JVC GY-HD200 User Manual

Compact High Definition Camcorder

GY-HD200

ProHD — The complete HD solution

720p/24, 30, 60

JVC ProHD —
Defining the future of
professional video

With the introduction of JVC’s ProHD, the promise of digital
technology has finally been fulfilled. Equipped with robust
professional features, yet surprisingly affordable and remarkably
compact, ProHD embraces the HDV format to deliver a
complete high-definition solution that has been designed to
meet the needs of today’s most demanding professionals, while
retaining the ability to adapt to future requirements.
Since 1996, JVC has continued to develop and diversify its
digital video offerings in response to the rapidly changing
environment of visual communications and production. JVC
continues to evolve its digital cameras and recorders with
ground-breaking features and varied storage options, including
full-size DV tape and Hard Disk Drives.

Now with the production and delivery of video content shifting
to high definition, JVC has combined its expertise in camera,
encoding and storage technologies to create an advanced yet
affordable HD solution. JVC’s ProHD system, adopting the
HDV720P format, utilizes widely available nonproprietary
technologies such as MPEG-2 compression,
DV recording media and conventional hard disk
drives. Based on input from industry principals
and leading end users, JVC has developed
a system with the most sought-after
professional features and performance.

Noteworthy ProHD features include full HD
progressive image scanning, true 24p frame
capture, and a dual recording system using
tape & HDD. As ProHD
evolves, JVC will
continue to pursue
the optimal method
of storage media for
our professional
video products.

The latest addition to
the ProHD line is the
GY-HD200, a compact
shoulder camcorder featuring improved
image capturing characteristics and
full-frame 60p recording for smooth,
continuous images.

Designed and built for
professionals, ProHD is
the fulfillment of the digital
promise, offering true high
definition performance in
a compact, affordable system.

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ProHD —
Concept of JVC's
Affordable HD Solution

1. HDV Full Progressive Scanning (720p)

Leading industry professionals told us that they wanted a full­frame progressive scanning system that would shoot and
record the highest quality continuous moving images. ProHD
uses the 720/60p progressive HDV format and produces crisp,
native HD images which perfectly match today’s digital
displays and which can be converted easily, without
degradation, to interlaced scanning pictures.

2. Time Code

As a professional system, ProHD products include the facility
to record and display timecode. Convenient menu operation
makes it easy to preset time code at the beginning of a tape.
Simply select REC RUN or re-generation mode. User bits are
also available.

3. Highly efficient video compression

To provide the highest quality HD recording, JVC uses the
broadcast industry standard MPEG-2 Main Profile at H-14.
Offering far greater efficiency than frame-bound systems,
ProHD records at data rates at or above commercial broadcast
rates. Recent advancements in non-linear editing have made it
possible to edit ProHD on virtually all popular non-linear
editing systems. Direct digital transfers via IEEE 1394 ensure
the quality is maintained throughout the transfer process.

4. Dual recording system

Designed to utilize both DV tape and hard disk drives, ProHD
offers the ultimate in media versatility, maximizing productivity
with efficient, economical editing and low-cost archiving. Now
you can safely archive the original tape cassette and then plug
the hard disk straight into your NLE. Editing can start right
away — no need to make dubs or transfer data.

5. Real 24p

With ProHD, the dream of creating HD video with the essence
of film has at last been realized. By capturing and recording at
the film frame rate of 24fps, and offering extensive user
configurable settings such as exposure, gamma and detail,
ProHD becomes an important tool for creative expression. For
the ultimate form of display on the cinema screen, 24 frame
progressive recordings can be readily transferred
to 16 mm or 35 mm film. The optional
HZ-CA13U Film Lens Adapter further
empowers digital filmmakers by
enabling the use of 16mm film
lenses with a PL mount.

HZ-CA13U
16mm Film Lens
Adapter

GY-HD200

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