FORMAT
D3
D5
HD D5
D6
HDCAM
Signal
System
digital
8-bit composite
digital
10-bit 4:2:2
component
digital 10-bit
Y:74.176 MHZ
PB/PR:37.088 MHZ
component
digital
8-bit composite
digital 8-bit
Y:74.25 MHZ
PB/PR:37.125 MHZ
component
Scan
helical
helical
helical
helical
helical
Number of heads
10
n/a
n/a
34 heads
(16 play, 16 record)
2 erase)
n/a
Tape-to-head
speed
n/a
23.9 m/s
23.9 m/s
n/a
n/a
Tape Type
metal particle
metal particle
metal particle
metal particle
metal particle
Taoe Width
12.65 mm
1/2 inch
12.65 mm
1/2 inch
12.65 mm
1/2 inch
19 mm
3/4 inch
12.65 mm
1/2 inch
Tape Coercivity
1750 Oe
1750 Oe
1750 Oe
1700 Oe
n/a
Tape Consumption
83.88 mm/s
167.228 mm/s
167.228 mm/s
497.418 mm/s
77.4 mm/s
(24p mode)
Recording Time
to 184 min
to 92 min
to 180 (std)
to 94 min
to 208 min
Input Data Rate/
Sync Tip
Frequency
143 Mbit/s video
170Mbit/s video
235 Mbit/s video
1.2 Gbit/s video
140 Mbit/s video
Packing Density/
Peak White
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Compression
not compressed
not compressed
Interframe
DCT 4:1
not compressed
Interframe
DCT 6:1
Shortest
Wavelength
0.709 um
0.63 um
0.63 um
0.81 um
0.49 um
Applications
General
broadcast work,
transmission,
on-line editing etc.
General
broadcast work,
transmission,
on-line editing etc.
HDTV,
E cinema
HDTV,
post production
HDTV,
E cinema

 

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