Broadcast & Pro A/V

Mummy Forensics captures on HDCAM

“The HDCAM performed as well as we knew it would. We used larger lighting rigs than normal to help capture the mummies in detail at the museums, but I was most concerned about post production since this was my first HD project.”

HDCAM and EX go to the extremes

“We wanted to film inside a live volcano and get as close as possible to a boiling lava lake. Since the cameraman was abseiling inside the crater we knew that tape would simply melt.”

Jimmy Doherty series shoots on HDCAM

“With HD you can produce some really lovely close-ups so you really see detail in the crops, almost feel its texture. You get a real sense of the landscape, you can see the fabric people are wearing and feel that what you are looking at is so much more enhanced.”

Piers Morgan On LA shoots with HDW-790P

“The Sony HDW-790P handled situations with some serious contrast very well.”

Animal Planet HD series on Pandas

“To see it in full resolution was fantastic - the pictures we got were phenomenal although it really woke us up to the practical side of HD production.”

BBC’s Oceans series shoots on HDCAM

Oceans is a new eight part series for BBC Two, which explores the hidden stories of the planet’s oceans – in HD. Matt Dyas, producer/director, explains what the series is about and why they chose to shoot in HD.

Wild cats shot with Sony kit

“When you want to see all the information in the frame, such as each leaf moving on a tree, then HD is perfect.”

Shooting World of Colours in HD

“In Colours we wanted HD to achieve a cinematographic look. We knew we would be working on the colours in post production and that HD would be an advantage for that. We filmed colours very closely, using a macro to see pigments.”

Simon Rattle tour on HD

“In the field of documentary films, where 35mm film material was seldom seriously considered because of tight budgets, HD has made something possible, which has really brought documentary films to the forefront.”

Docu-drama shoots on HDW-790P

“For the kind of large format HD docu-drama that I specialise in, I am looking for pictures of the kind you see in the movies — something that is less cold and clinical than regular video.”

Sunrise Earth captures with HDW-F900R

“Sunrise Earth is a ‘must see’ documentary, combining enchanting scenery with powerful high definition footage which will leave viewers mesmerised.”

Rushes creates effects for HDCAM series

“We developed a workflow that put constraints on the rig in order that any animator could pick up the model and know that it would only do, physiologically, what a real human body does.”

Doctors starts shooting in HD

“I only use Sony cameras, because of their reliability, and the support for me, which is brilliant. For a show like this, with four cameras running at all times, plus two spare cameras, that’s essential.”

HD shines a light on Edward Lear

“Doing this production on this camera really has converted me; it’s so much like using film, and the range is all there. Obviously the quality of the image was very important for us, and the results have far exceeded our expectations.”

Antiques Roadshow shoots in HD

“If ever there was a show that was crying out to be shot in HD it’s Antiques Roadshow. It’s amazing how good it looks.”

BBC Two tells The Story of India

“We shot HDCAM at 25P – and it came out looking gorgeous. It can take the extreme contrast that you get in India beautifully, and we got incredible colour saturation and huge warmth out of it.”

Belgian cable network produces on HDCAM

“People don’t realise how good HD looks. The difference between HDCAM and DigiBeta is huge. Apart from the extra detail, the HDW-750P produces such nice colours in low light. I watch the results and still think, amazing.”

Top Italian comedy show shot on HDCAM

“I always choose Sony camcorders because they mean reliability and extreme quality to me. Sony broadcast solutions are suitable for heavy duty use and I know I can rely on them in every situation.”

Greek documentary maker adopts HDCAM

Production company Exoptron delivers in full HD resolution with in-house shooting and post production facilities.

This year, Exoptron has made an HD documentary in English about rose oil production in Bulgaria, shooting with an HDW-750P. Valley of the Roses was shot on location in Bulgaria.

HDCAM kit subjected to huge G forces on Red Arrows shoot

"The equipment experienced G forces of 2.5G to 8.5G with no problems whatsoever" Bob Hayes, Impact Image