The Sony Cine Alta borrows it's basic layout from the Sony HDW-700
and Digital Betacam camcorders. There are, however improvements
over earlier efforts. Because of its outstanding picture quality
and operational flexibility, the HDW-F900 has become the "Digital
Movie Camera."
What distinguishes the Cine Alta from Sony's HDW-700 camcorder
is its ability to record at 24 progressive frames per second.
This allows for a more seemless transfer to motion picture film
without a 3:2 pulldown conversion.
As well as recording at 24p, the Cine Alta is switchable to record
at 25p, 30p, and at 50 and 60 Hz interlaced. This versitility
makes the it the camera of choice for nearly any HD application.
Moving images are digitally recorded to the CIF (Common Image
Format) standard, which specifies a resolution of 1920 pixels
horizontally by 1080 pixels vertically (1080i)
Setup Card System
Menu-driven camera set up, pioneered by Sony, has become widely accepted among Cinematographers and, naturally, has been adopted for the Cine Alta. Replacing the Setup Card for the storage of parameters is the Sony Memory Stick.
The introduction of this medium promises a greatly expanded and
exciting range of operational features. The director of photography,
once having established a setup can store the parameters on their
own card. Now you can "take the look with you."
Accessories
The Cine Alta accepts a complete range of motion picture accessories
including:
Matte Boxes from 4x4 to 6.6x6.6 size
Follow Focus Systems , Studio or Handheld
Zoom Controls, including Preston's Microforce
The Cine Alta may utilize many of our exotic lenses including:
Century or Arriflex Swing and Tilt / Shift lenses.
Century- Canon and Nikon telephotos 200-800mm and beyond
Cinemagic Cinewand probe lens
Mesmerizer and more.
The HDW-F900
Compatable with all our support systems such as:
Steadicam
Power Pod remote control head
Super Panther Dolly and Jibs
Weaver / Steadman 3 axis head
Arrihead, Arrihead II and mini Worral geared head.
Safe Area Markers
To allow for individual production requirements, the Cine Alta
incorporates a selection of safe-area markers:
1.33:1 - (4:3)
1.44:1 - (13:9)
1.55:1 - (14:9)
2.00:1 - "Univision"
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