
■ Combining convenience and cost-effectiveness of MiniDV
with professional performance and features
■ 750 TV lines equivalent horizontal resolution from camera
head
■ 14-bit digital signal processing
■ Up to 60 minutes of high-quality component digital images
recorded on a single MiniDV tape. MiniDV tape is readily
available and inexpensive.
■ Very compact, lightweight design weighing only 5 kg (11 lbs.)
■ Three 1/2" 380,000-pixel CCDs
■ Advanced circuitry virtually eliminates vertical smear when
shooting bright lights, as well as lag and image burn
■ F1.4 prism optical system helps to yield F11 at 2000 lux
■ Lolux mode captures high-quality video footage with
excellent color balance at just 0.75 lux illumination, better
than what you can see with your eyes
■ IEEE 1394 (DV) input/output for lossless digital video and
audio transfers to or from any DV equipped device such as a
non-linear editing system or DV recorder
■ Basic controls are available via the DV connector or RS-232C
port, make the GY-DV500U ideal as a spooler, recorder, or
player in an editing system
■ Standard professional 1/2" bayonet lens mount, for the
widest selection of lenses
■ Outstanding digital PCM sound: Choose between two 16-bit
48-kHz channels or two 12-bit 32-kHz channels with a
dynamic range of more than 85 dB
■ Viewfinder displays various events, camera setting recorder
operation, and selected setup parameters
■ Super Scene Finder (SSF
TM
) lets you log scenes automatically
or manually in the field, and mark which scenes are good.
This speeds up the transfer process and saves disk space,
because now you can batch digitize only those scenes
needed for editing. Scene data is written directly onto the
MiniDV cassette, eliminating need for special higher priced
cassettes. Up to 134 scenes can be marked per cassette
■ Scene data from last 3 cassettes held in camcorder memory,
allowing data to be added to cassette at a later time automatically, due to unique ID
■ Menu dial serves to quickly and easily navigate through
viewfinder menu, as well as set shutter speed
■ Full auto shooting for one-touch automatic operation
■ Continuous auto black (CAB)
■ Full auto white
■ Automatic level control (ALC) for continuous automatic
control of gain
■ Back tally lamp for letting talent behind the camcorder know
you are shooting
■ Precision “Accu-focus” mode for easy, precise lens focusing
■ Back-lit LCD display for VTR menu and status indications
■ Tape/battery remaining indicator
■ Variable scan view for shooting computer screens
■ Sync lock mode for multi-camera shooting (genlock)
■ Black stretch/compress for enhancing or suppressing
shadow areas
■ Adjustable gamma for adjusting the “feel” of the picture
according to taste for light or dark detail
■ Adjustable detail frequency for setting picture sharpness for
a bolder or finer look
■ SMPTE time code reader/generator
■ Professional XLR Audio with phantom microphone power
■ SMPTE type color bars
GY-DV500U
BR-DV600U
BR-DV600U professional DV VTR
■ Ideal for interfacing with virtually any editing system — linear
or non linear
■ IEEE 1394 in and out allows direct computer connectivity
■ Digitally spools directly to a non-linear editing platform and
downloads directly back to video tape with no loss of quality
■ Dubs tapes to and from other DV products, including
GY-DV500U
■ Both Y/C and component video out
■ Controllable with standard edit controllers via either RS-422
or optional RS-232C connectors, or proprietary 12-pin JVC
interface
■ Super Scene Finder lets users log scenes, and mark which
scenes are good

GY-DV500U
General
Power requirements: DC 10.5 V to 17 V
Power consumption: Approx. 20 W
Dimensions: 275 (W) x 245 (H) x 130 (D) mm
(10-7/8" x 9-11/16" x 5-1/8")
(body only, less lens, VF and battery)
Weight: 5 kg (11 lbs.) including viewfinder, battery,
microphone and tape
Temperature: Operating: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Storage: -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F)
Humidity: Operating: 30% to 80% RH
Storage: 85% RH or less
Camera section
Image pickup device: 1/2" interline-transfer CCDs
Color separation optical system: F1.4, 3-color separation prism
Number of effective pixels: 380,000 (768 (H) x 494 (V))
Color system: NTSC (wide-band R-Y, B-Y encoder)
Color bars: SMPTE type
Sync system: Internal sync, external sync (VBS)
Lens mount: 1/2" bayonet system
Optical filter: 3200K, 5600K, 5600K + 1/64ND
Sensitivity: F11, 2000 lux
Gain: -3, 0, 6, 9, 12, 18 dB, variable gain in ALC
and LOLUX
Minimum illumination: 0.75 lux with F1.4, LOLUX
Registration: 0.05% or less (excluding lens distortion)
Detail correction: Horizontal and vertical dual-edged
Electronic shutter Standard value: 59.94 (60) Hz
variable range: Fixed values: 100, 250, 500, 1000, 2000 Hz
Variable scan: 60.1 to 2084.6 Hz
VTR section
Format: DV format
Signal format: NTSC
Usable tape: MiniDV tape
Tape speed: 18.812 mm/sec. (SP mode)
Record/play time: 60 minutes or more (with an MDV-60 tape)
FF/rewind time: Within 120 sec. (with an MDV-60 tape)
[Video]
Video signal recording format: 8-bit, 13.5 MHz, 4:1:1 component recording
[Audio]
Audio signal recording format: 16-bit, 48 kHz or 12-bit, 32 kHz PCM for
2 channels
Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz (16-bit), 20 Hz to 14.5 kHz
(12-bit)
S/N: 60 dB or more
Dynamic range: 85 dB or more
[Connectors]
Video output: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms (BNC) (composite video
signal)
Y/C output: Y/C signal, 4-pin, 75 ohms, unbalanced
Audio inputs MIC: -60 dBs, low impedance (XLR),
(AUDIO 1, AUDIO 2) balanced
LINE: +4 dBs, 10 kohms, balanced
Line outputs (LINE 1, LINE 2): -6 ± 1 dBs, low impedance (RCA), unbal
anced
IEEE 1394 interface: 4-pin
RS-232C interface: Mini DIN 6-pin
Included Accessories: Instruction manual
(may vary depending Tripod mounting plate
on package) Viewfinder
Microphone with mount
VF-P115B
GY-DV500U
STANDARD PACKAGE
All model numbers, specifications and prices are subject to change without notice.

GY-DV500U/BR-DV600U Optional Accessories
S14 × 7.3B12U
14:1 Power Zoom Lens
(Fujinon)
VF-P115BU
1.5” Viewfinder
HZ-FM13U
Focus Manual Control
for Fujinon Lens
(excluding S14 lens)
S19 × 6.5B12U
19:1 Power Zoom Lens
(Fujinon)
VF-P116U
1.5” Viewfinder
HZ-FM15U
Focus Manual Control
for Canon Lens
YH14 × 7.3KRS
14:1 Power Zoom Lens
(Canon) (Canon)
YJ18 × 6.7K12U
18:1 Power Zoom Lens
VF-P400U
4” Viewfinder
NP-1 Type
Battery
User supplied battery
(Battery holder provided)
HZ-ZS13BU
Zoom Servo/Record
Trigger Control Unit
BH-P27U
Battery Holder for
NB-G1U or NP-1
AA-P250U
AC Power Adapter/
(Charger for NB-GIU)
AA-G10U
Battery Charger for 4 x
NB-G1U and
AC Power Adapter
VC-P893U
RC-232C PC
interface cable
VC-P894U
RC-232C Mac
interface cable
RM-LP55U
Camera
Remote
Control
Unit
NB-G1U
Ni-Cd Battery (2.2Ah)
MV-P615U
Microphone
KA-A50
Mic Holder
MDV-30 MEAU
30 minute tape
CB-500U
Carrying Case
MDV-60 MEAU
60 minute tape
RM-G30U
BR-DV600 VTR
Remote Control
MDV-12CL
DV Cleaning tape
SA-K46U
BR-DV600 RS-232C
Interface Board