Sony PDW HD1500 Professionnal Disc Recorder
Sony PDW HD1500 Professional Disc Recorder
The XDCAM production system was first introduced in 2003, offering revolutionary file-based acquisition onto optical Professional Disc. In 2005, XDCAM HD was launched with camcorders and decks recording high definition pictures at up to 35 Mb/s onto the same 23 GB Professional Discs.
At IBC 2007, Sony demonstrated the latest development of products to expand of the XDCAM HD line up – the PDW-700 camcorder and the PDW-HD1500 deck.
The PDW-HD1500 will record and replay XDCAM HD 50 Mb/s 4:2:2 data onto 50 GB Dual-layer Professional Disc. With interfaces including i.LINK and Ethernet, the PDW-HD1500 can operate at the heart of small or large scale file-based networked systems. VTR-like JOG/shuttle operation and video interfaces including HD-SDI and SD-SDI also makes the PDW-HD1500 ideal for operation in more traditional vide-based installations.
The PDW-HD1500 has been designed to increase the appeal of XDCAM HD for high-end applications such as drama, documentary and natural history and for mainstream entertainment programmes that required a prestige quality look.
File-based acquisition onto Professional Disc, with thumbnail and proxy operation will also make the PDW-HD1500 ideal for networked applications where speed of production is a critical.
Features
- High definition recording using MPEG-2 422P@HL compression at 50Mb/s data rate
- Support for existing XDCAM HD and XDCAM SD formats
- 8 channels of digital audio
- Dual-layer Disc (50GB) and Single-layer Disc (23.3GB) support
- Dual optical pick-up for higher speed file transfer
- 4.3-inch colour LCD
- VTR-like JOG/SHUTTLE operation
- TBC control (via front panel and remote)
- Compact and lightweight at 6.3kg and half-rack width
- AC, DC or battery powered
- Built-in up/down converter and 1080/720 cross converter
- HD up-conversion from SDI input (recording)
- HD/SD conversion and cross conversion output between 1080 and 720 (playback)
- Ethernet interface (100Base-T)
- i.LINK interface
Specifications
- General
- Power Requirements
- AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz, DC 12 V
- Power Consumption
- AC: 80 W, DC: 65 W, SAVEMODE (DC): 55 W
- Operating Temperature
- 5°C to 40°C
- 42°F to 104°F
- Storage Temperature
- -20°C to +60°C
- -4°F to +140°F
- Humidity
- 25% to 90% (relative humidity)
- Mass
- 6.5 kg
- 14 lb 5 oz
- Dimensions (W x H x D) *1
- 210 x 132 x 396 mm (excluding protrusions)
- 8 3/8 x 5 1/4 x 15 5/8 inches (excluding protrusions)
- Recording/Playback Format (Video)
- MPEG HD422 (CBR, 50 Mbps)
- MPEG HD:
- – HQ mode (VBR, maximum bit rate: 35 Mbps)
- – SP mode (CBR, 25 Mbps)
- – LP mode (VBR, maximum bit rate: 18 Mbps)Â *2Â
- MPEG IMXÂ *3Â (CBR, 50/40/30 Mbps)
- DVCAMÂ *3Â (CBR, 25 Mbps)
- Recording/Playback Format (Audio)
- MPEG HD422: 8 ch/24 bits/48 kHz
- MPEG HD: 4 ch/16 bits/48 kHz
- MPEG IMXÂ *3Â : 4 ch/24 bits/48 kHz or 8 ch/16 bits/48 kHz
- DVCAMÂ *3Â : 4 ch/16 bits/48 kHz
- Recording/Playback Format (Proxy Video)
- MPEG-4
- Recording/Playback Format (Proxy Audio)
- A-law (8 ch/8 bits/8 kHz)
- Recording/Playback Time (MPEG HD422)
- 50 Mbps: Approx. 95 min (PFD50DLA), Approx. 43 min (PFD23A)
- Recording/Playback Time (MPEG HD)
- 35 Mbps, 4-ch audio: More than 145 min (PFD50DLA), More than 65 min (PFD23A)
- 35 Mbps, 2-ch audio (playback only): More than 150 min (PFD50DLA), More than 68 min (PFD23A)
- 25 Mbps, 4-ch audio: Approx. 190 min (PFD50DLA), Approx. 85 min (PFD23A)
- 25 Mbps, 2-ch audio (playback only): Approx. 200 min (PFD50DLA), Approx. 90 min (PFD23A)
- 18 Mbps, 4-ch audio (playback only): More than 248 min (PFD50DLA), More than 112 min (PFD23A)
- 18 Mbps, 2-ch audio (playback only): More than 265 min (PFD50DLA), More than 122 min (PFD23A)
- Recording/Playback Time (MPEG IMX)
- 50 Mbps: Approx. 100 min (PFD50DLA), Approx. 45 min (PFD23A)
- 40 Mbps: Approx. 120 min (PFD50DLA), Approx. 55 min (PFD23A)
- 30 Mbps: Approx. 150 min (PFD50DLA), Approx. 68 min (PFD23A)
- Optional PDBK-S1500 hardware key is required for MPEG IMX recording.
- Recording/Playback Time (DVCAM)
- 25 Mbps: Approx. 185 min (PFD50DLA), Approx. 85 min (PFD23A)Â *3Â
- Search Speed Range (Shuttle Mode)
- -20 times to +20 times normal speed
- Search Speed Range (Variable Mode)
- -2 times to +2 times normal speed
- Search Speed Range (Jog Mode)
- -1 time to +1 time normal speed
- Search Speed Range (Fast Forward/Reverse)
- -35/+35 times normal speed
- Media Drive
- Media Type
- Professional Disc Drive (x1)
- Input/Output
- Reference Input
- BNC (x2) (including loop-through), HD Tri-level sync (0.6 Vp-p/75 Ω/negative) or SD blackburst/composite sync (0.286 Vp-
- p/75 Ω/negative)
- HD-SDI Input
- BNC (x1)
- (HD/SD switchable)
- HD-SDI: SMPTE 292M (w/embedded audio)
- SD-SDI: SMPTE 259M (w/embedded audio)
- Analog Audio Input
- XLR-type 3-pin (female) (x2) (channel selectable), +4/0/-3/-6 dBu (selectable), 10 kΩ, balanced
- Digital Audio Input (AES/EBU)
- BNC (x2), 4 ch (2 ch each, 1/2 ch and 3/4 ch), AES-3id-1995
- Timecode Input
- BNC (x1), SMPTE timecode, 0.5 Vp-p to 18 Vp-p/3.3 kΩ/unbalanced
- Analog Composite Output
- BNC (x2),
- 1: 1.0 Vp-p/75 Ω/negative, SMPTE 170M
- 2: 1.0 Vp-p/75 Ω/negative, SMPTE 170M, character On/Off
- HD-SDI Output
- BNC (x2),
- 1: SMPTE 292M (w/embedded audio)
- 2: SMPTE 292M (w/embedded audio), character on/off
- SD-SDI Output
- BNC (x2),
- 1: SMPTE 259M (w/embedded audio)
- 2: SMPTE 259M (w/embedded audio), character on/off
- Analog Audio Output
- XLR-type 3-pin (male) (x2) (channel selectable), +4/0/-3/-6 dBu (selectable), 600 Ω, Lo-z, balanced
- Analog Audio Monitor
- XLR-type 3-pin (male) (x2), +4 dBu, 600 Ω, Lo-Z, balanced
- Digital Audio Output (AES/EBU)
- BNC (x2), 4 ch (2 ch each, 1/2 ch and 3/4 ch), AES-3id-1995
- Headphone Output
- JM-60 Stereo phone jack (x1), -13 dBu, 8 Ω, unbalanced
- Timecode Output
- BNC (x1), SMPTE timecode, 1.0 Vp-p/75 Ω/unbalanced
- Video Control
- D-sub 9-pin (female) (x1), EIA RS-423
- i.LINK
- IEEE 1394 6-pin (x1)*
- File Access Mode or HDV TS*(1080i/720p) (selectable)
- *Optional PDBK-201 is required for HDV IN/OUT.
- Ethernet
- RJ-45 (x1)
- 1000BASE-T: IEEE 802.3ab
- 100BASE-TX: IEEE 802.3u
- 10BASE-T: IEEE 802.3
- Remote Input (9-pin)
- D-sub 9-pin (female) (x1), RS-422A
- DC Input (12 V)
- XLR-type 4-pin (male) (x1)
- DC Output (12 V)
- 4-pin (female) (x1), DC 12 V, 7.5 W
- Maintenance
- USB (x2)
- AC Input
- AC Input (x1), 100 V to 240 V, 50/60Hz
- Video Performance
- Sampling Frequency
- Y: 74.25 MHz, Pb/Pr: 37.125MHz
- Quantization
- 8 bits/sample
- Error Correction
- Reed Solomon Code
- Processor Adjustment Range
- Video Level
- -∞ to +3 dB
- Chroma Level
- -∞ to +3 dB
- Set Up/Black Level
- -30 IRE to +30 IRE/-210 mV to +210 mV
- Chroma Phase
- -30° to +30°
- System Sync Phase
- -15 μs to +15 μs
- System SC Phase
- 0 ns to 400 ns
- Audio Permance
- Sampling Frequency
- 48 kHz
- Quantization
- 24 bits
- Frequency Response
- 20 Hz to 20 kHz +0.5/-1.0 dB (0 dB at 1 kHz)
- Dynamic Range
- More than 90 dB
- Distortion
- Less than 0.05% (at 1 kHz)
- Headroom
- 20/18/16/12 dB (selectable)
- Other Equipment
- Built-in Display
- 4.3-inch type color LCD monitor
- Built-in Speaker
- Monaural (x1)
Note
- [*1] The values for dimensions are approximate.
- [*2] Playback only.
- [*3] Optional PDBK-S1500 hardware key is required for DVCAM and MPEG IMX recording.
