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. 

* MPEG HD recording at multiple bit rates and playback * Playback capability of DVCAM material with HD up-conversion output capability * Thumbnail display with instant access and replay of clips * Scene Selection function for in-deck cuts-only editing * Equipped with Jog/Shuttle dial, providing VTR-like operation - Jog/variable: +/- 1 time normal speed, Shuttle: +/- 20 times normal speed * Inputs: HD-SDI, AES/EBU audio, analog audio, timecode, reference * 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, Gigabit Ethernet (option) * i.LINK interface that supports File Access Mode and AV/C (DV stream) output * HD down-conversion capability: DV output via i.LINK (DV OUT) port or baseband SD output via SD-SDI, analog component or composite ports * 16:9, 3.5-inch type color LCD display * A simple remote commander unit is supplied * Optional Gigabit Ethernet capability for network-based file transfer * Optional capability to input and output 25 Mbps MPEG-2 TS (Transport Stream) for interfacing with HDV products or HDV-based nonlinear editors via i.LINK port * Dimensions (W x H x D): 12 1/8 x 4 x 16 1/2 inches (307 x 100 x 417 mm)