Just thought I'd collate some of these so that people can look up facts on the XDCAM HD and XDCAM system in general.

Official Sony information

Official Sony mainsites.
http://www.sonybiz.net/xdcam
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/xdcamhd_info.shtml

XDCAM Brochures
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/docs/brochures/v-2301.pdf
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/docs/XDCAMfamily_broch.pdf

XDCAM Interoperability guide
http://www.sonybiz.net/images/product/X/XDCAM_Interoperability(brch).pdf

XDCAM Whitepaper
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/docs/disc_tech_v2223.pdf

XDCAM FAQs
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/docs/XDCAM%20FAQs.pdf

A Comprehensive Guide To XDCAM (very long!)
http://www.nzcrews.tv/documents/A%20Comprehensive%20Guide%20to%20the%20XDCAM%20System%20Ver2%20July%202004.pdf

XDCAM demo movies

General XDCAM information
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/docs/XDCAM_system.wmv

XDCAM Extreme Tests
http://www.sony.jp/products/Professional/XDCAM/function/03.html

More extreme tests
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/docs/XDCamRugged300k.wmv

XDCAM HD demo
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/video/XDCAM+HD+Promotiom+Video_L.wmv

Operation manuals

XDCAM PDW-510/530 operation manual
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/docs/PDW-510Op%20Manual.pdf

Third party XDCAM information

XDCAM Pro User Group
http://xdcam.com.au/modules/news/

Millimeter
http://blog.millimeter.com/sundance/...xdcam-feature/

B-Roll
http://b-roll.net/products/xdcam.html

Video Systems
http://videosystems.com/mag/video_so...cam/index.html
http://videosystems.com/mag/video_nonlinear_acquisition/index.html

Studio Daily
http://www.studiodaily.com/main/searchlist/4750.html
Going Tapeless
http://www.studiodaily.com/main/searchlist/5059.html
Interview with Bob Ott
http://www.studiodaily.com/main/tech...dies/6036.html

Newsreel Magazine supplement
http://www.sonybiz.net/images/product/X/XDCAM_Showreel_05.pdf

Digibeta.com
http://www.digibeta.com.au/169.htm

How to use XDCAM with Edius 3.
http://www.canopus.com/support/supportdocs/docs/How_To_Using_XDCAM_with_EDIUS.pdf

XDCAM review (German. Anyone willing to translate?)
http://www.mediatec.de/mediatec/images/stories/mediatec/pdf/Testberichte/Test%20XDCAM.pdf

BBC settings for filmlook and for videolook for the PDW-530p/510p
http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp034-add16.shtml

Many thanks, Simon -- we've made this a "sticky" at the top of the forum.

Thanks Chris. There are a number more links so I'll keep adding to it over time :)

On the US website there is a CineAlta site that includes the XDCAM HD products. For the other CineAlta cameras it includes links for the operation manuals and various white papers. The PDW-F330 and PDW-F350 are included on this site, but no manuals are available yet.

http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/minisites/cinealta/shoot/index.shtml

The Sony Pre-NAB virtual press kit includes new option boards for the XDCAM HD camcorders and decks. It also includes the announcement of the new version of the F900 and such


http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/6510

http://www.sonybiz.net/images/product/X/XDCAM%20HD%20Family(brch).pdf

XDCAM HD final brochure. Includes Gamma curve diagram.

Second Showreel Magazine test of the F330 and F350 including the KH20 Canon 1/2" lens.

http://www.sonybiz.net/images/product/X/Showreel_Sony_HD0806.pdf

Download the scene files from here...

Sony XDCAM Scene Files. (http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/xdcamSceneFiles.shtml)

Yep, that's it:

http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/markets/10014/docs/OperationManual_PDW-F330_350_V156.pdf