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Aaton XTR ^prod Super 16 Film Camera

The most streamlined and sophisticated studio-ready camera, with a reputation for comfort and handholdability that can only be Aaton.

The quietest, lowest power, steadiest Super 16 camera in existence.

• The color CCD-assist features time code windows and VITC insertion for direct digital recording on non-linear editing discs. It is designed to directly feed either the Avid® or the Lightworks® non-linear editing systems, with 24 and 25 film-image accurate video frames.

• A back-lighted full-function LCD display monitors all camera operations: Sync speeds, x-tal controlled wild speeds, ISO selection, battery voltage, magazine remaining footage, last take elapsed footage, time code readout.

• AatonCode is a means of recording real time in the form of matrixes on the edge of the film, eliminating the need for a slate and increasing a crew's mobility. Fully compatible with Keycode markings, it insures automatic SMTPE synchronization of audio tapes either during telecine transfer or during editing.

Proven XTR Mechanical Concept

Aaton's patented coplanar claw movement and lateral pressure guide provide superior film steadiness and crisper images for HDTV origination: film positioning is better than 2.5µm in all three axes.

Hair free gate:

A must for Super 16 and 16/9 origination, since the frame line is practically non-existent in these formats.

Magnetically driven magazine and twistless loop insure optimum quietness and no pressure marks nor emulsion pile-up on the most sensitive flat grain films.

Easy to load, there is no critical loop adjustment and no timecode head to clean (time recording is handled in the camera gate).

The concave fiber screen

Insures maximum crispness for through-the-eyepiece focusing, and the Aatonite frame illumination doesn't wash the screen image nor disturb the operator with non-relevant markings.

sitting neatly alongside the magazine to maintain the camera's low profile, the totally incorporated CCD-assist delivers the clearest pictures ever seen in the 16mm field.

Renowned Aaton Electronics

AatonCode, Aaton's in-camera timecode system, is recorded during film pull-down, providing frame accurate markings in both human readable figures for film editors and machine readable matrixes for video transfers with automatic SMTPE audio sync.

The camera's elaborate back-lighted LCD display monitors running timecode, sync speed, wild speed, ASA setting, battery voltage, magazine remaining footage (with footage memory and automatic recognition of seven magazines), and last take elapsed footage.

A user-friendly mini-jog provides quick setting of all camera functions. The built-in precision speed control offers crystal speeds from 2,000 to 75,000 fps in .001 increments. An internal phase shifter eliminates roll bar in TV and computer screen filming.

High efficiency switching power amplifiers and latest samarium triphase motor technology drive the XTR^prod at a low power level never reached before: 600mA at 24 fps, and 12V batteries to reach 75 fps!

Absolute Versatility

Ready to shoot, the quiet Aaton XTR^prod weighs only 13 lbs., allowing for complete mobility in hand-held situations and a freedom to work in the most intimate studio or impractical environments imaginable.

The XTR^prod features removable and interchangeable hard fronts to receive all professional lenses. hard fronts are available for Aaton, Arri PL and Panavision mounts.

The camera can be adjusted for Super16 or Standard16 centering quickly and easily. The offsettable lens mount, sliding viewfinder and CCD beamsplitter are moved from one preset position to the other in a matter of five minutes.

The four position micro-shutter is field adjustable to 180º (24 fps / HMI 60Hz) 172.8º (24 fps / HMI 50Hz), 150º and 144º (24 fps / Video 60Hz).

Accessories can be configured in a number of ways, depending upon the application.

The body accommodates standard 15mm diameter front rods for hand-held and lightweight work, while supporting standard Arri 19mm bridgeplate for studio set-ups.

Specifications

Weight: 6kg (13 lbs.) with 400 ft. load and 12V on-board battery.

Power: very high efficiency three-phase brushless motor. 600mA consumption with film at 25ºC (+77ºF) under standard 12V power supply (10 to 14V).

Temperature Range: -20ºC (-4ºF) to +40ºC (+104ºF). Internal claw movement heater maintains low power drain down to -20ºC (-4ºF).

Noise Level: 20dB -1/ +2.

Frame Rate: 18 sync speeds including 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 48, 75 fps, and crystal controlled adjustable speeds in thousandth increments from 3 to 75 fps through a JOG. Internal phase shift control for TV bar elimination.

Steadiness: coplanar claw movement and lateral pressure plate insure vertical and lateral steadiness to 1/2000 of image dimensions.

Viewing System: quick release interchangeable screens: 1.37, 1.66, 1.78 (16/9), 1.85 aspect ratios. Optional eyepiece heater. Aatonite illuminated markings. Interchangeable with 200mm or 400mm eyepiece extensions.

Lens Mount: interchangeable hard fronts: PL, Panavision, Aaton.

Reflex Mirror Shutter: user adjustable - 180º for 24 fps under 60Hz lighting; 172.8º for 24 fps under 50Hz lighting; 150º and 144º for video monitors.

16/ Super16 Operation: two minute centering of lens axis for either format.

Time Recording: AatonCode featuring both man readable figures and rugged dot matrixes embedding SMPTE timcode. ½ frame accuracy over 8 hours.

Accessory Inputs: Amph 9 (video sync), Lemo 6 (power zoom), Lemo 8 (phase controllers) and Lemo5 (SMPTE + RS 232 time input).

Front-rig configuration: 15mm Screw-in front rods. 19mm bridge plate compatible.

Magazine: 400 ft. instant magazine. Easy to load. No optical parts to clean. Reading in feet or meters.

End of film: pre-end and end of film warning on the photometer ramp visible in the viewfinder.

LCD Display: speed selection, remaining footage, elapsed footage, ISO setting, battery voltage, time and date.

Photometer: 25 /1000 ISO.

Color Video-Assist: high definition, flicker free. Film camera timecode is inserted in both windows and VITC lines (B&W video-assist available too).