JVC GR-DVL150 DV Camcorder

PAL: $599.95

People looking for a quick and easy way to move to digital videography will do well with the GR-DVL150, which offers the high quality of MiniDV, PCM digital audio, 800,000-pixel CCD providing 520 lines of horizontal resolution, ultra low-light shooting with Digital NightScope, 2.5" LCD color monitor, DV output and direct PC (serial) connection, Built-in Auto Light and provided Multi-Brand Remote Control.

Features:

• 520 Lines of Resolution with High-Band Processor and MiniDV Format
• Digital NightScope
• 800,000-Pixel High-Resolution CCD
• PCM Digital Audio
• DV Output
• Digital Still Output (Serial)
• High-Resolution 2.5'' Amorphous Silicon LCD Color Monitor
• 300x Super Digital Zoom with Spline Interpolation
• Digital Effects and Scene Transitions
• Variable Speed Zoom
• Full Range AF/Manual Focus
• Full-auto (digital)/Manual White Balance
• High Resolution Digital Image Stabilizer
• Snapshot Mode
• Auto Light
• Auto Iris
• Multi-Brand Remote Control

Recorder:

• Long Play
• Random Assemble Editing
• QuickRec (5-Sec. Rec.)
• Audio Dubbing
• Timecode
• Super Head Cleaner

Snapshot Modes:

• Video Snapshot Mode

Program AE:

• Sepia/Black & White
• Classic Cinema/Strobe
• Video Echo
• Slow Shutter/High-Speed Shutter
• Twilight

Scene Transition:

• Black Fader/White Fader
• Black & White Fader
• Mosaic Fader
• Shutter Wipe/Slide Wipe
• Door Wipe/Corner Wipe
• Window Wipe/Scroll Wipe
• Dissolve/Random

Multimedia Interface:

• JLIP Video Producer Software
• JLIP Video Capture Software

Connectors:

• DV Output (IEEE 1394 compliant)
• Digital Still Output
• J-Terminal
• S-Video Output
• A/V Output

Specifications:

• Video: DV Format
• Audio: PCM Stereo Sound
• CCD: 800,000 pixels 1/4"
• LCD Color Monitor: 2.5"
• Zoom Ratio: 10:1 Optical, 100:1 Digital
• Focal Length: 3.6 - 36.0 mm
• Aperture: F1.8
• Filter Diameter: 37 mm
• Shutter Speeds: 1/500, 1/250, 1/100, 1/50
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 80 x 96 x 170 mm