The Sony PMW-200 is a competitive development for Sony, built to rival the Canon XF305 while adhering to the BBC's broadcast restraints. The main features of each camera are as follows:

Canon XF305

• Full HD 1920 x 1080
• 3x 1/3” CMOS Sensor (RGB)
• S&Q mode, 12-50fps at 720 Resolution
• MPEG-2 MXF files recording to Compact Flash cards
• 50Mb/s / 4:2:2 Broadcast Friendly HD
• Frame rates - 59.94i, 50i, 29.97p, 25p 23.98p at 1080.- not ours, only the two modified ones 

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Compared to the Sony PMW-200

• Full HD 1920 x 1080
• 3x 1/2” Exmor CMOS Sensor (RGB)
• S&Q mode, 1-50fps at 720 Resolution
• Utilises the ability to switch between UDF and FAT recording.
• Records at 59.94i, 50i, 29.97p, 25p 23.98p at 1080 and 50p at 720 resolution
• Internal Recording to SxS media
• 50Mb/s / 4:2:2 Broadcast Friendly HD
• Cache record function - the camcorder can help prevent the loss of important scenes or events that occur up to 15 seconds before the camera's REC start button is pressed
• The ability for 4 channel recording (2x External and 2x internal simultaneously)
• Is ready to be used with Sony’s already established XDcam workflow

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