• Highly compact design - can be placed either horizontally or vertically 
• MPEG HD recording and playback at 35 and 25 Mb/s 
• Equipped with two SxS PRO memory card slots 
• Built-in 3.5-inch* LCD monitor *(Viewable area measured diagonally) 
• Comprehensive range of HD interfaces - HD-SDI input/output, i.LINK (HDV) input/output and component output 
• Down-converted SD outputs for migration to SD environments - SD-SDI, i.LINK (DVCAM), component, S-Video and composite 
• HDMI output for digital connection to a range of consumer displays 
• Adjustable audio input volume (CH1 and CH2)
• 2 Express Card Slots
• HD SDI input and output
• Downconverted DV out for DV NLE editing
  

Built-In Display
3.5-inch** type colour LCD monitor, approx. 921000 effective pixels,
640 (H) x 3 (RGB) x 480 (V), 16:9, hybrid type
**Viewable area measured diagonally.

General Specifications

Dimensions (W x H x D) (Excluding Protrusions)
210 x 88 x 200 mm (8 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 7 7/8 inches)

Mass
2.0 kg (4 lb 6 oz)

Operating Temperature
+5 to +40°C (+32 to +104°F)

Playback Format
MPEG HD:
1080/59.94i, 50i, 29.97P, 25P, 23.98P
MPEG HD:
720/59.94P, 50P, 29.97P, 25P, 23.98P

Power Consumption
Approx. 12 W

Power Requirements
DC 12 V

Recording Format
Video:
MPEG-2 Long GOP
HQ mode: VBR, maximum bit rate: 35 Mb/s, MPEG-2 MP@HL
SP mode: CBR, 25 Mb/s, MPEG-2 MP@H14
Audio:
Linear PCM (2ch, 16-bit, 48-kHz)

Recording Frame Rate
NTSC setting:
HQ mode: 1920 x 1080/59.94i, 29.97P*, 23.98P*, 1280 x 720/59.94P
SP mode: 1440 x 1080/59.94i
PAL setting:
HQ mode: 1920 x 1080/50i, 25P*, 1280 x 720/50P
SP mode: 1440 x 1080/50i
*Early PMW-EX30 requires an upgrade to achieve these capabilities.

Recording/Playback Time
HQ mode:
Approx. 100 min. with SBP-32 (32 GB) memory card
Approx. 50 min. with SBP-16 (16 GB) memory card
Approx. 25 min. with SBP-8 (8 GB) memory card
SP mode:
Approx. 140 min. with SBP-32 (32 GB) memory card
Approx. 70 min. with SBP-16 (16 GB) memory card
Approx. 35 min. with SBP-8 (8 GB) memory card

Storage Temperature
-20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)

Inputs/Outputs Specifications

Analog Audio Input
RCA (CH-1,CH-2)

Analog Audio Output
RCA (CH-1,CH-2)

Component Output
BNC (x 3)

Composite Ouput
BNC (x 1), NTSC or PAL

DC Input (12 V)
DC jack (12 V)

HDMI
Type A 19-pin (x 1), output

Headphone Output
Stereo mini jack (x 1)

S-Video Output
Mini-DIN 4pin (x 1)

SDI Input
BNC (x 1), HD only

SDI Output
BNC (x 1), HD/SD selectable

USB
USB device, Mini-B (x 1)

i.LINK
IEEE1394, 6pin (x 1), HDV stream input/output, DVCAM stream output, S400

Media Specifications

Type
ExpressCard/34 slot x 2