Computer Hardware

Sony’s CineAlta camcorder has a prism based imager with three 2 by 3 inch FTT 2.2 million pixel CCD sensors and 12 bit anolog to digital conversion to capture 1920 by 1080 progressive images in the 16:9 aspect ratios. These images are sub sampled to 1440 by 1080 for recording on HDCAM tape using Sony’s PsF recording scheme. The CineAlta can also capture images at the following progressive frame rates 23.976 fps, 24 fps, 25 fps, 29.976 fps or 30 fps and in interlaced mode at 50 fields per second and 59.94 fields per second.