February 27, 2009
Sony's expanding XDCAM HD422 Professional Disc family now includes a high-definition field recorder, model PDW-HR1. This mobile unit is designed as an ENG/EFP complement for Sony’s newest XDCAM HD422 optical camcorder while also supporting legacy formats including MPEG IMX, DVCAM and 4:2:0 HD 24p content.
The PDW-HR1 recorder is expected to be available in June at a tentative list price of $21,000.
“With its fast file-based operations and HD production flexibility, this new recorder is perfect for applications where speed is a key concern, such as pool feeds, documentaries or reality programming,” says Wayne Zuchowski, group marketing manager for XDCAM systems at Sony Electronics. “It’s compact enough to fit in a car or helicopter, and it also offers 4:2:2 HD image quality for TV or motion picture production, where the right look is critical.”
The recorder features a built-in up/downconverter, and provides multi-format (1080i/720p) recording flexibility, as well as HD/SD conversion and cross-conversion during playback between 1080i and 720p. It has 24p (23.98) record/playback capability for 4:2:2 HD content as a standard feature, making it suitable not only for ENG/EFP but also for use in an HDCAM SR production workflow, recording content acquired by Sony CineAlta cameras.
A range of video and audio interfaces allow for easy interoperability with other devices and editing systems, with connectivity via HD-SDI in/out, HDMI out, SD-SDI in/out, composite in/out, Gigabit Ethernet, RS-422A control and optional i.LINK TS in/out and DVB-ASI out.
The PDW-HR1’s user interface is designed with a “VTR-like” jog/shuttle operation, with control either through the front panel or a remote control unit. A 9-inch (viewable area measured diagonally) color LCD display and built-in speakers are also incorporated, and the unit can be battery-operated or used with AC and DC power sources.
Users can record HD content to the dual-layer 50GB version of Sony’s optical Professional Disc media, model PFD-50DLA—approximately 95 minutes at 50Mb/s, 150 minutes at 35Mb/s and 200 minutes at 25Mb/s HD. It can also handle content on PFD-23A single-layer discs.
Other features include scene selection for EDL-based clip editing and trigger REC on SDI.
Sony has a video overivew of the XDCAM HD422 family.
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