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CES 2009
JVC Intros First Dual-Memory
Card HD Camcorder |
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LAS VEGAS-JVC's new line of palm-sized Everio camcorders,
announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week, has
a little something for everybody with a variety of storage
options (both hard drive and flash memory) and several fashion
colors. The line also includes the world's first dual memory
card HD camcorder, with dual memory card slots for continuous
recording with removable flash memory.
For the first time, JVC's HD camcorders are the same compact
size as their standard-definition counterparts and come in a
choice of six colors. The GZ-HD300 ($699.95 list) and GZ-HD320
($799.95 list) feature 60-GB and 120-GB hard drives,
respectively. The smallest and lightest camcorder of JVC's trio
of new HD camcorders, the GZ-HM200 ($579.95 list), features dual
flash memory card slots for continual HD or SD recording.
All three HD Everio models all record at 1920x1080 video,
feature a new high-performance Konica-Minolta HD lens developed
specially for the Everio line, as well as special face-detection
technology, which automatically adjusts the focus and exposure
when a face is detected in an image.
JVC also included a few standard-definition camcorders in the
new line. The three hard-disc camcorders of the Everio G series
include the 60-GB GZ-MG630 ($429.95 list), 80GB GZ-MG670
($479.95 list), and 120GB GZ-MG680 ($549.95 list). All three
feature a 1/6-inch, 800,000-pixel CCD image sensor, 40x dynamic
zoom, and 800x digital zoom. The GZ-MG670 and GZ-MG680 also
offer HD conversion for a 1080p video signal via the camcorders'
HDMI ports. The GZ-MG630 comes in Diamond Silver, Sapphire Blue,
and Ruby Red, but the other two are only available in Onyx
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