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JVC Everio GZ-MG255 News Release Summary:
Hybrid Hard Drive/SD Line Includes 5.37-Megapixel Model for
Razor-Sharp Still Images.
LAS VEGAS, January 7, 2007 – Reaffirming its leadership in the
hard drive camcorder category, JVC today announced a new line of
Everio G Series camcorders, featuring four new models that offer
improved picture quality, enhanced convenience features and
record to either a built-in 30GB hard drive or removable SD
card.
For 2007, the Everio line, the world’s first hard drive
camcorders, offers advanced imaging technology and a new level
of versatility that allows users to master the art of video
storytelling. Innovations include a new imaging engine,
one-touch DVD burning, one-touch back-up to a PC, in-camera
editing features, an Everio dock and support for SDHC, the new
high-capacity SD card. In addition, the new flagship GZ-MG555
will produce razor-sharp still images thanks to a 5.37-megapixel
CCD, the largest offered in a hard drive/SD camcorder.
JVC’s newly developed Gigabrid engine improves picture quality
throughout the line-up by integrating various noise reduction
technologies to increase the signal-to-noise ratio by about 30
percent (3dB) over previous models. All 2007 Everio models
feature shooting sensitivity equal or better than previous
models. CCD image sensors in the line-up range from 680k pixels
to 5.37megapixels, tailored for various shooting needs.
For enhanced convenience, JVC’s Everio camcorders offer a range
of new features, including:
1. Everio Dock – Most 2007 Everio models includes a
docking station that the camcorder snaps into. Leave the dock
connected to a display, PC or Everio SHARE STATION, and there’s
no need to connect cables when transferring files or burning
DVDs. The Everio dock also charges the camcorder’s battery;
2. One-touch direct DVD burning – a touch of the
Direct DVD button is all that’s need to burn footage from the
camcorder to a DVD. Newly recorded data will be transferred to
the burner;
3. Direct Back-Up – One touch back-up of video
files to a PC;
4. i.LINK (IEEE 1394) output on the Everio dock
permits easy dubbing to DVD or hard drive recorders, and allows
the footage to be imported by many third party NLE (non-linear
editing) applications.
New Everios also offer a new in-camera editing function, which,
when combined with other Everio functions, makes it simple to
edit and organize files in the camera. New for 2007 is a Partial
Delete function that allows a portion of a video file to be
saved as a new file, leaving out the unwanted material. To
organize files, Everios continue to offer a Playlist function
for arranging the sequencing of clips for playback or burning to
DVD. Combined with Event Selection, a carryover feature that
allows the user to tag clips with an icon representing an event
category, Everio now makes it easier than ever to view, edit and
burn recordings to DVD.
For users interested in bypassing the fully automatic mode, 2007
Everios offer five shooting modes that are easily selected
through the use of an LCD panel graphic that depicts the
shooting mode dial found on many still cameras. A push of the
camcorder’s stick controller to the left of the display brings
up the graphic and modes are easily selected by pushing the
control stick up or down. The stick controller also provides
easy access to other menu settings and playback controls.
Also new for 2007 is the Quick Restart mode, which when engaged
allows recording to start about one second after re-opening the
LCD.
All Everio G Series camcorders continue to offer an SD card slot
as an alternative to the hard drive for storing video and still
recordings. New for 2007 is SDHC compatibility so they can
handle the new generation of higher capacity cards. In addition,
all Everio G Series camcorders have USB mass storage
compatibility.
For editing and archiving footage, Everio camcorders come with a
complete software suite. For Windows PCs, JVC includes
CyberLink’s PowerCinema™ NE for Everio for browsing camera
content and enabling Direct DVD/Direct Back-Up functions,
PowerProducer™ 3 NE easy DVD burning, and PowerDirector™ 5 NE
Express for editing.
The 2007 Everio line is comprised of four camcorders, each with
a built-in 30GB hard drive. Each is compact and exceptionally
lightweight, and all offer 16:9 recording and are equipped with
a 2.7-inch widescreen LCD for real-time viewing of 16:9 aspect
ratio video while shooting, and an SD card slot.
Shooting Time – GZ-MG255,
(approximate)
Mode
Ultra (DVD Movie) 7 hours
Fine (DVD Cam) 10.5 hours
Norm (TV) 14 hours
Eco (Internet) 37.5 hours
Pricing and availability:
GZ-MG255 $699.95 February
About JVC Company of America
JVC Company of America, headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey, is a
division of JVC Americas Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Victor Company of Japan Ltd., and a holding company for JVC
companies located in North, Central, and South America. JVC
distributes a complete line of video and audio
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