up to 12 at 24-bit, . Each channel is capable of recording AES3 non-audio data.

HDCAM SR was used commonly for HDTV television production. In the mid-2000s, many prime-time network television shows used HDCAM SR as a master recording medium, but it is no longer in widespread use. HDCAM SR storage media production was paused for five months after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami damaged the only Sony factory producing it, which triggered some migration away from the format.