More about Sony’s CineAlta

HDCAM is an 8 bit format with 3:1:1 color sampling a 7:1 compression ratio and a data rate of approximately 14o Mbps. Sony makes other HD cameras for field and studio used by broadcasters. Sony’s HDC900 studio camera and HDC950 portable camera rely on the same imager as the CineAlta camcorder. The major difference are that the HDC900 by 950 can output an HD signal in either the 1080i, 1080psf or 720p format and can down sample to output an NTSC or PAL signal. Sony’s HDC930 is a less expensive interlace only version which will output a 1080 by 60i, 1080 by 59.94i or 1080 by 50i signal.