Specifications

GENERAL

Power supply:

 

AC 120V, 50 – 60 Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power consumption:

300 W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating ambient temperature:

41°F to 104°F (5°C to 40°C)

 

Operating ambient humidity:

10% to 90% (no condensation)

 

Weight:

 

 

 

 

41.8 Ibs (19 kg)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dimensions (W x H x D):

 

16-3/4” x 6-15/16” x 16-3/8” (Not including the support legs, connectors, and JOG dial)

Recording

format:

 

 

DVCPRO 50/DVCPRO P*/DVCPRO format selectable

Recording

video

signal:

 

525i/525p(4:2:0p)*/625i selectable

 

Recording

audio

signal:

 

DVCPRO

50/DVCPRO P*:

48 kHz 16-bit 4 channels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVCPRO:

 

 

 

 

 

48 kHz 16-bit 2 channels

Recording

tracks:

 

 

Digital video audio:

helical

track

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The time code is recorded in the sub-code area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cue track:

 

 

 

1 track

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control

track:

 

 

1 track

 

Tape speed:

 

 

 

67.640

mm/sec

(525)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67.708

mm/sec

(625)

 

 

 

 

Recording

time:

 

 

 

92 minutes (using the AJ-5P92LP)

 

Tape:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metal tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

FF/REW time:

 

 

 

Less than 3 min (with AJ-5P92LP)

 

Search

speed:

 

 

 

±32x

speed (color)

 

speed

 

Digital

 

slow:

 

 

 

Plus

direction:

 

0.75x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minus direction: -0.43x speed

 

Editing

accuracy:

 

 

 

±0 frames (using the time code)

 

Tape timer accuracy:

 

±1 frame (using the continuous CTL signal)

 

Servo lock time:

 

 

 

Less than 0.5 sec (color framing/standby ON)

Audio split editing:

 

 

YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

DVCPRO 50 525i/625i: Y: 13.5 MHZ, PB/PR: 6.75 MHZ

Sampling

frequencies:

 

Quantizing:

 

 

 

DVCPRO P 4:2:0p*:

Y: 27 MHZ, PB/PR:

13.5 MHZ

 

 

 

8 bits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

 

compression

method:

DCT + variable length code

 

 

Video

compression

rate:

 

DVCPRO

50:

 

 

 

1/3.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVCPRO/DVCPRO P*: 1/5

 

Error

correction:

 

 

 

Reed-Solomon product code

 

Video recording bit rate:

 

DVCPRO 50/DVCPRO P*: 50 Mbps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVCPRO:

 

 

 

 

 

25 Mbps

 

Sample x effective line:

 

DVCPRO/DVCPRO 50 (525i): 720 x 487.5/frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVCPRO/DVCPRO 50 (625i): 720 x 585/frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVCPRO P 4:2:0p*:

 

 

720 x 480/field

V blanking data:

 

 

 

525i/625i:

VITC

Caption

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

525i:

 

 

Closed

 

 

Digital IN/Analog Component OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video

 

bandwidth:

 

 

 

525i: Y:

30 Hz to 5.5 MHZ (±0.5 dB), 5.75 MHZ (-2.0 dB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB/PR: 30 Hz to 2.5 MHZ (±0.5 dB), 2.75 MHZ (-2.0 dB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

625i: Y:

 

25 Hz to 5.5 MHZ (+0.5 dB),

5.75 MHZ (-2.0 dB)

S/N ratio:

 

 

 

 

 

PB/PR: 25 Hz to 2.5 MHZ (±0.5 dB), 2.75 MHZ (-2.0 dB)

 

 

 

 

Better than 60 dB

 

 

 

 

 

K factor (2T):

 

 

 

Less than 1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video input connector

 

BNCx3 (Y, PB, PR)

 

 

 

 

 

Analog

component

input:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y:

 

1.0 Vp-p, 75

 

 

 

 

Analog

composite

input:

 

PB/PR: 0.525/0.757 Vp-p switchable, 75

(75% color bar, 0% setup)

 

BNCx2,

loop-through,

75

on/off

 

Reference

input:

 

 

input:

Analog composite,

BNCx2,

75 on/off

 

Serial

digital component

Complies with SMPTE259M-C, 294M*standard, BNCx2, active through

SDTI input (option):

 

 

Complies with SMPTE305M standard, BNCx2, active through

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