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Viewfinder

GR-DVL500 GR-DVL300

Speaker

For

Digital

Video

Camera

Format

Signal

format

Recording/Playback

format

Cassette

Tape

speed

‘Maximum (using

recording

80

min,

cassette)

time

70x

For

Connectors

s

AV

Video

output

Audio

output

Dv

Input/output

PC

(DIGITAL

Digital

JLIP/EDIT

Power

U.S.A.

‘Other

Power

Output

Charge

VIR

Dimensions

Weight

Specifications

to

change

PHOTO)

still

output

requirement

and

Canada

countries

consumption

(W x H x D)

shown

without

are for

notice.

AC

SP

mode

+

3.0"

:

2.5"

:

Electronic

:

Electronic

:

Monaural

:

DV

©

NTSC

+

Video:

:

Audio: 48

kHz

2

Mini

:

SP:

LP:

+

SP:

80

LP:

: Y : 1 Vp-p),

C : 0.29

: 1 Vp-p),

:

300 4-pin,

02.5

:

03.5

Power

Adapter

+

AC

:

AC

:23W :DC7.2

DC

68

+

Approx.

unless

diagonally diagonally

measured, measured,

viewfinder viewfinder

format

(SD

mode)

standard

Digital

component

PCM

digital

2-channel

DV

cassette

18.8

12.5

mms

min

120

min.

mV

IEEE 1394

mm,

recording,

(16-bit)

mm/s

75

Q,

Vip-p»,

75

Q,

analog

(rms), 1 kQ,

compliant

3-pole

4-pole

/Charger

120

Vu,

60

110 V to

6.3

mm x 38

otherwise

Hz

240

Vu,

12A

1.8A

mm x 110

250 g (0.56

indicated.

LCD LCD

with

0.44"

with

0.24"

recording

panel/TFT panel/TFT

32

active active

color

LCD

black/white

kHz

4-channel

SPECIFICATIONS

analog

output

Q,

analog

output

analog,

stereo

AA-V40U

50

Hz/60

Hz

mm

(2-11/16" x 1-1/2" x 4-3/8")

Ibs)

E & O.E,

Design

and

matrix

system

matrix

system

LCD

(12-bit),

(cont.)

specifications

subject

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