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) *2 
• MPEG IMX *3  (CBR, 50/40/30 Mbps)
• DVCAM *3  (CBR, 25 Mbps)
• Recording/Playback Format (Audio)
• MPEG HD422: 8 ch/24 bits/48 kHz
• MPEG HD: 4 ch/16 bits/48 kHz
• MPEG IMX *3 : 4 ch/24 bits/48 kHz or 8 ch/16 bits/48 kHz
• DVCAM *3 : 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) *3 
• 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.