User-free Area
The HVR-DR60 has a user-free area of approximately 1 GB in
the hard disk, where common data files such as still images
and project files of nonlinear editing systems can be stored.
HDD Smart Protection
– Robust Recording and Shock Resistance
Three advanced technologies are used in the HVR-DR60 to
provide reliable recording performance:
1) Rubber shock absorbers hold the
HDD unit in place, helping to prevent
external shock from being
transmitted when the HVR-DR60
chassis is subject to impact.
2) A 3G sensor detects gravitational acceleration in three
dimensions, so however the HVR-DR60 may be oriented, the
sensor can detect if it has been dropped. Should this occur,
power to the HDD is shut off and the recording heads are
retracted from the disk platter,
pausing read/write operations.
This helps protect the HDD from being
damaged when the unit is accidentally
dropped and
subject to
strong impact.
3) A buffer memory can store
approximately 14 seconds of video
and audio footage. Recordings are
made by first writing the data to the
buffer, and then writing the buffer
data to the disk platter. Consequently,
if the 3G sensor temporarily interrupts
disk writes, video footage is not lost.
Thanks to such advanced technologies,
the HVR-DR60 should continue to record
stably even when dropped from as high as
100 cm (39 3/8 inches) (based on Sony's testing).
Shock Absorbers
3G sensor
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Long Operating Hours Using Common
Camcorder Batteries
The HVR-DR60 uses the same infoLITHIUM
TM
L Series
batteries as the HVR-V1U, HVR-Z1U, and DSR-PD170
camcorders. With the smallest capacity NP-F570 battery, the
HVR-DR60 can run continuously up to 5.5 hours (330 min),
and with the largest capacity NP-F970, this increases up to
18 hours (1080 min). Long operating hours are offered
using the same camcorder batteries HDV operators already
have at hand.
Compact and Lightweight
The HVR-DR60 measures just 81 x 45 x 100 mm
(3 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 4 inches) in size and only about 230 g
(8 oz) in weight. It can be mounted on a camcorder’s cold
shoe using the supplied shoe adapter, or attached using an
optional VCT-1BP Bracket.
3G
Sensor
Buffer
Memory
Shock
Absorber
HDD Smart
Protection
