JVC introduce the GY-HM150; show off 4K prototype; portable 3D camcorder
JVC has introduced the GY-HM150 – the latest model in their popular ProHD handheld camera line. The GY-HM150 includes a range of technological improvements that offers users total flexibility and a fast editing workflow, including the option to record in both SD and HD formats and the ingenious Pre Rec mode. It’s also JVC’s first handheld to feature dual SDHC/SDXC card slots allowing simultaneous recording to both cards for instant back-up or seamless relay recording between cards for continuous shooting.
The compact hand-held 3-CCD camcorder records 35Mbps high definition video and uncompressed audio directly to inexpensive SDHC/SDXC media cards in both the native QuickTime format used by Apple Final Cut Pro™ and MP4 file format, offering one of the industry’s fastest shoot-to-edit workflows. It has a dual card slot design, enabling recording to non-proprietary SDHC/SDXC cards, a feature previously available only on larger JVC models, which allows simultaneous recording to both cards for instant backup or client copy or seamless relay recording for a longer continuous shooting period.
This replacement for the versatile GY-HM100 includes a range of JVC technological improvements that offers users total flexibility and a fast editing workflow, including the option to record in both SD and HD formats and the ingenious Pre Rec mode. It’s also JVC’s first handheld to feature dual SDHC/SDXC card slots allowing simultaneous recording to both cards for instant back-up or seamless relay recording between cards for continuous shooting.
The compact hand-held 3-CCD camcorder records 35Mbps high definition video and uncompressed audio directly to inexpensive SDHC media cards in both the native QuickTime format used by Apple Final Cut Pro™ and MP4 file format, offering one of the industry’s fastest shoot-to-edit workflows.
The GY-HM150 includes a dual card slot design that records to non-proprietary SDHC cards, a feature previously available only on larger JVC models, which allows simultaneous recording to both SDHC cards, for instant backup or client copy or seemless relay recording for a longer continuous shooting period.
New Features and improvements
The HM150 includes many of the design features that made the HM100 successful such as its three ¼-inch progressive CCDs with Diagonal Offset technology for pristine HD pictures and rich, lifelike colour and JVC’s Focus Assist which makes accurate HD focusing quick and easy. Several new JVC technologies such as the newly developed Rotary Optical Image Stabilizer are making their debut with this model adding to its usability and performance.
New for the GY-HM150
Dual SDHC/SDXC Card slots with Simultaneous and Relay (Hotswap) Recording
The GY-HM150 records on widely available SDHC and SDXC memory cards, presently available in capacities up to 32GB. The camera provides 2 memory card slots, for a total of up to 64GB of on board storage - enough for up to 6 hours of continuous HD recording. The camera automatically begins recording on the second card when the first card is full in relay recording mode or you can use Simultaneous recording to easily create backup or duplicate files as you shoot without the need for any external equipment.
SD and HD recording modes
As the transition period from SD to HD production is still underway to HM150 meets the challenge of working with both modern and legacy systems by providing a true SD shooting mode in standard DV 25 Mbps format, recording to either MOV or AVI file format for direct editing within NLE systems.
