he Sony DSR-1500A DVCAM VTR is a compact, half rack player/recorder that makes it ideal in production vehicles, desktop editing suites or in any location where space is at a premium. The deck is an excellent solution for the complex nature of professional video editing today. In addition to DVCAM the deck plays back the consumer DV format as well as Panasonic's DVCPRO.

The unit will also record in DV making extra-long duration recordings possible. Signal outputs include composite video, Y/C, and analog component video standard. Aside from Firewire all the video inputs are optional. Separate supplementary digital input (DSBK-1501) and analog input (DSBK-1504) boards are required. With its test bars and tone signal generator, the DSR-1500A can be a cornerstone of a modern video edit suite.