It is the first ever tapeless field acquisition device and has evolved into a range of SD and HD cameras.
[1] As a portable camera system, it can record digital video data direct to a hard disk drive.
Both, unlike tape-based formats, allow random access to the video data, and both standalone videocassette recorder (VCR) replacement players and computer adaptor racks are available for the Paks.
The latest generation of the Editcam system, Editcam3, can record in the formats Avid JFIF, DV and optionally MPEG IMX and DVCPRO50.
[4] It is capable of storing images in full resolution on the FieldPak2 removable media using the Avid DNxHD codec in MXF file format.