ABSTRACT

DVCAM: A Practical Guide to the Professional System, is a nuts and bolts guide for anyone who wants to learn more about Sony DVCAM, to determine what equipment to use, how various models compare, and how to use each of them.
A user-friendly overview of the DVCAM format and its equipment, the text covers camcorders, cameras, tape, VTRs, editors, and accessories. The focus is on quick guides (Jump Start chapters) that show how to use the various Sony DVCAM camcorders: DSR-PD100A, DSR-PD150, DSR-250, DSR-300A, and DSR-500WS. Professionals, film students, independent feature filmmakers, schools, government agencies and military services, and news crews will benefit from its hands-on approach.


This comprehensive, hands-on book is an overview of the DVCAM format and its equipment. DVCAM is the professional video standard developed by Sony, based on the consumer DV video format. In the five years since DVCAM was introduced, over 200,000 cameras and VTRs have been sold, making it the best-selling professional format of all time.

chapter |12 pages

What is DVCAM?

chapter |2 pages

Choosing a DVCAM Camcorder

chapter |20 pages

Sony DSR-PD100A

chapter |30 pages

DSR-PD150

chapter |25 pages

DSR-250

chapter |2 pages

DSR-300A

chapter |4 pages

DSR-500WS

chapter |18 pages

DSR-500WS Camera Views

chapter |14 pages

Common Features: All Models

chapter |10 pages

Still Photos

chapter |4 pages

Audio

chapter |6 pages

Lenses

chapter |4 pages

Matteboxes and Filters

chapter |4 pages

Tripods and Heads

chapter |6 pages

Camcorder Care

chapter |8 pages

VTRs

chapter |4 pages

Editing

chapter |9 pages

Serious Editing

chapter |12 pages

Where Does It All Go?

chapter |14 pages

Theory

chapter |1 pages

Sony Contacts

chapter |3 pages

Suppliers

chapter |6 pages

Technical Specs