Sony PDWHD1500 Family Brochure (All XDCAM Family) - Page 6

XDCAM HD422 System The brand new XDCAM HD422 lineup sits at the top of the range in the XDCAM family - ideal for applications such as news gathering, where speed is a key concern, and for the production of TV dramas, documentaries and mainstream entertainment programs, where a high-quality impression is crucial. The XDCAM HD422 line of products offers amazing quality HD video at a data rate of up to 50 Mb/s using MPEG-2 4:2:2P@HL compression technology referred to as MPEG HD422. This lineup also offers multi-format recording flexibility including 1080P, 1080i, 720P and SD, which comes with HD/SD conversion and cross conversion between 1080P, 1080i and 720P. XDCAM HD422 Products Common Features ● HD recording at up to 50 Mb/s using MPEG HD422 codec (an MPEG-2 4:2:2P@HL compression technology) ● 1080P, 1080i and 720P recording with a choice of frame rates ● Native 1080/23.98P mode* ● Support for MPEG IMX® and DVCAM™ formats** ● Dual layer (50 GB, PFD50DLA) and single layer (23.3 GB, PFD23A) Professional Disc support ● Long recording time (at 50 Mb/s with four-channel audio) - Approximately 95 minutes on dual layer disc and 43 minutes on single layer disc ● Proxy data (1.5 Mb/s for video and 0.5 Mb/s for audio) and metadata recording ● Built-in up-conversion to HD from SDI input when recording ● HD/SD conversion and cross conversion between 1080 and 720 at output during playback ● Data File Recording by User Data Folder *PDW-700 requires the optional CBKZ-FC02 software planned to be available in summer 2009. PDW-HD1500 requires the optional PDBK-F1500 hardware key planned to be available in summer 2009. **PDW-700 require the optional CBKZ-MD01 software. PDW-HD1500 requires the optional PDBK-S1500 hardware key. 6