Monday, December 18, 2006

HD Video Goes Medical

Filed under: Informatics

From Sony comes this high-definition recorder to capture HD videos of medical procedures:

Sony Electronics today introduced an optical HD recorder to capture and store high-definition video of medical procedures in 1440 x 1080i resolution. The device can record and store up to two hours on a 23GB PFD-23 XDCAM® disc, which is sealed to help prevent scratches and preserve data with minimal degradation for more than 50 years, based on Sony's accelerated testing.

The PDW-70MD XDCAM HD recorder integrates a 3.5-inch (viewable area measured diagonally) color LCD screen that allows users to view thumbnail-sized stills of footage accessible through random access memory. This enables users to quickly identify points of interest without manually winding through hours of footage...

The recorder has a compact design and can be positioned horizontally or vertically to improve integration within existing digital operating rooms.

The PDW-70MD recorder is available through Sony resellers at a suggested list price of $14,995.

Press release...

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I have been using this for my hd endoscopy as a prototype. pros- true hd recording and random access cons- proprietary dis and recorder that costs 14k to view your recordings. makes it practically useless. oh and it takes a pro studio to edit


Posted by: steven palter, MD
on December 18, 2006 06:21 AM GMT

I think this will help students to learn from the masters how to do it though there are cheaper solutions, like the old analog technology.


Posted by: Mike
on December 19, 2006 03:35 PM GMT