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Affordable HDCAM studio editing recorder with Digital Betacam and MPEG IMX formats legacy playback. Capable of Recording and playback HDCAM 1080/59.94i, 50i, 25PsF, 29.97PsF, 23.98PsF and 24PsF formats. 3-2 pull down is available by using option board HKDW-104. This deck inherited all editing functions from HDW-2000 series, such as DMC, audio split, pre-read and audio cross-fade editing. A color LCD panel on the control panel displays various type of information including audio level meter and time data. The LCD unit also displays video when playback or recording. Built-in down converter enables to output 480/59.94i or 576/50i. Also Up converter enables 1080/59.94i or 1080/50i HD output from Digital Betacam or MPEG IMX tape playback. Up to 3 packets of VANC metadata can be recorded and played back. Non-audio recording is available such as Dolby-E or AC3. By using HKDW-104 option board, 720/50P or 720/59.94P output is available. The HKDW-105 i.LINK (HDV) input option board can be installed to record the i.LINK (HDV) signals from HDV devices onto HDCAM tapes.

Feature	Benefit
HDCAM format	The HDCAM format uses the same 12.65-mm width tape astheconventional Betacam series. It provides high definitionimages,offering up to two hours of recording. High-quality 20bit/48kHzdigitalaudio is supported in HDCAM format and there are four digitalaudioinput/output channels.
Legacy playback	Digital Betacam or MPEG IMX recorded tapes can be playedbackand the VTR can output SD and HD signals at the same time by usingSDto HD built-in up converter.
Control panel with LCD display	The control panel contains an LCD display unit todisplayvarious types of information including time data. The displaymode canbe changed to show the video which is currently recorded orplayedback.
Function menu	You can use the function buttons on the LCD display andtheMULTI CONTROL knob to easily carry out many of the operations andmakemany of settings supported by the unit. The current settings canbechecked on the LCD display.
DMC editing	This allows automatic editing with a varying playbackspeedmemorized beforehand for an edit segment.
Pre-read editing	This allow you to playback pre-recorded video andaudiomaterial, edit it by applying effects with an external device, andthenrecorded in real time on the same tape.
Cross-fade editing	In audio editing, you can fade the audio track. You canselectcut-in, fade-in, fade-out or cross-fade.
Built-in down converter	This unit has HD to SD down converter function and canoutputSD SDI and analog composite signals as well as HD SDI.
Remote control function	This unit can be controlled from an external remotecontrolleror editor through an interface complying with RS-422A (Sony9pin).Additionally a parallel (50pin) interface is also fitted asstandard,supporting easy external control through the parallelinterface.
3-2 pull down playback and 720P output function (optional)	The HKDW-104 option board can be installed in this unittocarry out 3-2 pull down playback and 720P output.
HDV (i.LINK) input (optional)	The HKDW-105 option board can be installed in this unittorecord the i.LINK (HDV) signals from HDV devices onto HDCAM tapes.

Sony HDWD1800

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