Shoot Tools: Maxell

Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Dan Ochiva

250GB drive available by Q3 2008. Price: TBA

Field Archive Media

A group of eight Japanese companies — including Canon, Hitachi, Pioneer, Sanyo, and Sharp — proposed the iVDR format in 2002. The format is basically a ruggedized, removable hard-disk drive with copy protection, and one of its original uses was to transfer and playback consumer media. At the 2008 NAB Show, Maxell will be showing a version configured for backup and archiving in the field. The product will connect via a bidirectional USB or eSATA adapter to a shoulder-mounted camcorder to offer 10-bit, 4:2:2 HD recording. The drive currently offers 160GB of storage.

www.maxell.com