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Bringing a New Level of Functionality and Robustness to HDV Productions - the HVR-1500A HDV Recorder The HVR-1500A is an HDV™ source feeder/ recorder*1 positioned at the top of Sony’s HDV Series. Inheriting the design concept of the market-acclaimed DSR-1500AP, the HVR-1500A offers the same convenient features that professional users demand, such as quick mechanical response, multi-format DV playback and a rich set of professional video/audio interfaces ranging from analogue to digital SDI and AES/EBU.
HDV FORMAT HDV 1080i Specification The Right Media for Optimum HDV Content The HDV 1080i specification*1 for the HDV format features 1,080 effective scanning lines (interlace scanning system) and 1,440 horizontal pixels. It adopts the MPEG-2 compression format (MP@ H-14 for video), which uses 8-bit digital component recording with a sampling rate of 4:2:0.
Interfaces and Output Formats 50i System Playback Format HDV 1080/50i DV †4 576/50i Signal Format on Line Select Menu 1080i 720P 1080i 720P HD-SDI 1080/50i 720/50P †2 1080/50i †2 720/50P SD-SDI 576/50i 576/50i 576/50i 576/50i Interface & Output Format i.
OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY By packing sophisticated mechanical technologies into its robust aluminum diecast chassis, the HVR-1500A provides the reliable operation that today’s video professionals demand. Quick Response Mechanism Tape and Head Cleaner for Reliable Operation Quick mechanical response is an essential requirement for professional video production. The HVR-1500A provides this feature by using a reliable direct reel and drum motor mechanism.
PROFESSIONAL CONTROL RS-422A Control The HVR-1500A is equipped with an RS-422A interface, which is the industry standard for professional editing. This allows the VTR to interface with other VTRs from Sony, editing controllers such as Sony’s RM-280 Edit Controller and non-linear editing systems. The RS-422A offers frame-accurate insert and assemble editing in DVCAM mode. It can also be used for source feeding*14 in HDV mode.
APPLICATION EXAMPLES HDV/HDCAM/DV Linear Editing System HDV/XDCAM HD/DV Production System i.LINK Interface Tape (HDV/DV) Tape (HDCAM) XDCAM Disc Dubbing HD-SDI HVR-1500A XDCAM HD Recording Deck HD-SDI or i.
SPECIFICATIONS HVR-1500A 50i system Recording/playback performance Recording format Playback format HD-SDI output format Tape speed HDV/DV SP DVCAM Playback/recording time HDV/DV SP HDV 1080/50i , DVCAM , DV (SP) HDV 1080/60i , DVCAM , DV (SP) HDV 1080/50i, DVCAM, DV (SP), DVCPRO 25 HDV 1080/60i, HDV 720/30P*6, DVCAM, DV (SP), DVCPRO 25 1 1 1080/50i* , 720/50P* 1080/60i*1, 720/60P*1 18.831 mm/s 18.812 mm/s 28.221 mm/s 28.193 mm/s Max. 276 min with PHDV-276DM cassette Max.
