Once again this came about because the Sony FS7 only outputs UHD and HD from the HD-SDI sockets. I was filming a job during the week which ended with the need to produce a live link. I was assured there was an HD feed but sadly that was not the case. Out came the Sony X70 422 10bit camera with an SD feed straight from the HD-SDI socket. Having looked into it and some sage advice from Stuart from Holdan I ordered the data video DAC-70. This will be a very useful tool as you can input SDI-HDMI sources and output to either SDI or HDMI in both HD or in my case SD.
Video Input formats
- SD-SDI: 525i, 625i
- 3G-SDI: 080p60/50, 1080p59.94
- HD-SDI: 1080i60/50, 1080p30/25/24, 1080p29.97, 1080p23.98, 1080i59.94, 720p60/50, 720p59.94
- HDMI: (YUV/RGB): 1080p60/50, 1080p59.94, 1080p30/25/24, 1080p29.97, 1080p23.98, 1080i60/50, 1080i59.94, 720p59.94, 720p60/50, 576p, 480p, VGA, 1600×1200@60Hz, 1400×1050@60Hz, 1366×768@60Hz, 1280×1024@60Hz, 1024×768@60Hz, 800×600@60Hz
Video Output formats
- SDI / HDMI (YUV: 4:2:2): 1080p60/50, 1080p59.94, 1080p23.98/29.97/24/25/30, 1080i60/50, 1080i59.94, 720P60/50, 720P59.94, 525i, 625i
Supported Audio formats
- SDI embedded Audio: Up to 8-CH, PCM 48KHz
- HDMI embedded Audio: up to 8-CH, PCM 96KHz
– Stereo audio input: 2-CH, PCM 48KHz
Holdan “The one mini converter that should be in every kit bag. Whatever kit freelancers or clients ask you to use for a shoot, this device will get you out of jail: up, down and cross convert; ingest VGA signals into an SDI workflow; embed stereo audio into a video feed.”
