Description:

High Definition quality meets 21st century workflow.

XDCAM HD unites true High Definition picture quality with the benefits of non-linear, file-based workflow and affordable media costs. Positioned between HDV and HDCAM in terms of picture quality, features and price, XDCAM HD builds on the XDCAM system that has already transformed workflow efficiency in the Standard Definition world.

XDCAM HD records High Definition pictures onto a rugged, removable optical disc. MPEG Long GOP encoding ensures crisp, clear picture quality with true 1080-line resolution. The recording data rate is selectable between 35Mbps, 25Mbps and 18Mbps, allowing picture quality and recording time to be selected in response to the demands of each specific project.

Like its Standard Definition sibling, XDCAM HD automatically records low-resolution proxy files, thumbnail pictures and metadata onto the disc alongside high-resolution video. Already supported by a growing number of third party developers, XDCAM HD takes High Definition workflows firmly into the 21st century.

Features:

• Advanced Blue Violet Laser In collaboration with Nichia Corporation, Sony has improved performance of the Blue-Violet Laser Diode and enhanced development of the XDCAM market.
• Professional Disc uses a 450 nm blue violet laser to store digital data using a phase change process that briefly heats an incredibly small area of the disc’s surface to a temperature of 400 to 600 degrees Celsius. This ensures a remarkably stable recording, resisting temperature extremes in the harshest of conditions and environments.
• Store all essential AV project data on one disc Only Professional Disc gives you the flexibility to mix and match data in a variety of formats such as XDCAM HD and SD. Unlike tape media, optical disc allows different formats to be recorded on the same disc. As well as recording audio-video streams, Professional Disc also captures a variety of metadata including date/time/location information plus low-resolution proxies that can be used for browsing and shot selection or even played out on-air. Each disc includes a generous 500 Mb of storage space for extra project files such as graphics and audio clips, scripts, spreadsheets and editing timelines. All essential project information stays safely in one place!
• Ultra fast data transfer Professional Disc is fast with a data write speed of 72 Mb/s from a single optical head (144 Mb/s from dual head units) and read speeds of up to 170 Mb/s from dual head units. That means efficient recording and playback of high bit-rate data streams including 50 Mb/s MPEG IMX with simultaneous recording of low-resolution proxies and metadata.
• Quick access saves time and improves reliability Why shuttle back and forth to find a particular scene or waste time winding back to the beginning of a take? Professional Disc offers all the advantages of random access, allowing any point on a recording to be accessed in a fraction of the time taken with tape. That makes it easier and faster than ever to locate material! Since there?s no contact between the laser and the disc surface, mechanical wear on the recording is eliminated and overall reliability dramatically increased compared with tape.
• Totally Flexible ,Format Free, Recording Professional Disc offers the high storage capacities and lightning fast recording times essential for day-to-day broadcast operations. For the first time, camera operators no longer need to tie a video format to a specific physical media. This allows recording of video and audio streams in a choice of formats and resolutions, as well as the inclusion of a range of metadata such as date/time/location information, scripts, personal notes and production spreadsheets. Professional Disc combines the speed and efficiency of random access disc-based recording with the cost effectiveness of tape...in other words, total flexibility!
• High Capacity Optical Disc The single-sided Professional Disc offers long-duration, high quality recordings with a massive 23.3 GB data capacity. This translates into a recording time of 45 to 85 minutes for SD and 60 to 120 minutes for HD, depending on the chosen bit rate
• Tough enough for extreme conditions whether you’re shooting in sun-baked deserts or on Snowy Mountain peaks, the rugged Professional Disc will never let you down. This incredible format delivers highly reliable recording and replay performance across an extreme range of temperatures and environments.
• Outstanding picture quality across all formats With Professional Disc, you can choose between the fabulous picture quality of MPEG IMX or the economy and convenience of DVCAM. Latest Sony XDCAM products offer the ability to record* and play back HD, MPEG IMX** (8-bit MPEG-2 4:2:2P@ML compression at 50, 40, and 30 Mb/s) and DVCAM 8-bit digital-component recording with a 5:1 compression ratio and a sampling rate of 4:1:1 (for NTSC)/4:2:0 (for PAL) streams. Professional Disc provides 60 to 120 minutes recording time for HD, depending on the chosen bit rate, approximately 85 minutes recording time for DVCAM and 68, 57, and 45 minutes recording time for MPEG IMX at 30, 40, and 50 Mb/s respectively. At the highest data rate, picture quality is equivalent to Digital Betacam. * The PDW-V1 Viewing Deck only allows recording using network and i.LINK File Access Mode. ** The PDW-510P camcorder is capable of DVCAM recording only.