JVC is wasting no time announcing
new camcorders but we saved the best for last. Today JVC announced a full 1080i, 3-CCD, hard-drive camcorder aimed at consumers. What sets the JVC unit apart from the crowd is the inclusion of a Fujinon lens commonly used in many high end professional camera systems. More specs include:
- (3) 1/5-inch CCDs
- Total pixels: 2032 x 1116 (equivalent to 2.27 million pixels)
- Number of effective pixels: 1952 x 1096 (equivalent to 2.14 million pixels)
- 16:9 aspect ratio
Expect to see the HD Everio GZ-HD7 sometime in April. T
he price wasn't mentioned but my guess would be around the $1,000 mark. According to
CamcorderInfo.com this thing will go for $1799. Boy was I off. CamcorderInfo also got their hands on a picture.
1. This is garbage, they are using pixel shifting and interpolation to get the 1080i. The actual CCDs are 976 x 548. I will take direct 1440x1080 capture over this any day, thanks.
Posted at 6:17AM on Jan 7th 2007 by Lobster