Discontinued-The Suggested Alternative is the AJ-HPM110

Five P2 Card Slots - With its five PC card slots, the AJ-SPD850 lets you mount five P2 cards and play a continuous, extended clip recorded in sequence onto multiple cards. Using line input, you can also record a continuous, extended clip onto five P2 cards in sequence.

DVCPRO/DVCPRO50/DV Switchable - The AJ-SPD850 records in 25Mbps DVCPRO; high-quality, 4:2:2, 50Mbps DVCPRO50; and DV. A single 4GB P2 card 1 holds up to 16 minutes of DVCPRO/DV data or 8 minutes of DVCPRO50 data. Using all five slots, you get about 80 minutes of continuous record or play in DVCPRO/DV, or 40 minutes in DVCPRO50 -- enough for on-air broadcasting or line recording.

Four-Channel Digital Audio in All Formats - In all formats - DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, and DV - the AJ-SPD850 can record full 48-kHz/16-bit digital audio on each of the four channels. Each channel also offers both analog and digital (AES/EBU) input and output, making the AJ-SPD850 ideal for multilingual production and broadcasting.

VTR-Like Operation, Including Jog & Shuttle - The AJ-SPD850 gives you many of the same familiar buttons and jog & shuttle dial as our DVCPRO VTRs. VAR mode provides noiseless slow and fast playback at speeds from -1x (reverse) to 1x normal speed. Shuttle search moves at 100x normal speed in both forward and reverse. The output video signal can be adjusted by encoder remote, providing familiar control and operation to anyone used to broadcast VTRs.

Color LCD Monitor - Lets You View Thumbnails - A 3.5" Color LCD Monitor on the front panel lets you monitor recording and playback and view thumbnails. Using the thumbnails and jog dial, you can select clips for instant access and playback.

SD Memory Card Slot - The AJ-SPD850 can read from and write to an SD Memory card mounted in the slot provided. You can use an SD Memory card for purposes such as backing up the playlist data.

Voice Memo Playback - Use this function to play back voice memos added to clips recorded with a P2 cam, such as comments from the news gathering crew. The thumbnail display shows whether there are any voice memos or shot markers.

New Playlist Function Allows VTR-Like Nonlinear Editing - The P2 memory card makes the attractive new playlist function possible. You can register up to 100 events, using In and Out points, and play them in any order you like. Thanks to the memory card's unique high-speed random access, you get seamless, continuous, on-the-spot playback with no time lags or other disruptions between cuts. This feature makes it possible to perform simple nonlinear editing, like with a VTR, using just the P2 deck (i.e., with no PC). 2 Use the edited results just as they are in on-air broadcasts, and you have a quick, easy solution for news flash reporting and similar needs. If you add an optional DVD-RAM/-R drive, 3 the playlist makes it easy to back up your P2 data.

RS-422A and Other Familiar Interfaces - The AJ-SPD850 comes equipped with many of the same interfaces found on DVCPRO VTRs -- RS-422A, component/composite video, analog audio/digital audio, REF video and more. Combine the AJ-SPD850 with an editing controller, and you can use it as the player in a linear editing system. These interfaces also let you evolve step-by-step from tape to card. For example, you can use a P2 cam for recording while using your existing equipment for production and broadcasting.

4U Rack Size - The AJ-SPD850 has the same height and 4U size as our DVCPRO VTRs and mounts easily 4 into a 19-inch rack. It can slip right in as a replacement for an older VTR.

DVD-RAM/-R Option - A DVD-RAM/-R drive can be built into the AJ-SPD850 as optional equipment. Use it to back up all the data on a P2 card, or to back up select data on a P2 card using playlists you've created.

Equipped with PC Interfaces
- USB 2.0: Lets you use one of the P2 deck card slots as an external drive for your PC
- RS-232C: Allows remote control from a PC
- Ethernet (for future use): Will let you connect to a network to send data

Optional SDI/IEEE 1394 Compatibility - You can expand your possibilities by adding optional serial digital (SDI) input/output and IEEE 1394 interfaces. 

 Footnotes
1  Total card capacity includes space for data management such as system data, therefore, actual usable area is less than capacity indicated on the card. 
2  Audio split editing and transition settings are not supported. 
3  The AJ-SPD850 is not equipped with a function for producing DVD videos. 
4  Mounting adaptor must be purchased separately. 
 
Standard   NTSC/PAL switchable  
Media Format   DVCPRO P2 solid-state card  
Sampling Frequency   Y: 13.5 MHz, Pb/Pr: 6.75 MHz  
Quantization   8-bit  
Recording Format   DVCPRO 50/25, DV25 switchable (480i, 576i)  
Playback Format   480i, 576i  
Variable Speed Playback   Yes  
Audio   4 channels, 48 kHz, 16-bit  
Analog Component   1 input, 1 output (standard)  
Analog Composite   1 input (BNC), 3 outputs (BNC), Video 1/Video 2/Video 3 (super On/Off)  
SDI   Optional   
IEEE 1394 Interface   Optional  
Remote Control Interface   RS-422, RS-232, Parallel, Encoder Remote, IEEE 1394 (optional)  
Timecode   SMPTE, input/output, XLRs  
Metadata   Yes  
DC Operation   No    
LCD Screen   Built in on front panel  
Jog/Shuttle Knob   Yes 

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
AJ-DVD850G   DVD Drive  
AJ-YAD850G   IEEE 1394 Board 

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