Sony HVR-DR60 HDV Hard Disk Battery

Via a simple i.LINK connection, the HVR-DR60 Hard Disk Recording Unit developed by Sony allows recording of HDV1080i stream from an HDV camcorder, or DV stream from a DVCAM camcorder. The 1.8-inch internal HDD offers a large capacity of 60GB, which translates into an impressive approx. 70 minutes (4.5 hours) for both HDV and DVCAM recordings. The HDV1080i stream is recorded as native HDV files (.M2T), while DVCAM or DV stream is recorded as DV-AVI type1) or RAW DV files. When connected to a PC, the HVR-DR60 is recognized as a standard external drive, so you can immediately access and edit the recorded footage just as any typical video file. This saves the time previously required for digitizing material from the tape to PC - time that could otherwise be spent for more creative and productive editing tasks. A leading manufacturer of nonlinear editing software has announced its intentions to support the HVR-DR60. Additionally, via the i.LINK connector, the HVR-DR60 can output an HDV or DV stream. Using the hy

The HVR-DR60 portable hard disk drive recording unit is the perfect companion to the HVR-V1U HDV camcorder and is also easily connected to other compatible camcorders via its i.LINK interface, and lets you record onto both tape and the hard disk drive simultaneously. This ideal hybrid recording solution provides approximately 4.5 hours of continuous HDV, DVCAM, or DV stream recording. Utilizing a 14-second cache recording function, the HVR-DR60 can help prevent the loss of important scenes or events that occur 14 seconds before the camera's REC start button is pressed a true life saver in stake-out and surveillance applications. Additionally, long operating hours are offered using the same camcorder batteries Sony HDV operators already have at hand. The HVR-DR60 uses the same infoLITHIUM L Series batteries as the HVR-V1U, HVR-Z1U, as well as the standard definition DSR-PD170 DVCAM