PDW-F70
XDCAM HD Deck

The PDW-F70, XDCAM recording deck, features MPEG HD recording with DVCAM material playback compatibility. It is capable of recording 1080 video lines of multiple frame rates at a high bit rate of up to 35 Mbps on Professional Disc media. It also provides four channels of high quality uncompressed audio.

PDW-F70 deck records and plays Professional Disc with HD material at 1080/59.94i, 50i, 29.97P, 25P and native 23.98P using the "MPEG HD" codec that uses the industry standard MPEG-2 MP@HL compression. And for high quality sound, four channel, 16 bit, 48 kHz uncompressed audio is used. The deck also can down-convert MPEG HD material to DV signals and output via the i.LINK interface.

The PDW-F70 can also feature built-in Up/Down-conversion; to up-convert DVCAM material to HD signals and output via HD-SDI or HD analog component connection as well as to down-convert MPEG HD material to SD SDI or composite connection. It supports Jog/Variable operation with +/- 1 times normal speed and Shuttle with +/- 20 times normal speed even adopting MPEG Long GOP. In the thumbnail operation, the Expand function displays x12 further detail thumbnails around a scene, which the operator wants to see in the clip, on top of Scene Selection, commonly known as in-deck cuts-only editing capability. Also i.LINK interface supports File Access Mode (for input and output) and DV OUTPUT. Optional Gigabit-Ethernet supports network-based file transfer. An optional board also allows input and output of 25 Mbps MPEG TS (Transport Stream) for easy integration with HDV equipment and non-linear editors.

Record and Playback
Record and playback DVCAM and MPEG HD material at multiple bit rates (18Mbps, 25Mpbs and 35Mpbs)

Up/Down Conversion
The PDW-F70 recording deck has the up-conversion capability to allow material recorded in the DVCAM format to be converted to HD signals and output via its HD-SDI or HD analog component connector. This capability allows users to easily and flexibly migrate to HD-based operations at their own pace. During HD material playback, the deck can output DVCAM via i.Link (DV OUT) port or baseband SD output via SD-SDI, composite output, or optional analog component output

A/V Inputs
HD-SDI, AES/EBU audio, analog audio, timecode, reference

A/V Outputs
HD-SDI, Y/Pb/Pr, SD-SDI, RGB, SD analog composite, AES/EBU audio, analog audio, timecode, XGA/VGA, audio monitor (L/R)

Other interfaces
RS-422A, RS-232C, Ethernet (Optional Gigabit Ethernet capability for network-based file transfer)
i.Link interface that supports File Access Mode and DV OUT

MPEG-2 TS output
Optional capability to input and output 25 Mb/s MPEG-2 TS (Transport Stream) for interfacing with HDV products or HDV-based nonlinear editors via an i.LINK port

Jog/Shuttle
Equipped with Jog/shuttle dial, providing VTR-like operation
- Jog/variable: x1 time normal speed, shuttle: x20 times normal speed

LCD Display
16:9, 3.5"* type color LCD Screen
*Viewable area measured diagonally.

Remote Commander
A simple Remote Commander unit is supplied

9-pin Remote
Can be controlled as a linear deck, functioning as that bridge between analog & digital formats

High-speed transfer of Proxy AV data
Through its network interfaces, the Proxy AV data (2Mbps MPEG-4 SP) can be transferred at up to 18x-20x real time.

Metadata Recording
Capable of recording a variety of metadata, which provides a huge advantage when searching for data in subsequent processes. Users have the flexibility to designate the amount of metadata they wish to record. The types of metadata that the Sony XDCAM Series of products can handle and record:

Expand function
The clip for a selected thumbnail is divided into 12 even time intervals. The first frame of each of these 12 time divisions is shown as a thumbnail. With this function, it is easy to search rapidly for scenes within a long clip. This expand function can be applied up to three times (dividing the clip into 1728 even time intervals) to show a list of the frames.

Scene Selection
Provides a non-destructive, cuts-only editing capability in the deck and camcorder.

Thumbnail Search Operation and Scene Selection Capability
Thumbnail display with instant access to clips. Combined with an attached video monitor, the PDW-F70 enables the user to perform thumbnail searches and create scene selections. The user can achieve quick, random access to each clip and creation of scene selection lists. The PDW-F70 can then utilize those scene selection lists by playing out the video in the order prescribed by the list.

The color LCD screen provided enables thumbnail search and scene selection functionality. Through the use of those functions, the user has quick, random access to each clip and can create scene selection lists and play them out in the order prescribed by the list.

Compact, Lightweight Design
The dimensions (WxHxD): 12 1/8 x 4 x 16 1/2 inches

AC Operation
Ideal for in house applications