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1951

  • M-1
    M-1

    Spring-actuated shoulder-type tape recorder for professional broadcast use. This device played a central role in the development of street-level coverage and interviews by broadcasting stations. After appearing in R. Yokoyama's comic strip “Densuke” in the Mainichi Newspaper, this recorder was nicknamed the “Densuke.”



1976

  • BVU-200
    BVU-200

    “BV (Broadcasting Video) Series” U-matic VTR for professional broadcasting use.


  • BVH-1000
    BVH-1000

    1-inch VTR for professional broadcasting use.



1982

  • BVW-1
    BVW-1

    1/2-inch “Betacam” integrated camera/VTR for analog-based professional broadcasting use.



1987

  • DVR-1000
    DVR-1000

    World’s first component digital VTR compliant with D1 format.



1988

  • DVR-10
    DVR-10

    World’s first composite digital VTR for professional broadcasting use compliant with D2 format.



1993

  • DVW-A500
    DVW-A500 

    “Digital Betacam” 1/2-inch component digital VTR, incorporating digital image compression technology.



1994

  • DVW-700
    DVW-700

    Digital Betacam integrated camera/VTR for professional broadcasting use.



1997

  • HDW-700
    HDW-700

    World’s first HD camcorder (“HDCAM” format).



2000

  • HDWF900
    HDWF900

    HD-1080/24P production system developed to meet Hollywood requirements.


  • MSW-2000
    MSW-2000

    VTR (MPEG 1MX format) capable of storing video data of up to 50 Mbps through the use of MPEG2 compression technology.



2001

  • XPR1
    XPRI

    Nonlinear production system for HDTV/SDTV.



2003

  • PDW Series
    PDW Series(current model : XDCAM Series)

    World’s first blue-violet laser based optical disc production system for professional broadcasting, available in five models.



2005

  • HVR-Z1
    HVR-Z1

    HDV camcorder for professional use. Conforms to the HDV specification for recording outstanding HD video on current DV cassettes.



2006

  • XDCAM HD Series
    XDCAM HD Series

    First HD-compatible model in the XDCAM series of camcorders incorporating a professional disc-based blue-violet laser recording system.



2009

  • PMW-350
    PMW-350

    Sony’s first 2/3-inch CMOS memory camcorder --- the shoulder-mount model



2010

  • PMW-500
    PMW-500

    Sony's first professional camcorder with solid state XDCAM recording (MPEG HD422 video recorded as MXF files on SxS memory cards).



2011

  • PVM-2541
    PVM-2541

    The industry’s first professional-use master monitor equipped with organic EL panel


  • HXR-NX3D1J
    HXR-NX3D1J

    The smallest, most lightweight professional camcorder capable of filming and photographing 3D images
    * Full Hi-vision 3D-compatible NXCAM camcorder
    * Current as at April, 2011.


  • VPL-SW535
    VPL-SW535

    Ultra short focus LCD projector that achieves the industry’s shortest LCD projection distance (*1) and highest brightness (*2)
    *1: The distance from the screen surface to the projection window. Refers to the ‘VPL-SW535’ WXGA resolution model only. As investigated by Sony in November, 2011.
    *2: In ultra short focus LCD models with WXGA resolution. As investigated by Sony in November, 2011.







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