Editing XDCAM (section)

{{Short description|Series of products for digital recording}}
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'''XDCAM''' is a series of products for [[digital recording]] using [[random access]] [[Solid-state drive|solid-state memory]] media, introduced by [[Sony]] in 2003. Four different product lines{{snd}} the XDCAM&nbsp;SD, XDCAM&nbsp;HD, XDCAM&nbsp;EX and XDCAM&nbsp;HD422{{snd}} differ in types of encoder used, frame size, container type and in recording media.

None of the later products have made earlier product lines obsolete. Sony maintains that different formats within XDCAM family have been designed to meet different applications and budget constraints.<ref>{{cite web | title = XDCAM HD Systems: for a new era of file-based HD production | publisher = [[Sony]]| url = http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/micro-xdcam/resource.solutions.bbsccms-assets-micro-xdcam-latest-xdcamoverview.shtml | access-date = October 25, 2010}}</ref>

The XDCAM range includes cameras and decks which act as drop-in replacements for traditional [[VTR]]s allowing XDCAM discs to be used within a traditional [[videotape]]-based workflow.  These decks can also serve as [[random access]] computer [[hard drive]]s for easy import of the video data files into [[non-linear editing system]]s (NLE) via FireWire ([[IEEE 1394]]) and [[Fast Ethernet|Ethernet]].

In September 2008, [[JVC]] announced its alliance with Sony to support the XDCAM EX format.

In August 2009, Convergent Design began shipping the nanoFlash Portable Recorder, which uses the Sony XDCAM HD422 codec.
[[File:HK TKL CBCC hall 索尼公司 Sony XDCAM Camcorder black body February 2019 SSG 01.jpg|thumb|252x252px|Sony XDCAM FS5 II handheld camcorder]]
In November 2012, VITEC began shipping the FS-T2001 Portable Recorder, which uses Sony XDCAM HD422 and XDCAM HD codec.