The SRW-5500 is a high-end HD digital videocassette recorder that employs the HDCAM-SR format. This VTR also allows recording and playback of the well-proven HDCAM format. Applications range from HDTV to digital cinematography. Key features include high-quality 1080i, 1080PsF, or 720P recording and playback, a wide array of internal format conversions, including 4:4:4 to 4:2:2, legacy playback of Digital Betacam tape formats.

Hyperactive SRW-5500 VTRs come complete with HKSR-5001 format conversion, HKSR-5002 Digital Betacam and HKSR-5003 4:4:4 RGB options.