Product Description

Edit, review and record your video footage with this innovative, compact and portable device. The HDV Video Walkman VCR boasts x.v.Color technology, capable of reproducing nearly twice the viewable colors as before. Your images will appear sharp and detailed from multiple angles while you edit with assignable buttons for the most commonly used functions. Crystal clear stills and slow-motion playback can be paused and zoomed in upon, then edited and cropped on the fly. Compatible with long-lasting L and M Series rechargeable InfoLITHIUM batteries, the GV-HD700 will conveniently display remaining battery time with the exclusive AccuPower meter.

Product Details

• Color: Black
• Brand: Sony
• Model: GV-HD700
• Dimensions: 5.25 pounds

Features

• PictBridge Compatible
• Multiple Language Display
• HDMI Connection Output
• i.LINK Interface
• LCD --- 7" (1152k Pixels)

Customer Reviews

Amazing quailty on your HD TV
I have a large collection of DV and HD DV tapes and wanted a way to play them on my home entertainment system without hooking up my camera. The Sony Video Walkman is just the ticket. I hooked it up using a DVI cable and can play my HD DV tape in high definition on my TV with amazing results. I also have used it to edit my tapes with good success. It is very portable and compact. One great feature is the ability of extracting photos from your videos. This is a very functional and well engineered device. If you are a serious video photographer and use a DV camera, this device is well worth the investment.

Excellent Product... one of a kind and saves my cam's innards!
While expensive, this unit is not anywhere near the cost of monitor/load systems that will do the same thing.

It works flawlessly out of the box and I use it to review material... then load up into my editors on my Mac. This saves the mechanisms in my video cameras (Some which cost more than $3500) from constant abuse, and allows me to be very quickly selective on the material I need to upload.

An earlier review trashes Sony for not including a 1394 cable in the box, but virtually no manufacturer does, so it's really not an issue. There is also the problem of 4-4, or 4-6 pin cables that depend on the computer system you have. (The Sony GV-HD700 has a 4-pin out 1394... but my MAC is 6-pin which requires me to have the 4-6 pin).

All in all, this is a very cost-effective product that does a LOT more than I'll ever use it for, but will fit the needs of anyone using mini-DV or mini-HDDV tapes.

Five stars without reservation!

$1300 is a lot to risk. Proceed with caution.
I bought this product from the SonyStyle website, and the i.Link (firewire) port died without warning. I paid for an extended warranty that is being carried out by ServiceNet. Sony gave me the option to return the product to them and wait to be credited, which is two credit card billing cycles (60 days), unless I pay another $1300 to buy another one. ServiceNet just gave me a claim number and said they would call back in 3 days.

If you are doing important work, do not rely on this machine. It only lasted us 4.5 months, with moderate usage. It is built very solid and have good feature, and clarity out of this world, but you will be up a creek if this machine go out on you.