Sony is pleased to extend the XDCAM EX lineup with the introduction of the new PMW-EX30
XDCAM EX Compact Recording Deck. The PMW-EX30 can be used in a variety of ways including recording, viewing,
dubbing and source feeding to compatible nonlinear editing systems. This exciting new addition to Sony’s XDCAM
EX family of professional tapeless acquisition and production tools further evolves the XDCAM EX lineup, and
continues to address the ever increasing demand for affordable high definition production solutions.

The XDCAM EX family of products utilize SxS PRO™ memory cards. These memory cards are based on the rapidly
growing ExpressCard® industry standard as recording media. Combining the moderate bit rate of MPEG-2 Long GOP
compression adopted by XDCAM EX products with the SxS PRO memory card, the XDCAM EX series offers costeffective
long-form recording, coupled with nonlinear capabilities such as instantaneous random access and highspeed
file-based operation.
The PMW-EX30 XDCAM EX Compact Recording Deck is truly an exciting new addition to Sony’s XDCAM EX family.

• HD Multi-format recording & playback
- 1920 x 1080 60i/50i in HQ
- 1440 x 1080 60i/50i in SP
- 1280 x 720 60p/50p in HQ
• Down-converted SD outputs
- SD SDI
- i.Link® (DVCAM)
- SD analog component
- Y /C & Composite
• HD-SDI input & output
• HDMI output
• RCA pin analog audio 2 ch inputs & 4 ch outputs
• i.Link 6-pin: HDV stream in/out & DVCAM stream out
• USB 2.0 for file transferring
• 2 SxS memory card slots
• 3.5 inch LCD (viewable area, measured diagonally)

Included Accessories
AC Adaptor (1)
IR Remote Commander® Unit (1)
USB Cable (1)
XDCAM EX Clip Browsing software (1)
SxS device driver software (1)
Stand (2)
Operation manual (1)

Specifications :
GENERAL
Power requirements/Power consumption
DC 12 V/Approx. 12 W
Operating temperature
32 to 104 °F (5 to 40 °C)
Storage temperature
-4 to +140 °F (-20 to +60 °C)
Weight
Approx. 4 lb. 6 oz.(2.0 kg) (body)
Approx. 5 lb. 4 oz. (2.4 kg) (with AC adaptor and stand)
Recording format (video)
MPEG-2 Long GOP
HQ mode: VBR, max. bit rate: 35 Mb/s, MPEG-2 MP@HL
SP mode: CBR, 25 Mb/s, MPEG-2 MP@H14
Recording format (audio)
Linear PCM (2ch, 16-bit, 48-kHz)
Recording frame rate (NTSC setting)
HQ mode: 1920 x 1080/59.94i, 23.98P*, 1280 x
720/59.94P
SP mode: 1440 x 1080/59.94i
Recording frame rate (PAL setting)
HQ mode: 1920 x 1080/50i, 1280 x 720/50P
SP mode: 1440 x 1080/50i
Recording/Playback time (HQ mode)
Approx. 50 min. with SBP-16 (16 GB) memory card
Approx. 25 min. with SBP-8 (8 GB) memory card
Recording/Playback time (SP mode)
Approx. 70 min. with SBP-16 (16 GB) memory card
Approx. 35 min. with SBP-8 (8 GB) memory card
*This capability is planned to be available with a future software upgrade

SIGNAL INPUTS/OUTPUTS
Composite output
BNC(x1), 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω unbalanced
S-Video output
Y: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω unbalanced, sync negative
Component output
BNC (x 3), Y: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω, Pb/Pr: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 Ω
Audio input
RCA type (CH-1, CH-2)
Audio output
RCA type (CH-1, CH-2), -10 dBu (reference level),
47 k Ω
HD-SDI input
BNC (x 1)
SDI output
BNC (x 1), HD-SDI/SD-SDI selectable
HDMI output
Type A 19-pin (x 1)
i.LINK input/output
IEEE1394, 6pin (x 1), HDV stream input/output,
DVCAM stream output, S400
USB
Mini-B (x 1), USB 2.0 High-speed
Headphone output
Stereo mini-jack (x 1), 16 Ω, 30 mW
DC input
DC jack

LCD PANEL
3.5-inch (viewable area measured diagonally) type color
LCD monitor, approx. 921,000 effective pixels,
640 (H) x 3 (RGB) x 480 (V), 16:9, hybrid type

MEDIA SLOT
Type
ExpressCard/34 (x 2)
Interface
ExpressCard compatible
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Non metric weights and measurements
approximate.

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