 1920x1080 50p. Sony PMW-F55 \| This proves it is possible to shoot 1080p50 and 1080p60 with XAVC. Finally! A proper 1080p60 recording codec!

January 16th, 2013, 01:58 AM	#3
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	Re: The PMW-F55 with the Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 PL servo zoom You can shoot 4096x2160 60p using XAVC with the F55 and there will be a future firmware update for XAVC 2K on both the F5 and F55. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

January 16th, 2013, 03:37 PM	#4
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: The PMW-F55 with the Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 PL servo zoom Do you have to use SxS PRO+ to shoot 1080p60? Or is that AXS only? Being AXS only for 1080p60 may not be a good thing as you will need the AXS module to record that framerate. If you can record 1080p60 to SxS PRO+, that'd be ideal. It would put it one step ahead of Panasonic's AVC-Ultra IMHO.

January 16th, 2013, 08:03 PM	#5
Ned Soltz Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Teaneck, NJ Posts: 659	Re: The PMW-F55 with the Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 PL servo zoom You can record 1080 60p to SxS Pro+ cards on both cameras. In fact, the cameras only record P. There is no interlaced video.

January 16th, 2013, 09:16 PM	#6
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: The PMW-F55 with the Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 PL servo zoom Would be really nice to see this trickle down to the next gen PMW-200 successors. An even sweeter deal would be 3x Global Shutters in either 1/2'' or 2/3''.

January 17th, 2013, 02:14 AM	#7
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	Re: The PMW-F55 with the Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 PL servo zoom If you put a normal SxS Pro card into the camera, the demo unit I had would record most modes and frame rates on to it. If you tried for example to record 4K XAVC you get a message saying "recording not guaranteed" but it did still record. So for 50/60p HD you will quite possibly be OK with regular SxS cards. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com

January 17th, 2013, 02:52 AM	#8
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: The PMW-F55 with the Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 PL servo zoom Have you tried XQD cards with the unit? Any software locks for those types of cards? Cause for 1080p production, that would mean huge cost savings.

January 21st, 2013, 12:06 PM	#10
Ned Soltz Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Teaneck, NJ Posts: 659	Re: The PMW-F55 with the Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 PL servo zoom Sorry for being less than clear. Yes... in MPEG2 HD mode you can record 50/59.94i for broadcast

January 21st, 2013, 03:44 PM	#11
Alister Chapman Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 4,957	Re: The PMW-F55 with the Fujinon Cabrio 19-90 PL servo zoom I have not tried XQD cards. __________________ Alister Chapman, Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.xdcam-user.com/alisters-blog/ My XDCAM site and blog. http://www.hurricane-rig.com