HDV VCR

Sony HVR-1500

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Model Description: VTR. Record/Play:HDV 1080i, DVCAM, DV & Play: DVCPRO 25. HD-SDI AES/EBU output

Model Details

Multi-Format VTR:3 record formats: HDV 1080i, DVCAM, DV(SP mode). 4 Playback Formats: HDV 1080i, DVCAM, DV (SP mode), DVCPRO 25. HD-SDI AES/EBU and RS-422A control.


The new HVR-1500 offers many of the convenient features demanded by professionals, such as quick mechanical response, multi-format DV playback, and a robust set of professional video and audio interfaces ranging from analog to digital SDI and AES/EBU. Additionally, the new HVR-1500 offers HD-SDI and RS-422A control capabilities, bridging HDV source material and assets with high-end HD formats and HD editing environments.Positioned as the high-end HDV deck in the HVR Series, the HVR-1500 is designed to be the bridge between HDV and HDCAM® format, as well as between HDV and XDCAM® HD format. For those applications where robustness and functionality are of prime concern, the HVR-1500 is the HDV deck of choice.

About HD Input, it's HDV input firewire only, but there is no input for HD-SDI
Will accept SDI input.

The HVR 1500 is an HDV source feeder/recorder inheriting the same design concepts of the very successful DSR-1500A. The new HVR-1500 offers many of the convenient features demanded by professionals, such as quick mechanical response, multi-format DV playback, and a robust set of professional video and audio interfaces ranging from analog to digital SDI and AES/EBU. Additionally, the new HVR-1500 offers HD-SDI and RS-422A control capabilities, bridging HDV source material and assets with high-end HD formats and HD editing environments.

Positioned as the high-end HDV deck in the HVR Series, the HVR-1500 is designed to be the bridge between HDV and HDCAM® format, as well as between HDV and XDCAM® HD format. For those applications where robustness and functionality are of prime concern, the HVR-1500 is the HDV deck of choice.

Offers many of the convenient features demanded by professionals, such as quick mechanical response, multi-format DV playback, and a robust set of professional video and audio interfaces ranging from analog to digital SDI and AES/EBU
The new HVR-1500 offers HD-SDI and RS-422A control capabilities, bridging HDV source material and assets with high-end HD formats and HD editing environments.
3 recording formats: HDV 1080i, DVCAM, DV (SP mode) 4 Playback Formats: HDV 1080i, DVCAM, DV (SP mode), DVCPRO 25

Notes on the difference between Sony HVR-1500 verse Sony HVR-1500A:
- The Sony HVR-1500 can play back but cannot record DVCPRO 25 signals.
- The HVR-1500 can play back but cannot record 720/30P signals. When 720/30P recordings are played back, their signals are converted to 720/59.94P signals.

Features:

Robust and professional HDV VTR:	Fast mechanical response is equivalent to the DSR-1500A Emergency eject capability Employs tape head cleaner and cleaning blade Offers 6-pin i.LINK® interface and RS-422A 9-pin interface Includes standard SD-SDI (I/O) and HD-SDI interfaces (output ONLY), as well as AES/EBU digital audio I/O (SD only)
HDV to HD-SDI one-box solution:	HDV tape can be directly dubbed up to HD infrastructure without the need for additional peripheral devices
Wide variety of signal interfaces:	SD: analog composite, component, S-video, SD-SDI and AES/EBU HD: i.LINK (HDV) and HD-SDI (output ONLY)
Switchable recording and playback in both 60i and 50i DV formats:	3 recording formats: HDV 1080i, DVCAM, DV (SP mode) 4 Playback Formats: HDV 1080i, DVCAM, DV (SP mode), DVCPRO 25
Diverse complement of standard interfaces:	Analog video is selectable from HD component output, SD component I/O, SD composite video I/O, or S-Video I/O, via the menu Analog audio output via XLR connectors (balanced, x2) 6-pin i.LINK interface (x1): i.LINK input is selectable as either DV or HDV formats via a front panel button; HDV stream recording via i.LINK interface; Output either HDV or downconverted DV selected via menu HD-SDI output: Includes embedded audio and time code (TC), 720p30 playback is output as 720p60 SD-SDI I/O with embedded audio + TC AES/EBU I/O
Optional interface board:	HVBK-1505 Analog Input Board enables analog SD component, composite, or S-video, as well as balanced audio via XLR connectors.
Down-conversion capability:	Playback signal can be downconverted to 480i and output via i.LINK (DV) SD-SDI, and analog video interfaces. E-E down-conversion from i.LINK to SD-SDI, and analog video interfaces Down-converted display modes are selectable among Squeeze and Edge Crop
2.7 inch (viewable area measured diagonally) LCD front panel monitor with 3 display modes:	1. Picture mode 2. Status mode (audio level 2 CH/4 CH meter, Input/output, TC) 3. Video monitor + audio level meter + TC
Built-in audio and video test signal generator:	Color bars, Black burst 1 kHz tone, silence
Full tape dubbing:	via i.LINK (HDV, DV) interface
Assignable Button (x1)	Assignable Button (x1)

Specifications:

Half Rack size:	3RU 8.3" (W) x 5.11" (H) x 16.5" (D)
Signal System:	1080i60, NTSC color, EIA standard 1080i50, PAL color, CCIR standard
Power consumption:	60W with optional HFBK-1505
Power requirements:	100V to 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
Operating temperature:	5° C to 40° C (41° F to 104° F)
Mass:	15.21 lbs

Additional Information

hvr1500broch_3-07.pdf

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