Panasonic AG-DV2500

The AG-DV2500 records and plays both standard DV and Mini-DV cassettes in SP mode, and plays both large and small DVCAM tape cassettes. It can record for up to 276 minutes on a standard DV cassette (AY-DV276MQ).The AG-DV2500 is equipped with an IEEE1394-compliant 4-pin DV terminal. This makes a host of operations possible, including synchronized recording with a DV camera-recorder, digital dubbing with a DV recorder, uploading to the PC in a nonlinear editing system, and downloading after editing.Two audio modes are provided: 2-channel (16-bit, 48-kHz sampling) and 4-channel (12-bit, 32-kHz sampling). In 4-channel mode, open channels can be used later to dub in narration or other audio.The AG-DV2500 automatically detects and plays DV footage recorded in NTSC or PAL, making it easy to upload footage to a nonlinear editing system. The AG-DV2500 can also record in either NTSC or PAL mode; simply set the switch on the rear panel to the mode desired. Recording onto standard DV and Mini-DV cassettes is possible in both formats.