8
Features
Compact size and light weight
This is a 4U digital VTR. Using the rack-mounting
adapters (AJ-MA75P: optional accessory), it can also be
easily housed in a 19-inch rack.
Up to 126 minutes of recording
Using the DVCPRO HD-LP recording system, up to 126
minutes of material can be recorded on the 1/4-inch XL-
size cassette tape.
High picture quality
The VTR’s high picture quality is achieved by 4:2:2 HD
component signal recording using a recording rate (100
Mbps) which is 4 times higher than that of the existing
DVCPRO format.
1080i/720p, 59.94 Hz/60 Hz/50 Hz signal switching
By making menu selections, the signals of the respective
formats can be recorded and played back.
No guarantees are made for the recording in 1080-60 Hz.
Frame rate conversion function
By making menu selections, the VTR can output signals
after converting them to the 1080/24PsF format when it
plays back a tape recorded by a variable frame rate
camera at a frame rate of 24fps.
When playing back a tape recorded at a frame rate of 25
fps, the tape’s signals can be converted to the 1080/25
PsF or 576i format and output. When playing back a tape
recorded at a frame rate of 50 fps, the tape signals can be
converted to the 1080/50i or 576i format and output.
<Notes>
z
Use tapes that are shot with a variable frame rate
camera.
z
Do not use dubbed or edited tapes. The tape control
information may be lost, making it impossible to convert
the signals for playback.
Gamma correction of cinema for film
This feature corrects the image from a variable frame rate
camera in cinema gamma mode for film to an image with
film quality.
SDI interface
The VTR comes with an HD/SD serial digital interface as
a standard accessory.
Playback compatibility with DVCPRO systems
Besides DVCPRO HD-LP recording and playback, the
VTR can also play back tapes which have been recorded
using the existing DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO50 and
DVCPRO systems.
Consumer-use DV tapes (SP) and DVCAM tapes can
also be played back on this VTR.
Digital slow motion/dial jog
Panasonic’s unique digital slow motion technology
enables clear playback (of tapes recorded using the
DVCPRO HD-LP system) at speeds ranging from
j
1
k
to
i
2
k
.
<Note>
Some noise may occur during slow playback (using an
external controller) at speeds of almost exactly
j
1
k
or
i
2
k
.
Search speed
Search speed enables tapes (recorded using the
DVCPRO HD-LP system) to be played back with color
images at speeds of up to 100 times in the forward or
reverse direction.
Time codes
This VTR comes with a built-in time code generator
(TCG)/time code reader (TCR).
In addition to the internal time code, an external time
code can also be input and recorded as the LTC on the
VTR.
UMID information recording and playback
This unit supports the recording/playback of UMID
(Unique Material Identifier) information in the SMPTE
330M standard. UMID information can be confirmed with
the diagnostic menu.
VANC data recording/playback
VANC data packets that added to the Y stream of HD SDI
can be recorded with the video signal. In addition, VANC
data packets can be played back with the Y stream of HD
SDI.
VTRs that do not support the recording/playback of
UMID information will not playback UMID information
correctly. In addition, when VTRs that do not support
recording/playback of UMID information are connected
to this unit, UMID information will not be recorded
correctly.
