Chapter 1 Overview; Features - Sony SRW-1 Operation Manual

1-1 Features

The SRW-1 is an HDCAM-SR
portable digital recorder. It is designed for use with the
SRPC-1 HD Video Processor.
The SRW-1 can also be used with the F23/F35 Digital
Cinematography Camera. You can dock it directly to the
top or rear panel of the F23/F35 (docked operation) or
connect it by a BNC or optical-fiber cable
operation) for added flexibility in a variety of shooting
situations.
This manual explains the SRW-1 and SRPC-1. For details
on the F23/F35, refer to the Operation Manual supplied
with the F23/F35.
1) HDCAM-SR is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
2) When the optional HKSR-101 is installed
High-performance digital recording in the
HDCAM-SR format
Recording and playback modes
The SRW-1 uses MPEG-4 Studio Profile, and
international standard data compression format. In
addition to the 440 Mbps supported by the SRW-5000/
5500 series, it also supports the 880 Mbps format,
popularly known as double-speed recording. Video signals
are recorded as YCbCr 4:2:2 component data or RGB
4:4:4 component data, with 12 channels of audio signals
recorded in AES/EBU format, for a wide dynamic range.
Multi-frame-rate recording and playback
The SRW-1 offers a wide selection of recording and
playback modes. By supporting both 1080 and 720P
formats, it meets a wide variety of needs in movie making
and high-end content creation, including commercial and
broadcasting program production.
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1-1 Features
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• 1080 × 1920 (progressive): 23.98PsF/24PsF/25PsF/
29.97PsF/50P/59.94P
• 1080 × 1920 (interlaced): 50i/59.94i
• 720 × 1280 (progressive): 50P/59.94P
Double-speed recording (880 Mbps recording)
The SRW-1 features a double-speed recording capability,
which double the drum rotation and tape speed and thus
achieves a data transfer rate of 880 Mbps.
The following three modes are available to utilize this
extremely high transfer rate for different shooting
purposes.
• 1080/50P, 60P mode
When the SRW-1 is combined with the F23/F35 or the
HDC1500 multi-format portable camera (not supplied),
this mode enables YCbCr 4:2:2 50P/60P recording of
highly detailed video that is rich in depth. When the
optional HKSR-102 and HKSR-103 are installed, RGB
4:4:4 recording at 1080/60P is supported for docked
recording with the F23, and RGB 4:4:4 recording at
1080/50P is supported for docked recording with the F35
(playback is 24P and 25P or 30P).
• Dual Stream mode 3D stereo recording
This mode allows the SRW-1 to record the output of two
cameras simultaneously on a single tape as a 4:2:2 Dual
Stream, to achieve 3D stereo shooting.
• High Quality (HQ) RGB 4:4:4 mode
This mode offers even higher picture quality than the
normal SQ mode (440Mbps).
Rich selection of functions
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SR Motion™
(with optional HKSR-102 installed)
When the optional HKSR-102 Picture Cache Board is
installed, SR Motion is available on this unit. SR Motion
allows you to obtain effects similar to overcranking and
undercranking on film cameras by using HKSR-102's
built-in memory while maintaining the high picture quality
of HDCAM-SR (1920 × 1080) format. SR Motion is
available in three modes: Select FPS, Slow Shutter, and
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