The Sony PDW-1500 is a half rack XDCAM recorder for Sony's line of non-linear optical cameras. Built upon blue laser technology, the XDCAM line of products takes advantage of non-linear workflow, while keeping the same archiving infrastructure professionals are accustomed to with tape-based acquisition.

The deck is small and provides all the necessary features professionals need. Features include high speed file transfer, metadata recording, along with multiple format capability. Sony's thumbnail search operation means no more winding through endless amount of recorded tape; each shot is right at your fingertips.

The deck has two optical heads that provide extremely fast transfer rates to editing workstations. The DVCAM format transfers at 5x normal speed while MPEG IMX run up to 2.5x. Proxy AV transfers provide 50x data rates. High speed is boosted by both FireWire and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity.

Note: Professionally maintained and teched prior to shipment.