Weighing less than one pound and only 1.5 inches thick, the JVC DRHD100GB100 Portable DTE Recorder brings Direct To Edit recording technology to your HDV handheld camcorder. This 100GB Hard Disk Recorder interfaces with your JVC GY-HD100 ProHD camcorder using a single FireWire cable that passes audio, video, timecode, and control information, allowing you to simultaneously record to disk and tape in HDV or DV mode. It also provides a comprehensive backlit display, menu system, and buttons to give you easy control and management.
Other features include being able to extend recording time by linking multiple JVC DRHD100GB100 units together. A 10-second electronic shock cache ensures that you never lose footage, even in the roughest of conditions. And the JVC DRHD100GB100 makes it easy to categorize clips by placing them in prenamed folders on the disk while you shoot.
No matter which nonlinear editing (NLE) system you have, the JVC DRHD100GB100 has you covered. When in DV mode, files are recorded to disk as RawDV, AVI Type 1, AVI Type 2, AVI Type 2 24p, Matrox AVI, Canopus AVI, Avid OMF, or Pinnacle AVI. It also supports native HDV720 24p, 25p, 30p, 50p & 60p recording in ".m2t" and 24p, 25p &30p in ".mov" file formats. When working with DV clips, simply connect the ProHD 100GB Hard Disk Recorder to your Mac or PC editing system in the same way you would connect a FireWire hard disk drive and you are instantly ready to edit. No capturing, no file transfer, no file conversion. Just shoot and edit. When working in HD mode, you're able to work with a growing list of compatible NLE systems.
With a removable, rechargeable battery and advanced features such as time lapse, retro disk recording, and scene marking, the JVC DRHD100GB100 Portable DTE Recorder is the perfect DTE companion for handheld shoots. When used with specific GY-HD100 camcorders, the DR-HD100 even offers multiple control modes from the camcorder, status in the camcorder's viewfinder, and special control modes.