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Camera Basics:

Q: I keep hearing this word 3 Chip, what does that mean?
A: Traditionally, consumer cameras had one (CCD) chip, and broadcast cameras had 3 Chips. With 3 Chip cameras, each chip takes a primary color resulting in higher resolution and more vivid colors.

For Standard Definition Acquisition

It's all about filming with intimacy… How do I get the best 3 chip digital image possible, keep all the professional features I'm used to, still use my pro audio equipment (XLR inputs), and not intimidate every guest with a big TV camera and loose their natural demeanor...?

It was a tough decision but it came down to the "look" of the picture, and the number of truly professional features. I, like numerous documentarians & networks all over the world (including CNN), chose the PD-150.

Sony DSR-PD150 3 Chip DVCAM (w/every package)

The PD-150’s newly designed Hyper-Had Chips generate 380,000 pixels per chip… the same as JVC500U but without the contrasty picture. It's got two XLR inputs, LCD monitor, as well as a B&W viewfinder for critical focusing (no other camera above has this). Normally cameras this small can't shoot in low light very well, but that is the PD-150’s strength. The colors are breathtaking… the camera just makes people look good! It of course shoots on DV which is transferred via “Firewire" to our workstation. The PD150 is used extensively for reality shows, documentaries and even features. If you watch TV, you are already VERY familiar with it’s picture quality, which is why I chose it.

For HD Acquisition

HD (High Definition)
In the spring of 2005 Sony released the HVR-ZU1, which at a glance sounds like the PD-150 on steroids. But it’s much more… The HVR-ZU1 has a shaper lens, totally different Chips (1.1 million pixel vs. 380,000) and records in MPEG-2.

HD Blu-ray Upgrade: Add $1000.
This would include one HD camera (Sony HVR-Z1U) for 7 hours, as well as a second HD camera (Sony HVR-Z1U) for the ceremony. It is otherwise the same package as The Blue Sky Production... but in HD. We then would edit in HD and encode/author to Blu-ray Disks. All other Options/Misc. costs are the same.

*If you wanted more cameras for the ceremony and/or multiple HD cameras throughout, please call for quote.

You would receive:
• 4 Blu-ray HD DVDs
&
• 2 Standard DVDs
(Both Formats with menu navigation)

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