✜InfoLITHIUM L Series Battery Compatible
The HVR-Z7U uses the same InfoLithium® batteries as the HVR-Z1U, HVR-V1U, and DSR-PD170, so you can fully utilize your existing battery and charger assets.
✜HDMI output connector
Uncompressed digital HD video and audio signals are output from the HDMI connector. You can see stunning HD images on the HDMI-compatible monitor display. During shooting, the pre-compressed 1920x1080i/4:2:2 signal is output from the HDMI connector.
✜Smooth Slow Rec
The Smooth Slow Rec function of the HVR-Z7U camcorder enables slow-motion playback by capturing images four times faster than the normal field rate (240 fields/s). In this mode, quad-speed images are captured for three seconds, stored in the built-in buffer memory, and then recorded to tape (in either HDV, DVCAM, or DV format) as slow-motion pictures lasting 12 seconds*15. This allows recorded images to be checked immediately in the field. Although the resolution of the picture quality is decreased, this function is effective for some applications that don’t need full HD quality, such as Internet movies or the analysis of moving objects like a golf swing, for example.
Smooth Slow Rec
240i Capturing
3s
Buffer
Memory
60i Recording
1/60 s
12 s
Tape
(HDV/DVCAM/DV)
*15 Audio cannot be recorded while shooting in this mode.
✜Two Accessory Shoes
The HVR-Z7U features two accessory shoes. There is a cold shoe on the front that can be removed to make room for a mattebox. While at the rear, there is a screw-hole type shoe located on the handle, which can be changed to a cold shoe, if required, using supplied parts.
B
A
A:Removable Front Shoe B:Screw Hole
Removable Front Shoe | Rear cold shoe parts |
✜Two Screw Holes for Secure Connection
To provide a more secure connection between the camcorder and tripod plate or other accessories, two screw holes have been incorporated.
✜One-touch Clip-type Microphone Holder
A one-touch clip-type microphone holder makes it easy to remove the microphone for quick storage.
Clip-type microphone holder
