Talk:Betacam

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"All Betacam SX equipment is compatible with Betacam SP tapes." This is inaccurate; but I'm not sure enough about what IS accurate to make the correction. At the network-owned TV station where I work, some Betacam SX decks are marked analog/digital, and can play back both formats. Some are marked "digital," and can only play SX tapes. None of them can record on SP tapes. I don't know what the siutation is with cameras at all. Can someone update this? David Fell 12:52, August 11, 2005 (UTC)

I could be mistaken on this, as no facility I've ever worked in has realy acquired on SX, but I believe the tape formulations of SP and SX are the same, and that all SX gear can record an SX signal on SP tape. The ability to playback SP may not be present and the ability to record SP is very unlikely to be, but I believe SP and SX tapestock are interchangable. That is certainly what I recall from the Sony marketing stuff at the time Sycophant 22:21, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

"300 lines of horizontal resolution" i didn't change this because i'm not an expert, but shouldn't the number of lines determine the *vertical* resolution?

No. The vertical resolution of analog formats is predetermined by the TV system in use, so discussing it is pointless - it's always 480 or 576 scanlines/frame. Where formats differ is the amount of detail they store horizontally, which is a direct result of the amount of bandwidth available. (300*2)/0.7(Kell) = equivalent of 857 scanlines --Dtcdthingy 19:35, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Deck models

The whole section on different deck models is off-topic and barely encyclopaedic. Does someone want to split it off into a separate article (eg History of Sony Betacam decks) or should it just be deleted outright? --Dtcdthingy 18:27, 8 June 2006 (UTC)