Alistair Chapman, speaks a lot of sense when he says....
"For me, my requirements are a neutral look, not over corrected or too vivid, but retaining a pleasing contrast range".

I always tell our customers that umless you are looking for a specific look for a specific shoot then ensure all your settings are middle of the road. i.e. do not allow highlights to blow out and similarly do not crush blacks. What is lost in camera can never be recovered!
Be carefull when adjusting colour matrix or saturation, it is very easy to produce illegal colours which will subsequently be rejected by the broadcaster.
A rule of thumb is to reduce detail, as most cameras are somewhat overcooked - the PDW-700 being a prime example. Lower the detail and you also reduce compression artefacts.
If you need a specific look it can always be done in post if the material has not been excessively corrected in camera.
i.e. Play it safe, and if you must make adjustments in camera then carefully monitor your results on a decent size high quality monitor - not a low res 9" field monitor!

Cheers,
Clive

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Google is your friend...
http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/sony-xdca ... les-picture-profiles.html
http://www.xdcam-user.com/?page_id=720

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Just for info, I have been using Transcend 32GB class6 SDHC with Sony MEAD-SD01 adapter for a little while with no issue whatsoever. In this config, with 1.1 firmware, the 350ex surprisingly does full slow-mo at 60p without choking

Hi. I've shot several times now with the nanoFlash and had great results. The Media is more expensive than SDHC cards, but once configured, it works seamlessly when clicking start on the camera itself. Plus, you can record 35mbps on the camera itself (if so inclined). I have used a third party SDHC adaptor (Hoodman) for the camera and never had one issue. I can tell you that, at higher bit rates in 4:2:2, blacks are MUCH better; MUCH. Although I've been using it with an EX-1. Here's the link:
http://www.hoodmanusa.com/products.asp?dept=1063
The 350ex records onto S X S @ 35mbps, like the EX-1 and EX-3; not sure if the adaptor works on the 350, but it should, unless SONY did something to block the use of adaptor cards in the 350. (sorry if it isn't a workable solution; I'm not that familiar with the 350) Hope that helps.
Regards,
Joe

the problem was solved. It was the cache in xdcam transfer was full, you need to remove the discs from there once you have imported them, Rob at videocraft sorted it out. Sony's error messages kept changing per disc and this didn't help. So the moto is 'remove discs from xdcam transfer when you have imported them'.

I hate being a beta tester for Sony, I pay enough money for the equipment.

Thank you to those who offered ideas.

Regards, Scott

The latest software V1.10 gives full compatibility with the Sony MEAD-SD01 adapter.
This is the Sony SDHC adapter.

With the MEAD-SD01 adapter, Sony only recommend Sandisk SDHC class 10 cards.

Offspeed operation is NOT possible (certainly NOT guaranteed).

There is no Salvage available as per SxS cards, and use of SDHC cards is only recommended for “emergency” or non-critical use.

We also have the MEAD-MS01 which allows use with High Speed Memory Stick Duo (HG Duo) - same constrains apply as for SDHC.

The ideal solution for everyday use is the new 32GB SxS-1 card, easily identified by it's orange colour - rather than blue.

The SxS-1 card offers double the capacity (32GB) for same price as original SxS (blue) 16GB card.
It utilises multi-cell technology compared to single cell.
Lifetime is slightly compromised but they are still talking everyday use for 5 years.
There are no limitations regarding offspeed use or salvage etc.

As an alternative, the Convergent Design Nano-Flash appears to be an excellent product and offers MPEG2 422 Long GoP recording at bit rates from 50-180Mbps.
Stop Start function can be triggered via timecode on the HDSDI stream from the camera.

Best Regards,
Clive

The latest firmware gives some added reliability and features to the SDHC cards - always best to do a trial recording first. Depending on brand be careful not to button on / off too quickly, can create errors.
I've used them for the last 18 months or more and have had a couple of scary incidents. Use SxS for best security.
Cheers,
Mal

Check out this guy in the UK, he is an expert on these cameras and has done many tests.
http://www.hdwarrior.co.uk

Im considering buying the new 2/3 PMW 350 XDCam.
My only concern is the price of the SxS cards.
Im either thinking about a Nano Flash with compact flash cards or the new e films adapter that takes SDHC cards and fits into the SxS slot.
Has anybody had experience with either of these devices or formats. If it is reliable the SDHC option is fantastic.
Any advice would be great.
David

Hi,

Need some help with an FCP conundrum.

Importing from a 5D converting to ProRes, but ned to output XDCAM HD422 50Mbps. When exporting EXPORT>SONY XDCAM all the other XDCAM codecs are there, but there is no option for the HD422 codec.

If I change the timeline settings to HD422 and then export with current settings it does work...after rendering.

Anyone got any ideas? I am assuming it's neater to do an color correction etc in ProRes and then export (eve though it will still need to render)...or is it no different simply changing the sequence settings after all correction has been done and then exporting as current?

Cheers, Chris