General And Features - Panasonic AJ-D455 Operating Instructions Manual

General and Features

This unit is a digital video cassette recorder which uses 1/4-inch tapes.
It incorporates digital compression technology so that the deterioration in picture quality and
sound quality resulting from dubbing is significantly minimized compared with existing analog
systems.
Furthermore, since it has a compact 4U size and light weight, the unit can be carried around
or mounted in a 19-inch rack with ease.
The settings for the unit's setup can be performed while viewing the screen menus on the TV
monitor. When DVCPRO cassette tapes are used, both assemble and insert editing can be
performed by exercising control from an external component.
Features
Compact size and light weight
This is a 4U size digital VTR. It can be mounted in a 19-inch rack with ease using the optional
rack-mounting adaptors (AJ-MA75P).
Up to 184 minutes of recording
Two sizes of cassette tapes can be used with this unit: M cassette (max. 66 minutes) and L
cassette (max. 184 minutes). The width of the tapes measures 1/4 inch to achieve a compact
design.
Compatibility with consumer products
This unit can play back consumer-use cassette tapes shot by a digital camera or other
consumer component. It can also record on consumer-use cassette tapes using the DV
format. A cassette adapter (AJ-CS455P) is used for mini DV cassette tapes.
Digital slow motion/jog
The slow motion playback images can be reproduced clearly at any of the speeds given
below using commands from the external controller or other such device: –0.43/–0.3/–0.2/
–0.1/–0.03/0/+0.03/+0.1/+0.2/+0.3/+0.43.
<Notes>
• Some noise may occur when the slow motion speed is changed.
• When slow motion playback is used, the image shakes slightly in the vertical direction.
Dialy shuttle operation is possible through the external controller
Shuttle operations enable the tape to be played back with color images at a speed of up to
60 times normal tape speed in either the forward or reverse direction.
Time codes
This unit comes with a built-in time code generator (TCG)/time code reader (TCR). In
addition to the internal time code, an external time code input or input signal VITC can be
recorded in the machine.
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