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IBC Site Component: "Sony debuts XDCAM HD


Bovis: 'WiFi is not up
to television work'
by George Jarrett
Sony has completed its line-up of HD formats with the launch of XDCAM HD, which sits between its HDV and HDCAM lines and offers users picture quality options through three bit rates.
Behind the three products on the stand - the PDW-F330 camcorder and PDW-F30 and F70 decks - is an MPEG-2 long GOP recording structure and some cute design thinking. This includes the ability to mix the three bit rates on a single disc. "