Compact and Powerful Core Processing for Outside Broadcasts

The Sony HDCU-3500R is a highly versatile, IP-ready Camera Control Unit (CCU) engineered to provide seamless interface breakout, comprehensive engineering control, and high-capacity electrical power to Sony HDC-3000 series optical fiber studio cameras. Built specifically to tackle the space-constrained demands of modern Outside Broadcast (OB) vans and mobile flypacks, its compact half-rack width and 3U height architecture allows engineering teams to maximize critical rack real estate without sacrificing professional connectivity or routing flexibility.

Flexible Software Pathways and Precision Color Shading

Future-proofing live production workflows is effortless with the HDCU-3500R’s elastic scaling pathways. Production groups can deploy the hardware in standard HD formats and dynamically activate 12G-SDI 4K master outputs via flexible permanent, monthly (HZCU-UHD35M), or weekly (HZCU-UHD35W) software keys. To maintain precise creative intent from capture to transmission, adding the HKCU-LUT35 board allows shading engineers to import custom LUT files and apply distinct look profiles instantly across parallel HDR and SDR lines.

Browser-Based Remote Management and Direct CCU Recording

The electronic backbone of the HDCU-3500R drastically simplifies large-scale studio maintenance. Through its native network connection, broadcast engineers can access complete CCU internal menus, monitor optical fiber laser levels, manage file imports/exports, and push remote firmware updates directly from a standard web browser on a remote PC. Furthermore, by utilizing the HKCU-REC55 internal recording module, the CCU captures the camera’s live feed directly to its internal engine, mirroring files onto a portable SSD or network NAS in real-time so that post-production can begin the moment shooting wraps.

Elite Infrastructure for Rapidly Growing Regional Networks

The Sony HDCU-3500R serves as an indispensable control standard across Pakistan, the UAE, and Africa, where sports stadiums and live entertainment broadcasting depend on robust infrastructure that scales on demand. When expanded with the HKCU-SM50 Single-Mode Fiber (SMF) interface kit, this compact unit sustains pristine signal transmission over stadium distances up to 10km back to the broadcast truck. For media operations looking to balance legacy baseband workflows with a secure pathway to uncompressed ST 2110 IP live networking, the HDCU-3500R is a definitive rack solution.