ABSTRACT

In the year 2000 Sony transformed the professional camcorder market with the introduction of the HDW F900, later replaced with the F900R, which utilized three 1920 × 1080 pixel chips and recorded on a 1/2-inch tape in what was another step up for portable video tape recording, and which used a recording format they named HDCAM. This pixel array and recording format quickly became an international norm. This camera was firmly aimed at being able to replace 35 mm film, as well as starting the television High Definition (HD) revolution.