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As the successor of reality show darling PXW-X70, Sony PXW-Z90 is naturally the same.
It perfectly inherits its advantages of being small and light, suitable for various shooting scenes such as reality shows and documentaries.
First of all, a stacked CMOS imager with14.2 million pixels (effective) and 1.0 inches has raised the height of PXW-Z90 to a height that other small cameras can't reach. Its imaging performance can provide beautiful virtual focus effect and ideal sensitivity, and can shoot high-quality images with less noise in dark or bright conditions.
Moreover, compared with the "predecessors", the PXW-Z90 handheld camcorder is endowed with a powerful fast hybrid autofocus function, which is the first time Sony has introduced such a powerful autofocus function into a professional handheld camera: 273 autofocus points cover about 84% of the shooting area, which can achieve a very wide focus range and very accurate focus focusing and tracking. Therefore, it has excellent performance when it is applied to occasions that need rapid response, such as follow-up shooting and high-speed motion shooting. In addition to autofocus, face recognition is also added. After locking the face, even a vivid and dynamic picture can ensure that the face is clearly focused, further amplifying the advantages of autofocus.
High-frame-rate shooting is a plus for sports shooting: it can not only turn daily movements into slow-motion effects, but also provide users with high-definition images at a rate of up to 120 frames per second * (fps), which can provide users with five times of slow motion. The finished product effect will not sacrifice the color depth or "windowing" of the imager. So there is no cutting, no loss of viewing angle. It can fully meet the needs of full-hearted action.
In terms of flexibility, let's talk about shooting first. The Z90 supports various 4K (QFHD) and HD formats, such as xavc qfhd100 Mbps 30p/25p/24p recording, XAVC HD long GOP 422 50Mbps, MPEGHD422 50Mbps*, MPEGHD420 35Mbps and AVC HD. In addition, Sony PXW-Z90 can support transmission, whether it is standard 5GHz* and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi transmission, direct streaming media transmission using Ustream, or QoS streaming media transmission to XDCAM air. PXW-Z90 provides a variety of connection options to match the workflow at the broadcast level, which can realize a simple and direct live broadcast solution. Its remote operation configuration can further strengthen the on-site shooting system.
Generally speaking, PXW-Z90 combines fast and reliable autofocus (AF) function with 1.0 stacked Exmor RS CMOS imager to create high-quality picture definition and diversified shooting performance for users, support real-time HDR workflow and reduce post-production workload. It is an ideal choice for all kinds of content production, especially for shooting Internet videos, wedding videos, corporate promotional videos, event recording, etc.