Operational Convenience; Auto Repeat - Sony HVR-1500 Brochure & Specs

OPERATIONAL CONVENIENCE

Built-in 2.7-inch LCD Monitor
The HVR-1500 is equipped with a 2.7-inch*
with a high resolution of 211 K dots. This allows operators to view
the input source during recording and check the playback
picture in a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. It can also display the
4-channel audio level meters and time code, as well as setup
menus for video, audio, and VTR settings. Three different display
modes can be selected, as shown below.
Full Screen Display Mode
Small Screen Display Mode
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Viewable area, measured diagonally.

Auto Repeat

The HVR-1500 has a convenient auto repeat function. This
enables the VTR to automatically rewind the tape to either the
beginning of the tape or to a user-defined index point, and to
start playback again from there. Repeat start and stop index
points can also be defined by setting time code values.
Assign Button
Functions frequently used for VTR operations can be assigned to
an ASSIGN button located on the front panel of the HVR-1500.
Digital Slow Motion and Jog Sound
(in DVCAM mode)
When used with an editing controller, such as the Sony RM-280
Editing Controller, the HVR-1500 can provide excellent digital
slow motion and jog sound for DVCAM recordings. It offers
variable speed playback within the range of -0.5 to +0.5 times
normal play speed. This allows operators to locate editing
points quickly and accurately using noiseless slow-motion
playback pictures.
13 color LCD monitor
Status Display Mode
The monitor images
are simulated.
Picture Search (in HDV mode)
With an editing controller, such as the Sony RM-280 Editing
Controller, the HVR-1500 provides a convenient color picture
search function for HDV recordings. *
Playback speed Image quality
x24 Coarse
x8 Coarse
x1 Normal
x1/5 Normal
x1/10 Normal
x1/30 Normal
Forward
Normal
frame-by-frame
STILL Normal
x-1 Coarse
x-8 Coarse
x-24 Coarse
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In HDV mode, audio jog search is not supported and video jog search is sup-
ported in forward mode only.
Picture Search Using Menu Keys
The HVR-1500 provides a picture search function via the menu keys
on its front panel. By pressing the
and reverse search of 8 and 10 times normal play speed is available
in HDV and DVCAM/DV modes, respectively. The and buttons
allow frame-by-frame picture search, as well as slow-motion
playback.
Button operation Slow motion playback
/ B FWD search
/ A REV search
FWD frame-by-frame
(held down)
REV frame-by-frame
(held down)
Audio Level Control
Audio levels can be adjusted via the control knobs on the front
panel. In recording mode, the input audio level of the analog
XLR, SD-SDI, AES/EBU, and i.LINK*
In playback mode, the analog XLR, SD-SDI, HD-SDI, AES/EBU, and
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i.LINK* output audio levels can be controlled.
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In HDV mode, the input/output audio levels cannot be adjusted.
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/ B and / A buttons, forward
Recording format
HDV DVCAM/DV
x8 x10
x-8 x-10
Yes Yes
x1/5 x1/2
No Yes
x-1 x-1/2
15 interfaces can be adjusted.
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