Betacam SX playback

Video

Bandwidth

Y

0 to 4.5 MHz +0.5 dB/–3.0 dB

 

R–Y/B–Y

0 to 2.0 MHz +0.5 dB/–3.0 dB

S/N ratio

 

56 dB or more

K factor (2T pulse)

 

1% or less

Digital Audio (CH1 to CH4)

Frequency response

20 Hz to 20 kHz +0.5 dB/–1.0 dB (0 dB at 1 kHz)

 

 

Dynamic range

90 dB or more (at 1kHz, emphasis on)

 

 

Distortion

0.05% or less (at 1 kHz, emphasis on, reference level (+4 dBm))

 

 

Analog Betacam playback

Video

 

 

Metal tape

Oxide tape

 

 

 

 

Bandwidth

Y

30 Hz to 4.5 MHz +0.5 dB/ –4.0 dB

30 Hz to 4.1 MHz +0.5 dB/ –6.0 dB

 

 

 

 

 

R–Y/ B–Y

30 Hz to 1.5 MHz +0.5 dB/–3.0 dB

30 Hz to 1.5 MHz +0.5 dB/–3.0 dB

 

 

 

 

S/N ratio

Y

51 dB or more

48 dB or more

 

 

 

 

 

R–Y/ B–Y

48 dB or more

45 dB or more

 

 

 

 

K factor (2T pulse)

 

2% or less

3% or less

 

 

 

 

LF non-linearity

Y

3% or less

 

 

 

 

R–Y/ B–Y

4% or less

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y/C delay

 

20 ns or less

 

 

 

 

 

Audio

 

 

Metal tape

Oxide tape

LNG

Frequency response (at 10 dB

50 Hz to 15 kHz +1.5 dB/ –3.0 dB

50 Hz to 15 kHz +3.0 dB

 

below reference level (+4 dBm))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S/N ratio (at 3% distortion level)

72 dB or more

50 dB or more (Dolby NR off)

 

 

 

 

 

Distortion (THD at 1 kHz reference

1% or less

2% or less

 

level (+4 dBm))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow and flutter

0.1% rms or less

0.1% rms or less

 

 

 

 

Note

The AFM function is not supported.

Appendix

Appendix A-3