Sony
Press Release
Sony’s New PVM-X300 Professional Monitor Offers Powerful Support of 4K Monitoring in the Field
30 October 2012

Basingstoke, 30 October 2012 – Sony today announced the new PVM-X300, a 30-inch 4096 x 2160 resolution monitor to support 4K monitoring in the field. The PVM-X300's 30-inch 4K LCD panel is capable of displaying over four times the Full HD resolution in a single screen.

The PVM-X300 incorporates Sony's exclusive TRIMASTER™ technology architecture, achieving excellent colour and picture quality reproduction. This makes the monitor ideal for 4K cinema production (onset monitoring, dailies and editing), 4K live production (camera control, program preview) and real-time 4K presentation.

Industry players have long desired a monitor like the PVM-X300. Its portability, critical focusing and wide array of interfaces make critical 4K picture evaluation in the field far easier. Furthermore, the PVM-X300 can incorporate an innovative 4K player making it easier to handle 4K content than ever before. This expands the new 4K world not only to cinema applications, but also for live production, documentaries, business and industry applications.

The evolution of professional monitors is essential for 4K production in the field to make greater inroads in the industry, as existing 4K monitors are heavy and unsuitable for field work,” said Daniel Dubreuil, Product Specialist, Sony Europe. “We’ve designed the PVM-X300 to be high performance and versatile in terms of the interfaces, controls and compatibility with production cameras and memory media. They will follow content creators to the field and help them find new, creative ways of telling stories without having to worry about limitations in on-the-ground evaluation.”

The new professional video monitor also incorporates a RGB 10 bit panel, uniformity control and can accurately display industry standard colour space of ITU-R BT.709. Moreover, the PVM-X300 features IPS (In Plane Switching) technology for a wider viewing angle.

A wide array of interfaces makes the PVM-X300 able to connect to almost any 4K imaging equipment and support various display modes. Other valuable functions include Auto White Adjustment* (supporting major colour analyzers in the market), a Camera Assist Function (focus in colour, zoom) and Stereo Audio (stereo speaker, line out, headphone jack).

PVM-X300 Interfaces

·  3G/HD-SDI x 4 inputs with monitor out

·  HDMI x 4 inputs

·  DisplayPort* x 2 inputs

Supporting 4096x2160/24p and 3840x2160/24,25,30p* with one single HDMI cable. The PVM-X300 is also equipped with a unique ability to evaluate video signal of 4096x2160/60p with one single HDMI cable when connected to Sony’s new F55 4K camera system.

SxS 4K Player* (Optional)

The PVM-X300 can incorporate an optional 4K player, which is capable of easy playback of 4K content. The newly-developed “SxS PRO+” high speed memory media, which supports XAVC 4K and XAVC HD High Frame Rate Recording, can be inserted into the player providing quick viewing of 4K images and 4K programs. This SxS Player is expected to be available in the spring of 2013.

The PVM-X300 4K monitor will be available from February 2013

* Supported by V1.1 (expected in spring of 2013) or later upgrade

** Future support

For more information, please visit: www.pro.sony.eu/xavc

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