HVR-M35U playback and recording deck - First Review

The HVR-M35U playback and recording deck

The HVR-Z7U can deliver more than 60 minutes of recording time on miniDV videotapes, and approximate recording times of 63 minutes with Sony’s DigitalMaster cassettes (PHDVM-63DM). The HVR-S270U also accepts standard-size cassettes to provide more than 4.5 hours of continuous recording, with approximate recording times of 4 hours, 36 minutes on Sony PHDV-276DM videotapes.

The new HVR-M35U record and playback deck is compatible with HDV native progressive recording modes and supports HD/SD-SDI output with embedded audio and timecode data. It has a 60i/50i switchable function, and supports HDV1080i (60i/50i/24p/30p/25p) and DVCAM/DV (60i/50i).

According to Sony, the deck supports standard- and mini-size cassette, and accepts standard cassettes shot on the HVR-S270U or other shoulder-mount DVCAM camcorders; it can play back four-channel audio data in HDV1080i format recorded by the HVR-S270U and can also play back four-channel audio data in the DVCAM format. The deck also includes a 2.7-inch wide screen, monaural speaker, edge crop adjust and a Duplicate Plus function for copying video and audio from another VTR.

The HVR-Z7U can deliver more than 60 minutes of recording time on miniDV videotapes, and approximate recording times of 63 minutes with Sony’s DigitalMaster cassettes (PHDVM-63DM). The HVR-S270U also accepts standard-size cassettes to provide more than 4.5 hours of continuous recording, with approximate recording times of 4 hours, 36 minutes on Sony PHDV-276DM videotapes.

The new HVR-M35U record and playback deck is compatible with HDV native progressive recording modes and supports HD/SD-SDI output with embedded audio and timecode data. It has a 60i/50i switchable function, and supports HDV1080i (60i/50i/24p/30p/25p) and DVCAM/DV (60i/50i).

According to Sony, the deck supports standard- and mini-size cassette, and accepts standard cassettes shot on the HVR-S270U or other shoulder-mount DVCAM camcorders; it can play back four-channel audio data in HDV1080i format recorded by the HVR-S270U and can also play back four-channel audio data in the DVCAM format. The deck also includes a 2.7-inch wide screen, monaural speaker, edge crop adjust and a Duplicate Plus function for copying video and audio from another VTR.

Fonte: MacNN