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Sound Devices
PIX240i Production Video Recorder
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Sound Devices PIX 240i
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Sound Devices PIX
240i features an IPS (In-Plane Switching) display. This new
technology yields a brighter, sharper image with improved color
accuracy and excellent off-axis performance. This attractive
display provides immediate confirmation of recording, playback,
audio metering, and Setup Menu selections. Monitor brightness,
contrast and chroma adjustments are available for customized
viewing needs.
Simplifying
Production
The PIX 240i adds Quicktime recording using Apple ProRes or Avid
DNxHD to any HDMI or HD-SDI equipped high-definition video camera.
The portable PIX 240i records Quicktime files to CompactFlash cards
or removable 2.5-inch solid-state hard drives.
Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD video formats have emerged as industry
standards. These I-frame codecs offer the best in picture quality,
processing efficiency, and data storage requirements. They are
ideal for editing, on-the-fly color grading, and video processing.
Files recorded in the field on a PIX recorder are ready for the
most popular editorial workflows.
Unique Features
The PIX HD Recorders boast the most unique feature set of any
production video recorders on the market today. PIX HD Video
Recorders are the only recorders on the market that posses many of
these features ranking them among the most powerful production
tools on the market today.
IPS
Monitor
The PIX 220i and PIX 240i include a 5-inch IPS (In-Plane
Switching), glossy, 800x480 pixel LCD display. This new technology
yields a brighter, sharper image with improved color accuracy and
excellent off-axis performance.
Additional
Monitor Functions
PIX 220i and 240i provide additional tools for capture beyond
simply recording. With Exposure Assist and Focus Assist features,
these recorders double as multi-function monitors.
These monitor features
include:
• False Color
• Zebra Stripes
• 1:1 Pixel Mapping
• Peaking Filter
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Product code:PIX240 | PIX240I
Discontinued
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Video
Scaling and Frame Rate Conversion
PIX recorders feature hardware-based video scaling, frame rate
conversion, and de-interlacing. This allows for converting the
resolution and frame rate of video input to the recorded file and
to the HDMI and SDI outputs in real-time.
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Aspect Ratio Conversion
PIX Recorders now allow for
selectable Aspect Ratio picture styles. When converting HD to SD,
styles include Letterbox, Crop, and Anamorphic. When converting SD
to HD, styles include Anamorphic, Pillar Box, Zoom Letterbox Zoom
14:9, and Zoom Wide.
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3:2
Pulldown Removal
The PIX 3:2 removal process actively
views video fields looking for duplicates. When these duplicates
are sensed, then this cadence is locked in and the appropriate
extra fields are removed. The process depends on motion in the
incoming video.
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Time Code and Genlock
Additionally, the PIX 240i has a
tunable, high-accuracy time code generator/reader by Ambient
complete with Genlock (or word clock) output. The time code source
can be derived from an HD-SDI stream, from an external jammed
source, or from the built-in generator
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Superb
Audio Performance
With deep expertise in production
audio and hard drive-based audio recorders, Sound Devices built the
PIX recorders with the highest audio performance. The audio
circuitry on the PIX 240i is based on Sound Devices award-winning
7-Series Digital Audio Recorders. The low-noise (-128 dBu
equivalent input noise), high-bandwidth inputs are mic/line
switchable and include limiters, high-pass filters, and 48V phantom
power. The audio source is menu-selected between embedded HDMI
audio, embedded HD-SDI audio or balanced audio connected to
PIX.
• Premium microphone preamps, on balanced XLR, mic/line
selectable with 48V phantom, limiters, high-pass.
• 128 dBu input noise, 115 dB dynamic range A/D.
• AES3 digital inputs; 2 x 2 channel streams.
• Two-channel, line level balanced output on 5-pin XLR.
• Embedded audio on HDMI, 2 channels.
• Embedded audio on HD-SDI, 8 channels.
• High output, low-noise headphone amp
Defeat Audio
Output Delay
PIX Recorders allow users to select
audio delay to synchronize sound with picture. A new option allows
users to defeat the audio delay at the PIX audio output while
maintaining the delayed audio to the recorded file. This feature is
for use when connecting the PIX audio output to the camera's audio
input.
Data Storage
PIX 220i and PIX 240i record and
play back Quicktime files to either removable CompactFlash cards or
removable 2.5-inch solid-state drives (recording media and
PIX-CADDY 2 are optional accessories). Both CompactFlash and SSD
media are formatted by PIX recorders as UDF volumes that are
directly mountable, readable, and writable in Mac OS and
Windows
Controls
The side panel rotary knob makes menu navigation fast and simple.
Simple controls and a straight-forward plain-language menu makes
setups easy for both new and experienced users.
Four large, illuminated, tactile record, stop, play, rew, and
fast-forward controls are easy to access with gloved hands. Screen
and button brightness are adjustable.
Mechanical
Construction
PIX recorders are built for field use with their durable, light
weight, metalized, molded carbon fiber chassis. Its advanced
thermal design keeps the unit cool in extreme environments like
nasty, blowing, sandy desert environments.
Powering
PIX recorders are powered by either external DC power with a Hirose
4-pin connection or removable Sony L-type batteries (up to two).
PIX recorders accept external voltages from 10-18 VDC.
Numerous PIX cabling options are available to power the unit from
external DC, including a 4-pin XLR to Hirose (XL-H4), Anton Baur
D-tap to Hirose (XL-AB) , and NP cup to Hirose (XL-NPH). The PIX
recorder charges attached L-type batteries when the unit is powered
off and plugged into AC with the supplied adapter
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Features of PIX 240i
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5-inch IPS (In-Plane Switching),
glossy, 800x480 pixel LCD display
· Apple ProRes or
Avid DNxHD codec at multiple data rates
· Quicktime
file type
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10-bit input video
resolution
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Monitor functions including False
Color, Zebra Stripes, 1:1 Pixel Mapping, Peaking
Filter
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Frame rate conversion and
de-interlacing capabilities.
· Up/Down/Cross
Conversion of 480i, 525i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
· Aspect
ratio conversion
· 3:2 Pulldown
Removal
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Ultra low-noise (-128 dBu) mic preamps
with phantom, limiters, line input (based on 7-Series
recorders)
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Ability to defeat audio output delay
while maintaining audio/ video sync on recorded
file
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CompactFlash or removable 2.5-inch
solid-state drive file storage with media spanning, UDF format for
Mac OS and Windows compatibility
· High-accuracy
built-in time code generator, with genlock and word clock output
(PIX 240i only)
· Large,
illuminated, tactile buttons for fast and simple menu
control
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Simultaneous HDMI and HD-SDI output
(PIX 240i only)
· 336-core, 32-bit
massively parallel processor with 1.2 TeraOps for efficient video
encoding
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10-18 VDC and dual L-series battery
powering
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Metalized, molded carbon fiber
chassis
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Specifications of PIX 240I
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SDI Input & Output
· SMPTE 12M-1,
12M-2, 125M, 259M, 272M, 291M, 292, 296M, 299, 352M
HDMI
I/O
· Version
1.4a input, Version 1.3a output, HDCP enabled on input
Video Input Resolutions /
Rates
· 1080p23.976/24/25/29.97/30, 1080i50/59.94/60,
1080PsF23.976/24/25/29.97/30,
720p23.976/24/25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60, 576i50 (PAL), 480i59.94
(NTSC)
Video
Codecs and Files
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Apple ProRes 36, 100, 145, 220 Mb/s, 8-
and 10-bit
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Avid DNxHD 36, 100, 145, 220 Mb/s, 8-
and 10-bit
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Quicktime wrapper (.MOV), UDF File
System
Up/Down/Cross
Conversion
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480i, 576i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p to any
480i, 576i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
Frame Rate
Conversion
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24, 25, 30, 50, 60 to 24, 25, 30,
50,60, 23.976, 29.97, 59.94 to 23.976, 29.97,
59.94, automatic 3:2 pull-down removal in 23.976 and
24 frame modes, other
pull-down include cadences 2:2:2:4, 2:3:3:2,
3:2:3:2:2, and 2:2
LCD Display
· 5-inch LCD; 800
x 480 resolution
Audio
Recording
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8 channels record/playback,
simultaneous with video
· Analog, HDMI or
SDI, AES/EBU, selectable per channel
Analog
Audio
·· 2
Balanced, mic- or line-level inputs on XLR. (48V phantom
switchable)
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2 Balanced, line-level outputs on 5-pin
XLR.
·· Frequency
Response: 10 Hz-20 kHz, +/- 0.5 dB re 1 kHz;
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THD + Noise: 0.004% max (1 kHz, 22 Hz-22 kHz)
·· Input and Output Topology: fully electronically
balanced, line-level, RF, ESD,
short, and overload protected; pin-2 hot, pin-3
cold
·· Line
Output Clipping Level: +18dBu
· Headphone, 1/8"
with gain control
· Output Attenuation
0-20 dB, 1 dB increments
· Front-panel headphone, 1/4" with gain control
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Digital Audio
· Sampling Rate / Bit Depth: 48 kHz, 24-bit
· AES/EBU: 4 channels in via XLR, 110 ohm, 2 V
p-p.
· Accepts 32k, 44.1k, 48k, 96k, 192k sample rates with SRC
at input.
· HDMI:
2 channels embedded HDMI input, 8 channels embedded HDMI
output
· Accepts 32k, 44.1k, 48k, 96k, 192k sample
rates.
· SDI: 8
channels embedded SDI input, 8 channels embedded SDI output, 48k
sample rate
File
Storage
· PIX-CADDY mounted drive or eSATAp-connected drive;
Sound
Devices approved 2.5-inch drive
· CompactFlash card: Sound Devices approved CF
card
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eSATAp supplies 5V @ 2A
Timecode
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Modes Supported: Freerun, Record run,
External
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Frame Rates: 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97DF,
29.97ND, 30DF, 30ND
· Accuracy: +/-
0.2ppm, holds accurate time code for 2 hours after
after power is removed
· Inputs /
Outputs: BNC(LTC input and output), SDI or HDMI (Sony
protocol), LEMO 5-pin
Sync
Output
· Analog bi-,
tri-level sync / genlock
· Wordclock
(square wave, 48 kHz sampling rate, 3.3 vp-p, 75 ohm)
Sync
Input
· Analog bi-,
tri-level sync / genlock
· Wordclock
(square wave, 48 kHz sampling rate, 3.3 vp-p, 75 ohm)
Control
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Record triggering via SMPTE
timecode
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LANC or GPIO on 2.5mm jack
Keyboard
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USB host. Keyboards without hubs
acceptable.
Power
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4-pin Hirose, 10-18 VDC, pin-1 (-)
pin-2 (+)
Physical
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Size (H x W x D): 5.5" x 4.0" x 2.4"
(14 cm x 10.2 cm x 6.1 cm)
· Weight: 2.0
lbs
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Operating Temperature: -10C to +40C
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