SONY HD CAM 94 Min

High Density Recording For A New Digital Age
Powerful, cost effective and easy to use, HDCAM format is a worthy successor to Digital Betacam. Designed to meet the needs of the global film industry in the twenty-first century, HDCAM features frame rate switchability and the High Definition Common Image format (1920 x 1080 active pixels) to provide a single product line solution for all HDTV and SDTV requirements. To ensure consistently reliable recordings from this groundbreaking film production system, Sony has also developed a new high-performance HDCAM tape format.

Advanced Metal Tape Technology
At the heart of HDCAM tape is Sony’s renowned Advanced Metal Tape technology, a double Emmy Award winner for Metal Broadcasting Tape in 1990 and Digital Betacam Metal Tape in 1995. Designed to get the very best out of the HDCAM format, the new tape provides high density recording with a wavelength of 0.49ìm and a recording duration of 22-40 minutes using small cassettes or 64-124 minutes using large cassettes.

Setting New Standards in High-Density Recording
HDCAM redefines high density digital recording performance for a new age of film production. Sony has developed magnetic particles half the size of those used in conventional Digital Betacam tape to ensure stable recording and playback at the format’s shortest wavelength of 0.49ìm. With high density packing of these ultra-fine metal magnetic particles and the use of new calendering technology for a super smooth tape surface, HDCAM tape delivers an exceptional C/N ratio of more than 45dB.

Developed for Demanding Applications
Incorporating an evolution of the highly successful binder used in Digital Betacam media, the new HDCAM tape achieves outstanding durability and is ideal for the latest professional production applications. A new lubricant protects the tape surface and ensures optimum contact with the recording head.

Great for Archiving
Broadcasters rely on their archives. HDCAM metal tape particles are coated in a unique aluminia silica protective layer to ensure superb anti-oxidising characteristics. Furthermore, a proprietary system reduces tape shrinkage over time and provides precise tracking and playback, even after many years of storage.

Designed for Maximum Impact
HDCAM tape is bold and distinctive, both inside and out. A bright orange anti-static lid and dark grey shell make these cassettes easily identifiable on studio shelves. The ribbed interior case design controls reel position and guards against accidental shocks, while a double-layer construction of the case cover hinge prevents the accumulation of dust and other foreign particles.