SONY PMW-1000

Enhanced XDCAM HD422 workflow for linear and non-linear operations 

The compact, affordable PMW-1000 SxS memory recording deck has two SxSExpressCard™ memory card slots providing a wide variety of HD and SD recordings and playback, including 50 Mbps XDCAM HD422. The half-rack size recorder has SD / HD-SDI interfaces and Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T) interfaces for non-linear network operations, as well as an RS-422 interface and jog/shuttle control to allow “linear like” ingest and editing.   

XAVC HD support for PMW-F55 and PMW-F5 cameras 

The PMW-1000 also supports 100 Mbps XAVC (1080/29.97p/25p/23.98p/59.94i/50i)* recordings on SxS media and allows easy XAVC HD playback and monitoring, making it an ideal recorder/player to work with the PMW-F55 and PMW-F5 CineAlta cameras. It also allows high-speed recorded content from both cameras to be played back in slow motion. 

* 4K is not supported. 

Record and playback on SxS memory cards 

The PMW-1000 is equipped with two SxSExpressCard™ memory card slots, offering approximately 280 minutes recording/playback time at 50 Mbps MPEG HD422 with 128GB capacity memory.   

Supports network and non-linear operations 

The deck has SD / HD-SDI interfaces, Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T) for full network operations. A standard HDMI interface allows easy monitoring capabilities. 

Records XDCAM HD422 and HD420 at 50/35/25 Mbps 

The deck supports a wide variety HD recordings, including 50 Mbps MPEG HD422 at 1920 x 1080 and 1280 x 720, and MPEG HD HQ/SP/LP modes at 1920 x 1080, 1440 x 1080 and 1280 x 720. It also provides HD420 (MP4) playback. Recording speeds include 50i/59.94i/25p/29.97p/23.98p/59.94p/50p. 

Smooth SD to HD migration 

The deck also supports a variety of SD record and playback standards, including DVCAM record and playback and MPEG IMX and DV playback to make the smooth migration from SD to HD as easy as possible.  

Reduction of storage costs 

The deck allows clip copying to commodity storage such as a HDD using the USB 3.0 interface, with no need for a PC. 

Compact size unit 

The 3U half-rack deck weighs only 5.2 kg and has dimensions of 210 x 132 x 418 mm. 

Battery powered operation 

The PMW-1000 provides AC or DC operation, working with the BKP-L551 Litium-ion battery adaptor. 

Lower power consumption means long operating time 

The deck requires 75 W for AC operation and 65 W for DC operation.