The PDW-F350 and PDW-F330 are highly versatile and cost-effective HD camcorders that are equipped with three 1/2-inch-type HD CCDs, and offer HD recording in 1080/59.94i, 50i, 29.97P, 25P, and 23.98P modes - as well as DVCAM-format recording. A rich variety of features useful for creative shooting are incorporated into these camcorders such as interval recording, slow-shutter, and selectable gamma curve. Additionally, the PDW-F350 provides a "Slow & Quick Motion" function, which is also commonly known as "over-cranking" and "under-cranking".

Disc recording provides users with a number of benefits that are specifically useful during shooting. For example, because new footage is always recorded onto an empty area of the disc, there is no need to cue-up to the next recording position before shooting. This means that operators can start shooting without the worry of accidentally recording over existing footage.

In short, the XDCAM HD camcorders are ideally suited to a broad array of shooting opportunities such as event shooting, news gathering, field productions, and indie productions.

Impressive HD picture quality, what makes the XDCAM HD system so distinguished is its file-based disc recording capability. This brings huge benefits such as instant random access and IT connectivity, to name just two. File-based Disc Recording

The XDCAM HD products use a large-capacity nonlinear optical disc for recording, the PFD23 Professional Disc media, which Sony has developed specifically for professional recording applications.

The Professional Disc media is a 12-cm, single-layer, reusable optical disc with a capacity of 23 GB. This large capacity makes it possible to record up to two hours* of HD material on a single disc. The Professional Disc media is highly reliable and durable because it experiences no mechanical contact during recording or playback, and is packaged into an extremely durable and dust-resistant disc cartridge.

The non-contact recording and playback also makes it an ideal media for long-term storage of AV assets. Whereas traditional tape archive systems must be rewound on a periodic basis to remove magnetic powder debris, the Professional Disc media completely eliminates this process.