Sony SRW-5100

Sony SRW-5100

HDCAM SR Studio Player

Home > Sony > HDCAM > SRW-5100

Sony SRW-5100Sony SRW-5100
 Sony SRW-5100 HDCAM SR Studio Player


Sony SRW-5100
Product Code : SRW5100

Sony SRW-5100 - Buy Sell Sales
review

 

HDCAM SR format is Sony's highest quality production format, delivering RGB 4:4:4 full bandwidth High Definition for unprecedented picture quality.

As HD-based programme origination has escalated for feature films, HDTV and post production, HDCAM SR has become the natural choice for the interchange and delivery of HD content due to the virtually uncompressed picture quality, 12 audio channels, exceptional reliability, double speed transfer and many other advanced features.

The success of HDCAM SR has naturally led to a requirement for a playback-only ingest VTR - the SRW-5100 Studio Player.

The SRW-5100 is equipped with almost all the same key features as the SRW-5800 apart from recording and network file transfer capabilities. The SRW-5100 does fully support 880 Mbps playback supporting all SQ and HQ modes, dual channel (3D), 444 mode and X2 transfer speed to certain NLE.

A new option introduced with the SRW-5100 allows HDV output for simultaneous offline ingest to a non-linear editor via i.Link


Highly cost efficient
Sony HDCAM-SR VTRs - the RGB 4:4:4 full-bandwidth high-definition VTRs at the top of the Sony HD VTR line-up - have a critical role as a master format for movie-making, commercial productions, and high-end HDTV. It is also the interchange and delivery format for most HD broadcasters, as well as the required delivery format for 3D HD programming, which is an exciting new development.

Supporting all SMPTE standard 1080 and 720 formats up to 59.94P, 3G interface with 3D recording on one tape, x2 ingest to servers, SR technology increases the speed and productivity of all operations.

The SRW-5100 is designed, and priced, to be a very cost efficient player supporting HDCAM SR, HDCAM* and Digital Betacam * formats for programme ingest and transfer to offline and online editing systems. It is ideal for ingest to servers, tape interchange and delivery playback, on-set viewing and any application requiring playback of HDCAM SR tapes for viewing or quality evaluation.

The /2 version adds a lot of new functionality including double speed playback and 3D RGB playback.

The /2 upgrade also adds support for 1080 50P and 60P (422) playback as well as RGB SQ mode (440 Mbps) as standard, so there is no need for an additional HKSR-5103 board any longer.

* using the optional HKSR-5802 board


Full support for HDCAM SR
The SRW-5100 supports all major 1080 and 720 frame rates up to 30P, plus RGB SQ and HQ, 1080/50P, 1080/60P and double speed transfer (HDCAM SR recorded tapes only)

Compatible with most NLE systems
Allows offline editing output directly to almost any compatible offline NLE system using common i.LINK (FireWire) interface.

Easily expandible
Optional boards allow quick and easy expansion with additional features when and if you need them.
 

• HDCAM-SR Format - For Exceptionally High Picture Quality Playback
The SRW-5100 player adopts the HDCAM SR format and plays back 1920 x 1080 resolution high-definition signals using the MPEG-4 Studio Profile compression scheme with a very mild compression ratio of 2.7:1 (4:2:2), 4:1 (4:4:4 SQ) or 2:1 (4:4:4 HQ) and 10-bit colour depth. It enables both full-bandwidth 4:4:4 RGB and high-quality 4:2:2 Y/Cb/Cr playback, delivering optimal picture performance to suit many different production requirements.

• HQ mode
The SRW-5100 player can playback tapes recorded at the high data rate of 880 Mb/s, for 4:2:2/1080/60P and 50P mode, and 4:4:4 High Quality (HQ) mode with the HKSR-5103 option board.

The 4:2:2/1080/60P and 50P recording mode is highly compatible with computer graphics, games and other progressive-based programmes. It also offers exceptional picture performance when converting material originated in 1080/60P or 50P format to 720P format, due to its original high resolution of 1920 x 1080 (Requires HKSR-5001/20 option board). Another benefit of using the 4:2:2/1080/60P and 50P recording mode is that it enables image creation with perfect playback slow-motion effects. The F35 recording mode of RGB 444 50P recording is also supported for playback at speeds below 30P.

HQ mode also allows 4:4:4 RGB recordings with a milder compression ratio of 2:1. This can achieve higher picture quality compared with recording at 440 Mb/s, depending on the picture, and is ideal when the highest possible image quality is the top priority.


• Double Speed Playback
The SRW-5100 allows all material whether 422 or RGB 444 to be transferred to servers and nonlinear editing systems at twice the normal speed using a standard Dual-link HD-SDI or single 3G interface. RGB 444 x2 playback using Dual 3G links is also supported.

• 3D support
Both 422 and RGB 444 playback (RGB using Dual 3G interface) is supported, recording is therefore onto one tape for extreme security, perfect L/R synchronisation and 12 channels of audio.

• 96KHz audio sampling support
At SQ mode (440 Mbps) 6 channels of 96 KHZ playback are supported, while at HQ mode (880 Mbps) 12 channels are supported. This is particularly useful for BluRay Mastering.

• 2K mode
The 5100/2 can now support 3 different 2K modes with real time playback. Firstly 2048 x 1080 RGB 10 bit, then the DCI standard of 2048 x 1080 12 bit XYZ (Digital Cinema standard) and lastly full open gate 2048 x 1556 playback

• Legacy Playback Capability
The SRW-5100 can optionally play back HDCAM and Digital Betacam format tapes for more flexible operation, using the optional HKSR-5802 board.

• Internal Format Conversion
The SRW-5100/2 is optionally equipped with a powerful internal format converter that enables many different types of conversion such as 3-2 pull-down, up-conversion, down-conversion, cross-conversion and colour-space conversion. This powerful optional HKSR-5001 format converter board makes the SRW-5100/2 very versatile in post-production.

• Easy Management of Setup/System Menus
The SRW-5100/2 offers a highly effective way to manage its System Menu. Up to eight groups of parameters in the System Menu and Setup Menu can be individually saved as bank memory onto the internal memory of the VTR. They can also be saved onto Memory Stick media, enabling them to be copied onto other SRW-5100 VTRs for quick and consistent setup of multiple VTRs.

Furthermore, equipped with an Ethernet interface, the SRW-5100 allows operators to remotely view the setup parameters saved in the VTR's memory bank, and to select a bank they want to use through a PC.


• HDV and HDMI output option
Uniquely the SRW-5100/2 can use the optional HKSR-5105 board to output an offline HDV format signal. This is only available in 1080 50i and 59.94i modes, although 23.98PsF can use pull down mode to output in 59.94i. AV/C control and 4 channel audio are supported for both HDCAM and HDCAM SR tapes. The HDMI output is available for RGB monitoring on consumer style displays

• SRW-5100/2 Format Support
In addition to the numerous formats supported by the SRW-5100 Series, the SRW-5100/2 introduced support for the following formats without any extra boards - RGB SQ, 2 x Playback @ 422, 2 x Playback @ RGB SQ and 1080 50P/60P playback.

In addition, if the HKSR-5103 board is installed in a SRW-5100/2, the following additional new playback formats are supported; 3D @ 422, 3D @ RGB SQ, RGB HQ, 2K mode and 12bit operation.

 
General
Power requirements 100 V to 240 V AC (±10%, 50/60 Hz)
Power consumption 380 W (with all option boards installed)
Operating temperature 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F)
Storage temperature -20°C to +60°C (-4°F to +140°F)
Humidity 25% to 80% (relative humidity)
Mass 30 kg (66 lb 2 oz)
Dimensions (W x H x D) (excluding protrusions) 427 x 218 x 544 mm (16 7/8 x 8 5/8 x 21 1/2 inches)
Tape speed HDCAM-SR: 94.1 mm/s (24 Hz)
HDCAM: 77.4 mm/s (24 Hz)
Digital BETACAM: 96.7 mm/s
Recording/Playback time (HDCAM-SR) Playback: 155 min with BCT-124SRL cassette (24 Hz)*
1/2 when double-data-rate recording/playback (880 Mbps)
Recording/Playback time (HDCAM) Playback: 155 min with BCT-124HDL cassette (24 Hz)
Recording/Playback time (Digital BETACAM) Playback: 124 min with BCT-D124L cassette
Fast forward/rewind time Approx. 4 min with BCT-124SRL cassette
Search speed range (Shuttle mode) HDCAM-SR: -50 times to +50 times normal speed (24 Hz)
HDCAM: -60 times to +60 times normal speed (24 Hz)
Digital BETACAM: -50 times to +50 times normal speed
Search speed range (Jog mode) HDCAM-SR: -2 times to +2 times normal speed
HDCAM: -2 times to +2 times normal speed
Digital BETACAM: -3 times to +3 times normal speed
Search speed range (Variable mode) HDCAM-SR: -0.5 times to +1 times normal speed
HDCAM: -1 time to +2 times normal speed
Digital BETACAM: -1 time to +3 times normal speed
Noiseless picture playback HDCAM-SR: -0.5 times to +1 times normal speed (Non Tracking Range)
HDCAM: -1 time to +2 times normal speed (Dynamic Tracking Range)
Digital BETACAM: -1 time to +3 times normal speed (Dynamic Tracking Range)
Servo lock time 1.0 sec or less (from standby on)
Load/unload time 7 sec or less
Inputs/Outputs
Reference input 1: BNC (x2) (including loop-through), HD Tri-level sync (0.6 Vp-p/75 ohms/negative) or SD blackburst/composite sync (NTSC: 0.286 Vp-p, PAL: 0.3 Vp-p/75 ohms/negative)
2: (With Option: HKSR-5001), BNC (x2) (including loop-through), HD Tri-level sync (0.6 Vp-p/75 ohms/negative) or SD blackburst/composite sync (NTSC: 0.286 Vp-p, PAL: 0.3 Vp-p/75 ohms/negative)
HD-SDI output A: BNC (x3)
1 & 2: SMPTE 292M/SMPTE 372M/SMPTE 424M/BTA S004/ITU-R.BT 709
3: character on/off, SMPTE 292M/SMPTE 372M/SMPTE 424M/BTA S004/ITU-R.BT 709

B: BNC (x3)
1 & 2: SMPTE 292M/SMPTE 372M/SMPTE 424M*/BTA S004/ITU-R.BT 709
3: character on/off, SMPTE 292M/SMPTE 372M/SMPTE 424M*2/BTA S004/ITU-R.BT 709

*Planned to be available in the first half of 2011.
Format converter output (Option: HKSR-5001):
A: BNC (x2), character on/off, SMPTE 292M/SMPTE 372M/SMPTE 424M/BTA S-004/ITU-R.BT 709
B: BNC (x2), character on/off, SMPTE 292M/SMPTE 372M/BTA S-004/ITU-R.BT 709
SD-SDI output BNC (x3)
1 & 2: SMPTE 259M
3: character on/off, SMPTE 259M
Analogue composite output BNC (x1) 1.0 Vp-p/75 ohms/negative SMPTE 170M, character on/off or 0.286 Vp-p/75 ohms/negative blackburst
Reference output 1125 Sync: BNC (x2), Tri Level sync 0.6 Vp-p/75 ohms/negative
Digital audio output (AES/EBU) BNC (x6), 12 ch (2 ch each, 1/2 ch, 3/4 ch, 5/6 ch, 7/8 ch, 9/10 ch, 11/12 ch), AES-3id-1995
Analogue audio output (Cue) XLR-type 3-pin (male) (x1), +4 dBm, 600 ohms, Lo-Z, balanced, HDCAM/Digital BETACAM playback only
Analogue audio monitor XLR-type 3-pin (x2), L/R, +4 dBm, 600 ohms, Lo-Z, balanced
Time code output XLR-type 3-pin (male) (x1), 2.2 Vp-p, Lo-Z, balanced
Headphone output JM-60 stereo phone jack (x1), -infinity to 12 dBu, 8 ohms, unbalanced
i.LINK (Option: HKSR-5105): IEEE 1394 6-pin (x1), HDV1080i output
HDMI (Option: HKSR-5105): (x1), output
Remote (9P) input D-sub 9-pin (female) (x1), RS-422A
Remote (9P) input/output D-sub 9-pin (female) (x1), RS-422A
Video control D-sub 9-pin (female) (x1), EIA RS-423
Parallel remote D-sub 50-pin (female) (x1)
Ethernet RJ-45 (x1)
100BASE-TX: IEEE 802.3u
10BASE-T: IEEE 802.3
Video Performance
Sampling frequency Y: 74.25 MHz, Cb/Cr: 37.125 MHz, G/B/R: 74.25 MHz
Quantization 10 bits/sample
Compression MPEG-4 SStP Simple Studio Profile
Channel coding S-NRZ
Error correction Reed-Solomon code
Error concealment Adaptive three-dimensional

Digital Audio Performance

Sampling frequency 48 kHz: up to 12 channel
96 kHz: up to 6 channel (440 Mbps) , up to 12 channel (880 Mbps)
Quantization 24 bits
Wow & flutter Below measurable level
Headroom 20/18/16/15/12/9 dB selectable
Analogue Audio Output Performance
Quantization 24 bits
Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz, +0.5 dB/-1.0 dB (0 dB at 1 kHz)
Dynamic range More than 100 dB
Distortion Less than 0.05% (at 1 kHz)
Crosstalk Less than -80 dB (at 1 kHz)
 
 
 
Products
HDCAM
Camcorders
HDW-F900R
HDW-650F
HDCAM VTRs
HDW-S280
HDW-1800
HDW-D1800
HDW-2000
HDW-M2000
HDW-M2000P
HDW-M2100
HDW-M2100P
HDCAM SR VTRs
SRW-5100
SRW-5500
SRW-5800
SRPC-5
SR-PC4
SR-D1
XDCAM
HDV
AVCHD
DVCAM
Production Cameras
Consumer Cameras
Industrial Cameras
Pan Tilt Zoom Cameras
Camera Accessories
VTR Accessories
Production Switchers
J SERIES
Monitors
Medical Equipment
Professional Audio
Discontinued Models
HDC-900 F23
HDC-910 F35
HDC-1000 HDW-790P
HDC-1500 SRW-5000
HDC-930 SRPC-1
HDC-X300 SRW-1
HDC-X300K HDW-D2000
HDC-X310 HDW-730S
HDC-X310K HDW-750P
HDC-950 SRW-9000
HDC-F950 SRW-9000PL
HDC-1400  
Expandore Singapore India Vietnam  PAL / NTSC 111110

Check it out on our new Expandore web site