The DNV-5 is a Beta SX format dockable VTR. Beta SX is a digital format developed primarily for ENG professionals. Because the format is based upon the MPEG2 standard, it is easily integrated to nonlinear edit environments. And because Beta SX is digitally sampled 4:2:2, quality remains intact generation after generation.

Power requirements - DC 12V +5.0V -1.0V
Power consumption - 19W
Humidity - Less than 85% (relative humidity)
Tape speed - 59.575 mm/s
Playback/recording time - More than 60 min (BCT-60SX)
Fast forward time - Less than 5 min (BCT-60SX)
Rewind time - Less than 5 min (BCT-60SX)
Continuous operating time - Approx. 110 min with BP-L60 (BVP-90 and DNV-5)