Panasonic 744T - Manual (Page 4)

744T User Guide and Technical Information
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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing the 744T. The super-compact 744T records and plays back audio to and
from its internal hard drive or Compact Flash medium, making fi eld recording simple and fast.
It writes and reads uncompressed PCM audio at 16 or 24 bits with sample rates between 32 kHz
and 192 kHz. Compressed (MP3) audio playback and recording are also supported. The time code
implementation makes the 744T ready for any recording job—from over-the-shoulder to cart-based
production.
The 744T implements a no-compromise audio path that includes Sound Devices’ next generation
microphone preamplifi ers. Designed specifi cally for high bandwidth, high bit rate digital recording,
these preamps set a new standard for frequency response linearity, low distortion performance, and
low noise.
With documentary and ENG mixing engineers in mind, the 744T is very small, while still being fea-
ture-rich. No other recorder on the market matches its size and feature set. In addition, its learning
curve is quite short—powerful does not mean complicated. While the 744T is a very capable recorder
by itself, it truly excels when used in conjunction with an outboard audio mixer such as Sound
Devices’ own 442 or 302.
Sound Devices took advantage of the best in professional and consumer electronics technologies to
bring incredible feature depth with ease of use. Its two recording media (hard drive and Compact
Flash) are highly reliable, industry standard, and easily obtainable. The removable, rechargeable bat-
tery is a standard Sony-compatible Li-ion camcorder cell. The 744T interconnects with Windows and
Mac OS computers for convenient data transfer and backup.
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