HDV to HD-SDI one-box solution / Wide variety of signal interfaces / Switchable recording and playback in both 60i and 50i DV formats

Sony HVR-1500A is an HDV source feeder/recorder positioned at the top of the Sony HDV Series. Inheriting the design concept of the market-acclaimed DSR-1500A, the HVR-1500A offers the same convenient features that Professional users demand, such as quick mechanical response,multi-format DV playback, and a rich set of professional video/audio interfaces ranging from Analog to Digital SDI and AES/EBU. The HVR-1500A also offers HD-SDI input/output and RS-422A control capabilities, bridging HDV source footage and assets with high-end HD formats and HD Editing equipment. In addition, with the Optional HVBK-1520 board installed, the HVR-1500A has a range of conversion capabilities that allow DV recordings to be up-converted to 1080i or 720p signals, and 1080i HDV recordings to be cross-converted to 720P signals. This allows operators to integrate DV and HDV source footage and assets into the same HD editing system, and gives them the flexibility to choose between either a 1080i or a 720P system. The HVR-1500A can also be used as a standard definition DVCAM recorder, in which case the same editing features as the DSR-1500A are offered. The HVR-1500A is certainly the HDV recorder of choice for environments where robustness and functionality are prime concerns.

Key Features

• Fast mechanical response is equivalent to the DSR-1500A Emergency eject capability Employs tape head cleaner and cleaning blade Offers 6-pin i.LINKŪ 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 tape can be directly dubbed up to HD infrastructure without the need for additional peripheral devices
• SD: analog composite, component, S-video, SD-SDI and AES/EBU HD: i.LINK (HDV) and HD-SDI (output ONLY)
• 3 recording formats: HDV 1080i, DVCAM, DV (SP mode) 4 Playback Formats: HDV 1080i, DVCAM, DV (SP mode), DVCPRO 25
• 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
• 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