JVC takes on South America

To shoot the Adventure Channel’s new show, X, Joe Baker,veteran documentary filmmaker, would prefer a high-end, 1/2in.camcorder with a professional lens. X would benefit from thehigh-quality video Joe could shoot through JVC Professional ProductsCompany’s latest Professional DV camcorder, the GY-DV5000U.

The DV5000 possesses the features that make it ideal for Joe’supcoming expedition. For one, the Professional DV format isincomparable. The DV5000 records high-quality video, SMPTE TC, andlocked audio in full-size or MiniDV tapes. Users can purchase the mediaall over the world and play back on any DV-based machine, making it themost universal unit on the market.

For documentary filming, nothing beats shooting with the DV5000.With its soft detail and adjustable gamma, even 35mm film blowups willbe extremely natural. Shooting X with video allows Joe to shoot moreand save time and money, avoiding film processing and printingcosts.

The DV5000’s 12-bit A/D converter provides over 400 percentcolor dynamic range and F:13 at 2000 lux sensitivity. With the DV5000,Joe can shoot in the most difficult available light conditions, withoutusing fill lights. If a scene has highlights and shadows, image detailsin both light conditions will be properly reproduced. A DV5000 user hascomplete creative control over the color, look, and contrast of thevideo. Joe can manually set the exact mood he would like to express.But, if there is no time to set a shot, Joe can press the auto functionand begin shooting immediately.

The DV5000’s unique scene capture feature makes thepostproduction process a breeze. The optional KA-DV5000U adapterrecords an MPEG-4 clip of every scene begin and end time code onto asolid-state memory. The log created contains the moving pictures,sound, and time code for each scene on the tape. So, while stillshooting X in South America, Joe can manage his whole project from hiscomputer, ship, e-mail, or stream the logs to his producers back in theU.S. from virtually anywhere in the world.

FEATURES

• 12-bit A/D converter

• Accepts full-size & MiniDV cassettes

• Ultra sensitive F:13 @ 2000 lux

• 800 TV lines

• Highlight chroma

• Light link

• 2.5-inch flip out color LCD for data or video display

• IEEE1394 In/Out

• Open architecture through auxiliary digital port (accepts networkpack and hard disc recording module)

• Locked audio

JVC Professional ProductsCompany
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800 582-5825
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