Specifications

Appendix

Digital Betacam playback: Still to approx. ±50 times normal playback speed

MPEG IMX/Betacam SX playback: Still to approx. ±78 times normal playback speed

 

Analog Betacam playback:

 

Still to ±35 times normal

 

playback speed (525/59.94)

 

Still to ±42 times normal

 

playback speed (625/50)

Variable speed mode

 

HDCAM playback: –1 to +2 times

 

normal playback speed

 

Digital Betacam playback: –1 to +3

 

times normal playback speed

 

MPEG IMX playback: –1 to +3

 

times normal playback speed

 

Betacam SX playback: –1 to +2

 

times normal playback speed

 

Analog Betacam playback: –1 to +3

 

times normal playback speed

Jog mode

Still to ±1 times normal playback

 

speed

Servo lock time

0.6 (59.94i, 29.97PsF)/0.7 (50i,

 

25PsF, 24PsF, 23.98PsF) second

 

or less (from standby on)

Load/unload time

6 seconds or less

Recommended tapes

HDCAM cassettes (S, L): BCT-6HD/12HD/22HD/32HD/ 40HD BCT-34HDL/64HDL/94HDL/ 124HDL

MPEG IMX cassettes (S, L): Digital Betacam cassettes (S, L)

(for playback only)

Betacam SX cassettes (S, L) (for playback only)

Betacam SP cassettes (S, L) (for playback only)

Betacam cassettes (S, L) (for playback only)

Digital video system

Digital video signal system

Sampling frequency

Y:74.25 MHz R–Y/B–Y: 37.125 MHz

Quantization

8 bits/sample

Compression

Coefficient recording system

Channel coding

S-I-NRZI PR-IV

Error correction

Reed-Solomon code

Analog component output

Bandwidth

 

Y

0 to 5.75 MHz +0.5 dB/–2.0 dB

R–Y/ B–Y

0 to 2.75 MHz +0.5 dB/–2.0 dB

S/N ratio

56 dB or more

K factor (2T pulse)

 

 

1% or less

Digital audio system

Digital audio (CH1 to CH4) signal format Sampling frequency

 

48 kHz (synchronized with video)

Quantization

20 bits/sample

Wow and flutter

Below measurable level

Headroom

20 dB (or 18 dB, selectable)

Emphasis

T1= 50 µs, T2=15 µs (on/off

 

selectable in recording mode)

Analog input/output (CH1 to CH4)

A/D, D/A quantization

20bits/sample

Frequency response

 

20 Hz to 20 kHz +0.5 dB/ –1.0 dB

 

(0 dB at 1 kHz)

Dynamic range

95 dB or more (at 1 kHz, emphasis

 

on)

Distortion

0.05% or less (at 1 kHz, emphasis

 

on, reference level (+4 dBm))

Crosstalk

–80 dB or less (at 1 kHz, between

 

any two channels)

Analog audio (CUE)

Frequency response

 

100 Hz to 12 kHz ±3 dB

S/N ratio

45 dB or more (THD, 1 kHz,

 

reference level)

Distortion

2 % or less (THD, 1 kHz reference

 

level)

Wow and flutter

0.2 % rms or less

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