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New JVC Digital Media Cameras Record Video and Stills on 4GB Microdrive® Card
New Everio cameras shoot DVD-quality MPEG-2 video and 1600x1200 stills.
JVC today launched two new palm-size digital media cameras that shoot 60 minutes of DVD-quality video or thousands of high resolution stills using a high capacity 4GB Microdrive® card, a removable hard disk drive that is barely 1.5” square.
JVC’s new Everio line offers an unprecedented combination of convenience and quality, recording both video and still images on a single digital medium that offers high capacity and high quality on a card that can slip into a wallet. It’s the same storage device used in some of today’s most popular portable digital music players. Both ultra-compact JVC Everio cameras shoot up to 60 minutes of DVD-quality MPEG-2 video or over 5.5 thousand 1600x1200 UXGA-size digital stills on the included 4GB Microdrive card. Both also allow quick transfer of material to a PC and easy saving to DVD.
“Video products have recently begun to adopt new types of digital media, a trend that began in audio,” observed Dave Owen, General Manager, Video Division, JVC Company of America. “But with Everio, JVC establishes a new benchmark with a format that combines convenience with the high storage capacity required to meet real world needs. The result is a pair of ultra-compact camcorders that offer video and still image capabilities, mobility, high image quality, extended shooting time, and ease of use.”
Everio comes in two styles, the GZ-MC200 with a rotating grip and the vertical GZ-MC100 that’s about the size of an electric razor. Both cameras offer the same high performance and features, while offering two design alternatives to suit users’ personal preferences.
Advanced Technology for Optimum Video and Still Quality
Both Everio models feature a 1/3.6” 2.12 megapixel CCD having a total of 2.12 million pixels (effective: 1.23 million for moving pictures, 2 million for still pictures) to offer the high resolution capabilities needed for high quality digital videography and photography.
To fully utilize the 2.12 megapixel CCD’s picture performance, the cameras use JVC’s Megabrid Imaging Engine that separately processes video and still signals, providing optimal processing for each. Megabrid technology assures high sensitivity and a high signal-to-noise ratio for moving pictures and clear, high resolution progressive still images.
The GZ-MC200 and GZ-MC100 also feature a Super Hi-Resolution Lens specifically matched for 2.12 megapixel CCD performance. This newly developed 9-group 11-element structured lens, which offers a high-precision 10x optical zoom, includes a glass-molded aspherical lens for the best possible picture quality. There is also a 200x digital zoom.
MPEG-2 High Quality Video Clips
In the video camera mode both Everio models shoot up to 60 minutes of high quality MPEG-2 video clips1 on the supplied 4GB Microdrive card. A choice of four recording modes lets users choose between more shooting time or higher quality, depending on their needs. The highest quality Ultra Fine mode records at a fixed data rate of 8.88 Mbps including AC 3 audio2—comparable to the DVD (average 4 Mbps video/9.8 Mbps maximum) data rate—for essentially DVD-level quality in the same video and audio format as a movie DVD. As a result, Everio images can be enjoyed on a large screen display, including plasma, LCD and rear projection TVs, without the quality loss suffered by other formats when presented on a large display. A convenient multi-connector AV/S-Video cable is included for direct connection.
Video recording capacity per 4GB Microdrive® ULTRA FINE FINE NORM ECO
Video bit rate2 8.5 Mbps 5.5 Mbps 4.2 Mbps 1.5 Mbps
Image size (NTSC models) 720x480/60i 352x240/30p
Recording time 60 min. 90 min. 120 min. 300 min.
(1)8.5 Mbps video plus 384kbps AC3.
(2)Bit rate is fixed for ULTRA FINE and FINE modes, variable for NORM and ECO modes.
Up to UXGA Size Digital Still Images
The digital still camera mode shoots JPEG digital stills at up to UXGA (1600 x 1200 pixels) size, for excellent quality even for large A4 or 8x10 inch size prints. Users select picture quality and image size to match their needs, whether for printing, documents or e-mail. With the Microdrive’s large storage capacity, thousands of pictures can be shot.
Still shooting capacity per 4GB Microdrive® Image size
Quality mode
UXGA SXGA XGA VGA
1600x1200 1280x960 1024x768 640x480
FINE 5,595 8,752 9,999 9,999
STD 9,999 9,999 9,999 9,999
Assuming approx. average picture size for UXGA 700 Kbytes, SXGA 450 Kbytes; picture quantity will vary as file size differs according to subject.
Multiple Advanced Interfaces
The cameras store images and video on the standard 4GB Microdrive® card. The same CF slot can accommodate user supplied CompactFlash cards. There is a separate SD Memory Card slot3. Microdrive is a hard disk drive that’s the same size as a CompactFlash card, but with much greater capacity. It can be removed, just like a CompactFlash or SD Memory Card, and data loaded into a PC using an optional card adapter.
For quick downloading to a PC, simply connect the camera via its USB2.0/1.1 interface.4 All transfer is digital-to-digital, so there is no quality lost in the process. And since the cameras support PictBridge, the camera can be connected via the USB terminal to a compatible printer to easily print stills directly from the camera. Also, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) support allows the menus on the camera screen to be used to conveniently select images and quantity before giving removable media to a printing service.
(3)See chart on last page for compatibility details.
(4)USB connection requires Windows XP/2000/ME
Make Full-length DVDs Easily
The CyberLink DVD Solution bundled with both cameras comprises three applications that make it easy to make and watch full-length DVD movies.5 A standard 4.7GB single-layer DVD-R/RW disc holds over one hour of an Ultra Fine mode movie, and over one hour 30 minutes of a Fine mode movie.
PowerProducer™ offers easy saving and authoring video clips in any order to DVD, even right from a USB-connected camera, so users can share original DVDs with anybody who owns a DVD player. Saving to DVD requires only a PC with 128 MB RAM, 700MHz or above Pentium III, USB 2.0/1.1 terminal4 and a DVD burner5.
PowerDirector™ Express offers feature-rich non-linear editing so users can flex their creative muscle with titles and even mix stills with videos. PowerDirector™ Express also converts movies to a variety of file formats to send via the Web or e-mail. Supported formats include DV-AVI, Windows-AVI, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, as well as Windows Media Video and RealVideo that can be streamed over the Internet.5
PowerDVD™ conveniently plays back video clips and DVDs with AC 3 audio.
Both the GZ-MC100 and the GZ-MC200 will be available in October at nationally advertised values of $1,199.95 and $1,299.95, respectively.
Other Features
1.8” LCD Monitor
Auto and Manual Focus
Digital Image Stabilizer
Exposure (Video: -6 ~ +6, Stills: -2EV ~ +2EV)
Shutter Speeds (Video: 1/2 ~ 1/4000 sec., Still: 1/2 ~ 1/500)
Gain up Video sensitivity setting
ISO 80, 160 Still sensitivity settings
Program AE (Sports, Snow, Spotlight)
Backlight/Spotlight Compensation
Built-in Auto Flash
White Balance (Auto, MWB, Fine, Cloud, Halogen)
Self-timer (2sec/10sec)
Motor-Drive Shooting
D.Wide angle CCD mode extends beyond maximum normal optical wide-angle zoom range similar to x0.8 wide angle lens (35mm equivalent: 38.9~389mm)
Macro shooting as close as 5 cm with zoom set to wide.
Tele-macro shoots subjects large as close as 60cm.
Voice Recording mode (FINE, STANDARD, ECO) records .wav files with 16 bit 48kHz PCM sampling at up to 1.5 Mbps; 5 hrs and 47 min. in Fine mode with 4GB Microdrive, 34 hrs. 43 min. in Eco mode (8kHz sampling, 256kbps)
Wind Cut to remove wind noise
Record Special Effects (Sepia, Black & White)
Date/Time Display
Appealing design for “Thumbstick” operated Animated Camera Control Menu and Thumbnail Index System for easy clip and image location and management
Playlist Video clip Playback and Slide-show Still Playback
Playback Special Effects (Sepia, Black & White, Strobe)
Playback Scene Transitions (White Fader, Black Fader, Black & White Fader, Corner Wipe, Window Wipe, Slide Wipe, Door Wipe, Scroll Wipe, Shutter Wipe)
Provided Accessories
4GB Microdrive®
AC Power Adapter
Rechargeable Battery
AV/S-Video Out Multi-connector Cable
USB Cable
Strap
Lens Cap
Software CD-ROM (Digital Photo Navigator6, CyberLink DVD Solution5)
Optional Accessories
CB-VM20 Carrying case. Compact case holds camera and extra memory card
BN-VM200 Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery Pack. (800mAh)
VU-VM10KIT Battery/Case Kit. Aluminum carrying case and rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack
CU-MD04U 4GB Microdrive®.
CU-ASD032/ CU-ASD064 32 and 64 MB SD Memory Cards (for still images)
Video Bit Rates & Supported Media
Recording Media
Mode Bit Rate CompactFlash High-Speed CompactFlash SD Card (256MB or less) SD Card (over 256MB) Microdrive®
ULTRA 8.5Mbps NO YES NO YES YES
FINE 5.5Mbps NO YES NO YES YES
NORM 4.2Mbps NO YES NO YES YES
ECO 1.5Mbps YES YES YES YES YES
Specifications
Model GZ-MC200 GZ-MC100
Format SD-VIDEO Entertainment Video Profile:
Video: MPEG-2-PS / Audio: AC3
Still: JPEG (PictBridge, DPOF compatible)
Voice: WAV (Linear PCM)
Storage Media Microdrive®, CompactFlash card, SD Memory Card
Image Sensor 1/3.6-inch, 2 Megapixel: 2,120,000-pixels (1726x1231)
Effective pixels: Moving Images: 1,230,000 (normal 1280x960)
Still images: 2,000,000 (1636x1220)
Lens F1.8-2.2: f=4.5-45mm
Normal Video 35mm lens equiv.: 48.7-487mm
Super Wide Video 35mm lens equiv.: 38.9-389mm
Still 35mm lens equiv.: 38.9-389mm
Filter Diameter 30.5 mm
Zoom Ratios Optical: 10x, Digital: 40x, 200x
Monitor 130,000-pixel 1.8-inch
Polycrystalline silicon color LCD
Speaker Monaural
Interfaces Microdrive® (CF) slot, SD Memory card slot,
USB2.0/1.14, AV/S-Video Multi-connector cable Out,
Headphone Out, DC In
Power Consumption Approx. 4.9W
Power Source (Battery) DC 7.2V
(AC adapter) DC 11V(1A, 110-240V 50/60Hz required)
Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Operating Humidity 35% to 80%
Dimensions (W x H x D) 74 x 56 x 94 mm
(2-15/16 x 2-1/4 x 3-3/4 inch) 41 x 103 x 71 mm
(1-11/16 x 4-1/16 x 2-13/16 inch)
Weight (without battery
Microdrive®, lens cap and
hand strap) 285 g (0.63 lbs) 245 g (0.54 lbs)
Weight (including battery
Microdrive®, lens cap and
hand strap) 355 g (0.79 lbs) 315 g (0.70lbs)
(4) USB connection requires Windows XP / 2000 / ME
(5) CyberLink DVD Solution software requires Windows XP / 2000 / ME, a PC with 128MB RAM, 700MHz or above Intel® Pentium® III, USB 2.0/1.1 terminal and a DVD burner. Recommended: 256MB RAM, Pentium® 4 2GHz or faster, 7200rpm HDD, 10-15 GB free hard disk space
(6) At least 64MB RAM and Intel® MMX™ Pentium® 200MHz.required for Digital Photo Navigator Software
- Microsoft® and Windows® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Microdrive™ is a registered trademark of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in the United States and/or other countries. CompactFlash™ is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association. PictBridge is a trademark. All brand names are trademarks, registered trademarks, or trade names of their respective holders.
- Specifications subject to change without notice
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Posted: 2004-10-21 16:01
