JVC Pro HD GY-HD200B Quick Manual

Compact High Definition Camcorder

GY-HD200B

720p/24, 25, 30, 50, 60
1080i/50, 60

New ProHD — Records 720p and 1080i*

*1080i recording possible only with optional DR-HD100 HDD drive

720p/24, 25, 30,
50, 60 720p/24, 25, 30, 50, 60

720p/24, 25, 30, 50, 60,
1080i/50, 60
.m2t or .mov files

IEEE1394

720p/24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 1080i/50, 60
.mov files

IEEE1394

DR-HD100

BR-HD50M-DV63PROHD

GY-HD200B

ACQUISITION

Native File Recording720p/1080i

720p

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JVC’s ProHD —
the evolution continues

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 delivers a complete high­definition 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 720p 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 sought­after professional features and performance. For example,
the DR-HD100 delivers a unique Direct File Access solution
for Apple FCP, as well as an 1080i recording capability via
an IEEE1394 interface. It can also record 1080i streams.
Simple menu operations allow users to select

1080i60 or 1080i50 as well as
m2t or mov file formats.

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-HD200B, a
compact shoulder camcorder featuring improved image
capturing characteristics and full-frame 60p recording for
smooth, continuous images. And, the GY-HD200B offers
many advantages including compact shoulder form factor,
interchangeable lenses, and 720p full raster progressive HD
with a 19 Mbps bit rate.

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

720p/25, 30, 50, 60,
1080i/50, 60

720p/25, 30, 50, 60,
1080i50, 60

720p/24

Printer

Apple Mac Pro
Final Cut Pro
Version 6.0.2

EDITING

720p/1080i

720p/1080i

OUTPUT

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ProHD — JVC’s Affordable
HD Solution

1. Full Progressive Scanning (720p)

Leading industry professionals told us that

they wanted a full-frame progressive
scanning system that would shoot and
record the highest quality continuous
moving images. ProHD uses the

720/60p progressive 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
mount.

HZ-CA13U
16mm Film Lens
Adapter