Pricing (08 February 2009)
$60/hour
while on location (whether filming, or just waiting).
Plus any transportation and/or other expenses.
Does not include cost of blank tapes.
Minimum 2 hour booking period.
Features/specifications
- Triple-CCD (½ inch), 650-line resolution, prism-based colour separation, professional industrial video camera
- 1·4 inch CRT viewfinder with optional framing and centre markers, 100% white level zebra patterning, simple VU metering on-screen, and record/gain/shutter/battery status LEDs around the outside of the CRT.
- Focus: 1·1 metres – ∞ (as well as macro over the whole zoom range)
- Zoom: 7·5–90 mm servo zoom (12:1)
- Iris: F1·4–16 (30 lux minimum illumination)
- High-speed shutter: Off (1/50), 1/250, 1/500 & 1/1000
- Dockable AG-7450 S-VHS/VHS VCR (with time code generator)
- Genlockable to composite video source (with or without docked recorder)
- Front, unbalanced, XLR mic socket (no phantom power)
- Front, unbalanced, stereo 3.5 mm mike socket (I don't have a stereo mike)
- Four-pin XLR 12 Volt DC power input
- Plus the usual professional camera features (auto black and white balance, white balance presets, colour correction and neutral density filters, -6/0/+3/+9/+12/+18 dB gain, colour bars, etc.)
With VCR docked:
- Two rear, balanced, XLR audio inputs (mic or line, but no phantom power)
- Rear audio monitor, HiFi or Linear output, track 1 or 2 (one source at a time, only), headphones and line out
- Composite video monitor outputs (1 of the camera output, 1 of the VCR output)
- AG-F745 VITC/LTC time code generator (timecode and user-bits can be set to any valid value, generator can run in record-run/pause or free-running mode but has no way to slave to external timecode nor provide timecode to slave another generator to it, two indepependently selectable lines to insert VITC, LTC records onto the second linear audio channel, time code recording can be turned completely off or selected for VITC-only or VITC+LTC operating modes)
Without VCR docked:
- Composite video output
- S-Video output
- Attachable breakout box for the multi-pin connector, with RGB (allows for chromakeying with the JVC KM-2000 video mixer) or component output, line view input, intercom & audio outputs
Available accessories:
- Manfrotto aluminium tripod with claw ball leveller, fluid variable-friction pan/tilt head designed for a camera of this weight or greater (with reliable tilt locks), 90–140 mm leg length, rubber feet with retractable spikes
- Floor level spider, folds up (can remain attached to the tripod), has a flat base that the tripod sits on top of
- Fold-up spider dolly, not really good enough for tracking shots, is more useful for easily moving a camera between static shots
- Zoom servo remote, with record/pause remote, for the tripod pan handle
- Several battery packs that last approx 1·5–2 hours each
- Battery charger
- 12 Volt DC mains power supply
- RØDE SM5 microphone shockmount on the camera's microphone clamp (not pictured).
- Nakimichi CM-300 microphones
- Nady wireless tie-clip microphone with receiver (both 9 Volt battery powered).
- 500/1000 Watt floodlight (not camera mounted).