Can the GY-HD100U provide a downconverted DV signal via the 1394 connector?
The IEEE-1394 connector provides output in the native file format recorded on the tape: DV if recorded in the DV mode, and HDV if recorded in the HDV mode. The GY-HD100U provides down-converted 480i via analog outputs to facilitate HD picture content monitoring using conventional SD displays. When HD originals are intended for release on SD media, especially DVD, JVC recommends finishing in original native high definition, thereby preserving maximum image quality. Once completed, an HD project is easily output in SD for final release. The final DVDs will be of significantly better quality than if the project is posted in DV from an in-camera conversion. Here’s why: The HDV format records significantly higher resolution and the chroma is subsampled at 4:2:0. If a DV dub is made from an HDV recording, the extra resolution is lost, and the chroma subsampling effectively becomes 4:1:0. This is less than optimal for DV which records at 4:1:1 (in the U.S.), and less than optimal for DVD whic
