With the new Digital Video format, your images will have more precise detail and accurate color than you ever thought possible with an analog camcorder. Because the highly advanced digital technology delivers:

• 500 lines of horizontal resolution achieved by a 13.5 MHz sampling frequency (Luminance) -- for a resolution higher than the NTSC TV broadcast standard.
• Digital Component Video Recording that divides the Chrominance (color) signal into separate R-Y and B-Y signals and uses a bandwidth that carries 3 times as much data as analog NTSC video. The result is a virtual elimination of color blurring.
• An innovative data compression system -- Discrete Cosine Transform system (DCT), makes it possible to record vast amounts of digital video on a small cassette.
• Time Base Correction for stable picture and minimal jitter.
• Powerful Error Correction system that compensates for tape dropout or other errors.

Nothing delivers high fidelity sound like digital technology. Just like compact discs, the DV format uses PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) recording, so you'll enjoy more than 96db of dynamic range.

With DV, there are two audio recording modes ⁽¹⁾:

• 16-bit mode offers one pair of stereo tracks (Left and Right) and achieves up to the same quality as a CD or DAT tape.
  
  
• 12-bit mode offers two pairs of stereo tracks (L1 & R1, L2 & R2) which allows you to add stereo music or narration to your on-location stereo sound.
  
  

Of course with DV, your options don't end with recording. The DV Interface means your data can be sent as a digital signal to other DV compatible equipment. So you can now edit multiple generations with vitrually no deterioration of picture or sound quality. And since the DV Interface supports the new proposed communiations protocol (IEEE 1394 ⁽²⁾), direct digital linking with computers will be possible in the future. The DV Interface features:

• Up to 63 devices to be connected in a single path (daisy chaining).
• Two simultaneous signals may flow at any one time over a single DV connection.
• Audio, video, and aux. data can be sent using one DV cable -- simple design, simple connection.
• The signal is bi-directional -- each DV device can be a player and recorder without changing the connection.
• Supports the new proposed computer protocol IEEE 1394 for direct digital linking for future computer applications.

(1) DCR-V1000 and DCR-VX700 only record in 12-bit mode but can playback both 12-bit (both stereo pairs) and 16-bit audio.
(2) IEEE 1394 Draft 7.1v1