The GVD-1000 is a compact and portable DV Video Walkman for playing, recording and edit your DV footage. Use mini DV cassettes and Memory Stick images or MPEG videos to put together a visual story. You can edit or playback movies anywhere, any time - even through your PC. Edit your still or moving videos with USB Image Capture and ImageMixer software. Also featues drop frame time code for frame accurate editing. The GVD-1000 makes it easier than ever to edit as a side-by-side companion to your mini DV camcorder. Or you can use the GVD-1000 as a VCR and connect to any television to playback your videos. Incorporates a 4" LCD monitor for clear, crisp color images, with a built in stereo speaker.

Video: DV format offers up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution and significantly higher S/N ratio to provide stunning Video performance.

i.LINK: DV In/Out (IEEE 1394) lets you edit or dub between another Digital camcorder, VCR or computer equipped with DV Capture Card, with virtually no generation loss.

Digital Program Editing: Built in assemble editor lets you mark cut-in and cut-out points for up to 20 separate scenes. Use the walkman as your source while controlling via infrared, almost any remote-capable camcorder or VCR as your recorder.

Audio: Records PCM digital audio in two modes: 16-bit mode for CD-quality stereo sound on one track, while the 12-bit mode records stereo on two tracks so you can add background music or voice-overs.

LCD: Incorporates a 4" color LCD screen with Active Matrix technology to provide clear, accurate colors for on-the-spot playback of recordings.

Analog In/Out: Increasing your creative possibilities, analog in/out makes it possible to connect your video walkman to a range of analog devices. Once connected you're able to edit sounds and images between the two and produce original films with a personal touch. Also lets you preserve your analog library by copying it onto a digital format.

Control L: Lanc interface for synchronized editing with other Control L-equipped devices.

USB Terminal: USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a computer industry standard that is designed to simplify interconnection between digital equipment such as A/V devices and computers. It makes quality, higher-volume data transfer possible between your video walkman and PC, printer or other equipped devise via a simple, one cable connection.
USB Image Capture function lets you stream live and recorded moving images to PC via USB port.

Image Mixer for Sony Software by Pixela: Captures both still and moving images from your camcorder to PC. It lets you drag and drop movie materials (ie. MPEG file, transition patterns, audio files), set in and out editing points, and combine edited materials into one movie.

MPEG Movie: MPEG movie can be captured onto Sony's Memory Stick

Recording Time on Memory Stick storage media
	128MB	64MB	32MB	16MB	8MB	4MB
160 x 112	85 min 20 sec	42 min 40 sec	21 min 20 sec	10 min 40 sec	5 min 20 sec	2 min 40 sec
320 x 240	21 min 20 sec	10 min 40 sec	5 min 20 sec	2 min 40 sec	1 min 20 min	40 sec

Memory Stick Slot: Means Sony Memory Stick compatible. Sony's digital storage medium Memory Stick allows super flexible storage of still or moving images, as well as digital audio and other text or command information. Memory Stick provides a quick and easy transfer of your digital video walkman to a PC, to editing device, to printer, to display system and back again.

Number of images stored on Memory Stick storage media
VGA (640 x 480)	28MB	64MB	32MB	16MB	8MB	4MB
Standard	1970*	980*	485*	240*	120*	58*
Fine	1310*	650*	325*	160*	80*	39*

*Approximate image

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