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GR-DX Series
GR-DX307/DX97/
DX77/ DX37
HIGH-BAND DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERAS
The Little Camera with Big Performance that’s
Always Ready When and Where You Are.
GR-DX77
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Go Places. Be Amazed.
GR-DX Megapixel Series
DX307
Excellent quality and performance that comes from 1.33 Megapixels to deliver 540 lines of
resolution with the Super High-Band Processor. Whether it’s superb video footage or pristine
digital stills, this is where you’ll find what you’re looking for. Make a quality statement, and a
fashion statement, with a single camera.
GR-DX307
A compact body that packs all these powerful features…
n F1.2 Aspherical Super Bright Lens for high-quality images (except GR-DX307)
n 1.33 Megapixel CCD (800,000-pixel for GR-DX97/DX77/DX37)
n 12x Optical Zoom/700x Super Digital Zoom with Spline Interpolation (except GR-DX307)
n 3-D Noise Reduction (3D NR) for effective noise reduction even in dark scenes
n Unique Folding 3.0" Clear LCD Colour Monitor (2.5" for GR-DX77/DX37)
n Auto Illumi. Light (Auto Illumination Light) uses energy-efficient LEDs to brighten up your subject
n 540 Lines of Resolution with Super High-Band Processor (520 lines for GR-DX97/DX77/DX37)
n USB PC Link for multi-functional computer connectivity
VCD Creation/Web-Camera Function/Email Video Clips/Digital Still Capture
n HG Digital Stills with various image size settings (GR-DX307/DX97/DX77)
n Digital Colour NightScope for extreme low light shooting
n DV Navigation to easily find and play recorded scenes (GR-DX307/DX97/DX77)
n Colour Viewfinder
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GR-DX Series
DX97/DX77/DX37
Enjoy carefree videography. Experience go-anywhere versatility. Carry it in a handbag or brief
case, and zip it out at a moment’s notice to capture brilliant footage even in low light.
It’s the world’s smallest* video camera equipped with
a Super Bright F1.2 lens. A bright idea, whose time has come.
GR-DX37
GR-DX97/DX77
*As of January 2004
A full range of solutions from full-featured to basic…
CCD
Lens
Horizontal Resolution
Zoom Ratio (Optical/Digital)
3-D Noise Reduction (3D NR)
Clear LCD Monitor
Auto Illumi. Light
Digital Colour NightScope
USB PC Link
• Video CD Creation
• Email Video Clips*3
• Web-Camera Function
• Digital Still Capture
Digital Still Camera Function
HG Digital Stills (max. size)
Memory Card provided
DV Navigation
DV Input/Output
Analogue Input
Power-Linked Operation
Colour Viewfinder
Movable Spotlight/
Backlight Compensation
Software provided
GR-DX307
GR-DX97
1/4.5-inch 1.33 Megapixel
GR-DX77
1/6-inch 800K-pixel
GR-DX37
F1.8
540 Lines
10x / 500x
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1024x768
8MB MMC
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8MB MMC
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*3 The MPEG-1 format files captured via USB are too large to send as email attachments. The provided ImageMixer software is equipped with an MPEG-4 conversion function that lets you
convert MPEG-1 files into smaller MPEG-4 files that are more suited for use as email attachments. Use this function to easily make MPEG-4 movie files from MPEG-1 originals.
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An Extension Of Yourself
(10x optical / 500x digital zoom for
GR-DX307.)
So comfortable, it’ll feel like a
natural extension of yourself. So
unobtrusive, taking it wherever
you go will feel like the natural
thing to do.
D U A L Z O O M
Just take hold of it, and marvel at
the lightness and small size. The
compact body fits nicely into your
brief case or handbag, and snugly
in your palm. And you even get to
choose how to hold it — in a full
palm grip like most other cam-
corders, or an upright grip that’s
unique to the product’s vertical
design.
Buttons are positioned for easy
access either way, including dual
zoom buttons, and a large
multi-function control dial that
puts a wide variety of functions in
reach of your thumb for totally
one-handed operation.
The 12x optical zoom lets you
extend your reach with high
optical quality. And when you need
it, there’s also 700x digital zoom.
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See The Brilliant Innovations
Since shooting conditions in
real life can be much less than
ideal, JVC developed new
technologies to maximise
quality when shooting in
minimum light. Up front and
prominently featured is the
F1.2 Aspherical Super Bright
Lens*, the entryway for bright,
high quality images.
JVC’s exclusive 3-Dimension
Noise Reduction (3D NR) is
especially effective in low-light
scenes, reducing grainy noise
by about 30% and improving
the signal-to-noise ratio by 2dB.
And our new Auto Illumi. Light
brightens up the scene for a
brilliant full-colour picture using
energy-efficient LEDs that
reduce battery drain. Or if you
F1.2
Super Bright Lens
Auto Illumi. Light
3-Dimension Noise Reduction
have to shoot with existing
light only, Digital Colour
NightScope boosts picture
brightness using a slow-
shutter** technique.
The GR-DX307/DX97/DX77
even let you shoot HG Digital
Stills with less blur than
conventional stills thanks to a
progressive shutter mechanism.
And the GR-DX307 gives you
video with 540 lines of
resolution by virtue of their
1.33 Megapixel CCD.
So regardless of your shooting
style, JVC assures great results
through brilliant technologies.
*Excluding GR-DX307
**The slower shutter speed may cause image trails to
be displayed with rapidly moving subjects.
Conventional
3-D NR
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Watch It Happen, Together
3.0” Clear LCD
Sometimes you can’t wait to
share the fun. The Clear LCD
Monitor provides bright and
vivid images with reduced
surface reflection and glare
when used outdoors, so you
can shoot and watch instant
replays in the field without the
washed out image you’d get
with conventional LCDs. Its
unique double-action folding
design enables a large 3" LCD
(GR-DX307/DX97) to be
incorporated into such a small
body.
These cameras are always
ready for action, too. As soon
as you pull out the viewfinder
or open the LCD monitor, the
camera automatically powers
up so you’re ready to shoot.
Close the monitor or retract
the viewfinder, and the camera
automatically shuts off to
save battery power.
And after you get home, you
can breeze through all your
recordings and easily find the
scene you want to watch with
DV Navigation’s thumbnail
image* access (GR-DX307/
DX97/DX77).
After all, the reason why you
shoot video is to watch it. JVC
makes shooting and watching
easier than ever.
Unique Fold-Away
Screen
DV Navigation
*Index data and thumbnail images are stored
on the memory card.
Conventional
Clear LCD Monitor
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Get Digitally Communicative
The USB interface easily
connects and sends MPEG-1
streaming video from the
video camera to a personal
computer. You can burn the
MPEG-1 data on a CD-R disc
to create a Video CD that’s
viewable on most DVD players.
The MPEG-1 data files can also
be converted to MPEG-4 and
attached to emails for video
messaging over the Internet.
If you want a Web-camera to
communicate in real-time via
image and sound, just webcast*
the video stream over the
Internet.
Digital still capture from video
or live camera feed is possible,
while the GR-DX307/DX97/
DX77 also offer native MPEG-4
Email Video Clip recording
with file storage on the
memory card.
All models are equipped with
i.LINK input/output as well as
analogue input.
ImageMixer comes supplied
and supports both USB and
i.LINK data transfer for
Windows® and Macintosh.
Besides a full array of non-linear
editing and file management
functions, the Windows® version
app also offers one-button easy
authoring to CD-R disc.
With the GR-DX series, you
can premiere your digital cre-
ations to a worldwide audience,
and have fun doing it.
*Windows® only, using third party software like Microsoft® NetMeeting®.
For Windows® 98, sound input from certain video camera models is not available.
MultiMediaCard
SD Memory Card
Video CD Creation
Email Video Clips
Web-Camera
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Other Features
q ImageMixer: Image Processing and Editing Software
Powerful multi-purpose application that offers image and
sound capture, file management (stills, movies, sounds),
easy non-linear MPEG-1 editing with scene transitions,
MPEG-1 recording of live camera images onto hard disk,
authoring of Video CDs, MPEG-1 MPEG-4 file format
conversion, and pro-style retouching functions.
Compatible with Windows® 98SE/Me/2000Professional/XP Home Edition/XP Professional
(pre-installed version) and Mac OS 9.0.4 to 9.2.2/Mac OS X (10.2.4 to 10.2.8, 10.3.1)*
*GR-DX307/DX97/DX77 only
q Playback Digital Zoom 58x to take a closer look at the recorded picture
(50x for GR-DX307)
q Power-Linked Operation lets you start recording right away
q Movable Spotlight/Backlight Compensation
q Full-Function Remote Control
q Random Assemble Editing for simple editing without a computer*1
q Built-in Digital Effects and Scene Transitions
Special Effects
• Sepia*2 • Black & White*2 • Twilight • Mirror*3 • Classic Film*2
• Strobe*2 • Snow • Spotlight • Cinema • Fixed Shutter (1/50, 1/120, 1/250, 1/1000,
1/2000, 1/4000 sec.) • Slow Shutter • Sports (1/250 —1/4000 sec.)
• Backlight • Squeeze
Scene Transitions
• White Fader • Black Fader • Black & White Fader
• Corner Wipe • Window Wipe • Slide Wipe
• Door Wipe • Scroll Wipe • Shutter Wipe
Wide Mode
• Digital Wide*2 • Cinema • Squeeze
*1 Optional Multi-Brand Remote required.
*2 Applicable during playback.
*3 GR-DX307 only
The availability of some effects depends
on the shooting mode.
Provided Accessories
Optional Accessories
wAC Power Adapter
wSoftware CD-ROM:
Starter Kit
Accessory Kit
Battery Pack
wRechargeable
Lithium-ion Battery
wFull-Function Remote
Control
w8MB SD
Memory Card
(GR-DX307)
w8MB MultiMediaCard
(GR-DX97/DX77)
ImageMixer/USB
Video Streaming
Driver
wUSB Cable
wS/AV/Editing Cable
wConversion Plug*
wGrip Belt
wLens Cap
*AG/AH/AS versions
wVU-A560KIT
w VU-A558KIT
w VU-A773KIT
w VU-V772KIT
w BN-V107/V114
w LN-KIT1D Lens Kit
(except GR-DX307)
w VU-VCKIT1D Cleaning Kit
w AA-V100 AC Power Adapter/
Battery Charger
w BH-V1 Car Battery Inverter
w VC-VDV204/206 DV Cable
w CU-ASD032/ASD064 SD
Memory Card
w CU-VUSD70 USB Reader/Writer
w HC-CW1F Card Reader/Writer
w CU-AL30 LCD Hood
w CB-A754 Pouch
w CB-A756 Carrying Case
w CB-A757/A79 Carrying Bag
w CB-A99/V315 System Carrying Bag
GR-DX307
GR-DX97/DX77
GR-DX37
Number of still images storable on provided 8MB memory card
Image size (pixel)
Fine mode
Standard mode
GR-DX307 (SD Memory Card)
1600 x 1200
(resized output)
1280 x 960
1024 x 768
640 x 480
8
13
21
47
28
45
65
160
GR-DX97/DX77 (MultiMediaCard)
Image size (pixel)
Fine mode
Standard mode
1024 x 768
640 x 480
25
55
75
190
Above figures are approximate as file size will differ according to type of subject.
Specifications
Format
Power Source
Cassette
CCD
DV (SD specifications)
(Battery) 7.2V / (AC adapter) 11V
MiniDV type
1/4.5-inch 1.33 Megapixel
1/6-inch 800,000 pixel
Power
Consumption Using LCD
Using viewfinder
Approx. 3.3 W
Approx. 4.1 W
3.1 W
3.9 W
Lens
Terminals
Dimensions
Weight
F1.8 (f=3.2—32mm)
F1.2 (f=2.6—31.2mm)
DV In/Out, USB, S/AV/Editing
Terminal, DC In, Mic In
Approx. 53 x 94 x 94 mm
52 x 93 x 94 mm
Approx. 435 g
435 g
425 g
Design and specifications subject to change without notice. The photos of the products featured in this brochure may not be of actual products that are available in your country.
Copyright © 2004, Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC). All Rights Reserved.
It should be noted that it may be unlawful to re-record pre-recorded tapes, records, or discs without the consent of the owner of copyright in the sound or video recording, broadcast or cable programme and
in any literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work embodied therein. Microsoft® Windows® and NetMeeting® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries. Apple, Apple logo, Macintosh and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. SD Logo is a trademark. All brand names are
trademarks, registered trademarks, or trade names of their respective holders. All screen images and print samples in this catalogue are simulated.
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