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HDCAM-SR VTR Family Brochure SRW-5800/SRW-5500/SRW-5000 HD Digital Videocassette Recorder SRW-5100 HD Digital Videocassette Player...
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The HDCAM-SR™ VTR - at the pinnacle CineAlta™ a name that proudly symbolizes the of Sony’s digital HD VTR lineup - meets all of these vital bond between cinematography and digital criteria, and is a highly popular and powerful choice for high-definition (HD) imaging.
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Looking ahead, Sony has for many years held the vision bandwidth, and storage space. HDCAM-SR VTRs of providing a total 1080 50p/60p production tool set,...
1920 x 1080. Another benefit of using the 4:2:2/1080/60p and 50p recording Yet another industry first from Sony is an integrated video mode is that it enables image creation with extremely high-...
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4:4:4 High Quality (HQ) Mode Double-speed Material Transfer and Recording (SRW-5800/5100* only) The 4:4:4 High Quality (HQ) mode enables 880 Mbps 1080/4:4:4 RGB recording with a milder compression ratio of 2:1. This is ideal The SRW-5800/5100 allows single-stream video material, when highest possible image quality is the top priority.
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Drum maintenance is always a concern for VTR users. So, just like Recording Format Playback Format Playback Format (Standard) (Option) the majority of VTRs from Sony, the SRW-5800/5500/5000/5100 SRW-5000 HDCAM-SR HDCAM-SR Digital BETACAM drum assembly has been designed with an auto-adjustment...
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Features and Benefits HDCAM-SR VTR Lineup SRW-5000 SRW-5500 SRW-5800 SRW-5100 Recording Format Playback Format standard with HKSR-5802 with HKSR-5002 with HKSR-5802 RGB SQ (440 Mbps) 4:2:2/1080/60p and 50p playback only Double-speed Material Transfer and Recording RGB HQ (880 Mbps) 2K Real-time Recording and with HKSR-5103 with HKSR-5803HQ Playback...
Operational Features Noiseless Picture Playback The SRW-5500/5000 comes with a Dynamic Tracking™ playback capability that provides high-quality pictures in a range of -1 to +2 times normal playback speed during the playback of HDCAM-SR tapes, while the SRW-5800/5100 provides -0.5 to +1 with Non Tracking.
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Audio Output Channel Selection Playback of Tapes Recorded by SRW-1 The SRW-5800/5500/5000/5100 is equipped with a unique The SRW-5800/5500/5000/5100 VTR is capable of playing back internal audio-output router, which enables flexible audio-output tapes recorded by the SRW-1 recorder in the following unique channel routing without the use of an external audio-routing modes: device.
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Internal Format Conversion Capability REC/PLAYBACK Tape Format HD-SDI OUT SD-SDI OUT HD-SDI Format Conv. Out * HDCAM-SR 2048 x 1080 23.98PsF 2048 x 1080 23.98PsF – 2048x1080/4:4:4(RGB)/23.98PsF 1920 x 1080/4:4:4(RGB)/23.98PsF /4:4:4 XYZ /4:4:4 XYZ 1920 x 1080/4:2:2/23.98PsF 525/59.94i* 1920 x 1080/4:2:2/59.94i 1920 x 1080/4:2:2/59.94p 24PsF 24PsF...
1080/4:2:2/59.94i 1080/4:2:2/23.98PsF capability is useful for offline editing. 1080/4:2:2/59.94i HDCAM* *1: Requires the optional HKSR-5105 board. i.LINK is a Sony trademark used only to 24PsF – 1080/4:2:2/24PsF designate that a product is equipped with an IEEE1394 connector. Not all 1080/4:2:2/60i products with an i.LINK connector may communicate with each other.
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Versatile Interfaces The SRW-5800/5500/5000/5100 features a wide range of interfaces including: • 3G-SDI/HD-SDI I/O • Analog monitor out (cue) • HD-SDI (format conversion) out (with HKSR-5001) • Analog audio in (cue): for SRW-5500 only • SD-SDI out • Ethernet port •...
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Operational Features HKSR-5001 HKSR-5804 HKSR-5105 Format Converter Outputs AUX Inputs HDMI Output Connectors are Pre-installed AUX Outputs i.LINK (HDV) Output Gigabit Ethernet SRW-5800 Rear Panel SRW-5100 Rear Panel...
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SRW-5800 Network Capability To connect the SRW-5800 with a server or NLE over a GbE network, The SRW-5800 provides a highly advanced network capability no special driver software or application is required, and major with the addition of the optional HKSR-5804 board that operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Linux, and introduces a new network-based workflow to the DI (Digital Macintosh are supported.
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4K/2K to HD Resizing HKSR-5804 Supported Formats The SRW-5800 recorder allows 4K/2K files transferred from other File Formats Image Specification devices to be resized to 1920 x 1080 and recorded in HDCAM-SR RGB/YCbCr, 8 bit/10 bit/16 bit format. Cineon RGB, 8 bit/10 bit/16 bit 4K/2K Uncompressed DPX Data Recording TIFF RGB, 8 bit/16 bit...
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*1: When the SRW-1 is docked with the F35/F23 camera, the SRPC-1 is not connected. *2: Up to 30 fps in 4:4:4 mode without the optional HKSR-103. F35/F23 Digital Cinematography Cameras The F35/F23 are Sony’s inspiring digital cinematography cameras that provide impressive image quality with an intuitive operation familiar to film camera users.
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SRW-9000 HDCAM-SR Camcorder The SRW-9000 is the industry-first “one-piece” HDCAM-SR camcorder that integrates camera and VTR into one unit. In standard configuration, the SRW-9000 is capable of top-quality 4:2:2 Y/Cb/Cr 10-bit recording at 1080/23.98p, 24p, 25p, and 29.97p, and 1080/50i and 59.94i. In addition, the SRW-9000 can record 1080/50p and 59.94p signals, and 4:2:2 720/50p and 59.94p* signals, which can be used for DTV programming and...
Optional Accessories Common Options BCT-6SR/33SR/40SR BCT-6HD/12HD/22HD/40HD BCT-HD12CL RMM-110 HKDV-900, BCT-64SRL/94SRL/124SRL BCT-34HDL/64HDL/94HDL/ Video Head Cleaning Cassette Rack-Mount Kit HD Digital Video Controller 124HDL HDCAM-SR Video Cassette Tapes HDCAM Cassette Tapes RM-280 BVM Series PVM Series Editing Controller LCD Video Monitor Optional Boards HKSR-5001 HKSR-5002 HKSR-5802...
Specifications SRW-5000 SRW-5500 SRW-5800 SRW-5100 General Power requirements 100 to 240 V AC (±10%, 50/60 Hz) Power consumption 320 W (with all option boards installed) 380 W (with all option boards installed) Operating temperature +5 °C to +40 °C (+41 °F to +104 °F) Storage temperature -20 °C to +60 °C (-4 °F to +140 °F) Humidity...
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30PsF (Progressive Segmented Frames), respectively. “SONY”, “make.believe”, “3D world Created by Sony”, “CineAlta”, “HDCAM-SR”, “HDCAM”, “BETACAM”, “Digital BETACAM”, “Dynamic Tracking”, “Memory Stick”, and “SR Motion” are trademarks of Sony Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. The SRW-5800, SRW-5500, SRW-5000, and...