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HDCAM

This sophisticated format offers prestige HD quality at remarkable cost, making it ideal for shooting drama, documentaries, commercials and mainstream television programming.

HDCAM

HDCAM

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Overview

HDCAM

• Continually-developed metal tape technology
• Strengthened binder achieves 50% increase in cross-linking density
• Dropout prevention and archival stability using alumina-silica particle coating
• Extended head life with specially developed lubricants
• Controlled surface roughness increases S/N ratio
• Cleaning Tape: BCT-5CLN

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Specifications

General Characteristics
Master Carton Quantity (piece)
BCT-124HDL: 10
BCT-94HDL: 10
BCT-64HDL: 10
BCT-34HDL: 10
BCT-40HD: 50
BCT-32HD: 50
BCT-22HD: 50
BCT-6HD: 50
Master Carton Weight (kg)
BCT-124HDL: 8.3
BCT-94HDL: 7.8
BCT-64HDL: 7.3
BCT-34HDL: 6.8
BCT-40HD: 17.3
BCT-32HD: 16.7
BCT-22HD: 15.8
BCT-6HD: 14.9
Playing time (min)
BCT-124HDL: 124
BCT-94HDL: 94
BCT-64HDL: 64
BCT-34HDL: 34
BCT-40HD: 40
BCT-32HD: 32
BCT-22HD: 22
BCT-6HD: 6
Tape length (m)
BCT-124HDL: 732
BCT-94HDL: 557
BCT-64HDL: 382
BCT-34HDL: 206
BCT-40HD: 241
BCT-32HD: 195
BCT-22HD 136
BCT-6HD: 43
Weight (g)
BCT-124HDL: 780
BCT-94HDL: 728
BCT-64HDL: 677
BCT-34HDL: 630
BCT-40HD: 308
BCT-32HD: 295
BCT-22HD: 277
BCT-6HD: 260
Magnetic Properties
Intrinsic coercivity (kA/m)
132.0
Retentivity (mT)
290.0
Squareness (Br/Bm)
0.83
Physical Properties
Thickness: backcoating (µm)
1.0
Thickness: base (µm)
10.0
Thickness: magnetic layer (µm)
3.0
Thickness: total (µm)
14.0
Width (mm)
12.65
Video and Audio Performance
Recording Density (Mb/inch 2)
0.0
RF Playback output (dB)
0.0
C/N
0.0