Z-DR1 Professional Dockable Field Recorder

Z-3500 configured for use as a Field Production camera with Z-DR1 Hard Disc Recorder

The Z-DR1 tape-less field recorder is a dockable unit designed and manufactured by nNovia for Hitachi professional cameras.

The unit can be used with the following current line of Hitachi cameras:

SK-900, SK-888, SK-777, SK-555,

Z-4000W, Z-3000W, Z-3000, Z-3500, Z-2500

The storage media employed are removable Hitachi 2.5 hard discs or SOLID-STATE Flash Memory chips packaged in a highly robust, portable and convenient package referred to as “Mediapac”.

Mediapacs are currently the most practical and lowest cost high-density recording media on the market compared to Optical and Solid-State.

Mediapacs are available with recording times between 3 to 9 hours. For those needing a Solid State alternative; these very same Mediapacs are available in a “Solid State” version offering much more recording time than competitors’ memory cards.

The Z-DR1 records .AVI or .MOV file formats using DV25 compression with MXF file support. These are common file formats used by a large majority of NLE (non-linear editing) software suites and content management systems currently on the market.

Popular non-linear recorder features are provided :

• Loop record

• Time lapse (animation) record

• External Time Code input

• Firewire and analog IOs

• HDD emulation mode

• Clip markers

• Camera Trigger/ Tally

• Camera VF video monitoring

The workflow advances made possible with the Z-DR1 are:

• Tape-less digital recordings. Substantial savings in tape stock and physical storage space.

• Media re-purpose. Mediapacs can be used for any other data storage purpose when not used with the Z-DR1.

• No capturing or digitizing needed for use with an NLE.

• No file transfers necessary as the audio and video can be edited using the Mediapac directly connected to the NLE.

• Low-cost convenient interface to laptop NLE PC via USB or Firewire.

• Scalable system by employing Mediapac Bays in larger networked ingest servers as used in for example Broadcast News departments.

The Z-DR1 avoids the complexities of other competitive recording systems by making it extremely practical and simple to digitally record and edit content with your Hitachi camera.

By leveraging existing IT-centric technologies, the Z-DR1 offers professionally sought recording quality and features at unmatched prices.

Hitachi HDDs inside Mediapac

Mediapac Bay occupies space of a standard PC Floppy drive for a Desktop (NLE) PC.

Mediapac in protective leather case with USB Laptop NLE interface kit.

Mediapac in protective leather case with Firewire Laptop NLE interface kit.

Mediapac External Bays include both Firewire and USB interface for additional user flexibility.