Video Input

Uncompressed 10/8-bit 4:2:2

Simultaneously displayed on internal 5" Samurai screen
Mini BNC to BNC cables provided
3G/HD/SD-SDI
HDMI
DI SMPTE 259/292/296

Video Out
Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2

Simultaneously displayed on internal 5" Samurai screen
3G/HD/SD-SDI
HDMI
DI SMPTE 259/292/296

Supported Formats (In/Out)
HD 1080i60, 1080i59.94, 1080i50, 1080p30, 1080p25, 1080p24, 1080p23.98, 1080pSF23.98, 1080pSF24, 1080pSF25, 1080pSF30, 720p60, 720p59.94, 720p50, SD 480i, 486i, 576i

Realtime Hardware Encoding
1920x1080 8/10-bit 4:2:2 to:
Apple ProRes®
HQ - 220Mbps
422 - 150Mbps
LT - 100Mbps

Avid DNxHD
HD - 220Mbps
HD - 145Mb/s

Onboard Processing
Auto detect and remove or insert pulldown
25pSF (50i) > 25p
30pSF (60i) > 30p
24p (3:2-60i) > 24p
23.98p (3:2-59.94i) > 23.98p

Audio input 48kHZ PCM audio
SDI 12 channels + 2 analogue channels with gain controls

Audio output 48kHZ PCM audio
SDI 12 channels + Headphone for onboard review.

Remote start and stop
Via SDI trigger / Via SD timecode / Via Lanc controller
Via Lanc timecode / Via touchscreen interface

Genlock sync for Broadcast and 3D infrastructure
Any incoming Genlock signal is looped out of the SDI-out of the Samurai. SDI playout is genlockable from any external genlocked SDI fed into the SDI input. For 3D, two Samurais will genlock together if fed signals from a genlocked camera pair.

Recording Time (750GB)
ProRes HQ (10-bit, 220Mbps)
Avid DNxHD 220x (10 bit, 220Mbps)
ProRes 422 (10 bit, 150Mbps)
Avid DNxHD 145 (8 bit, 145Mbps)
ProRes LT (10 bit, 100Mbps)