JVC GZ-HD7 consumer full HD camcorder

[Sanjin Jukic]

Victor's Consumer Camcorder Supports 1920 x 1080i Recording

"JVC claims this product is the world's first camcorder that ever supports so-called "full HD" by achieving 1920 horizontal resolution...The capacity of the built-in HDD is 60 GB. In 1920 x 1080i format (dubbed FHD mode), about 5 hours of video and audio data can be recorded on the HDD."

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The GZ-HD7's 1.8-inch built-in 60 GB HDD. It is supported through a rubber damper, so impact from a shock and other factors can be lowered.

Interesting compared with RED-DRIVE...

[Jeremy Hughes]

720p too right?

[Petr Dvorak]

some more pics and video
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20070207/victor.htm
http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/en/news-13258-HDTV%3A+the+JVC+GZ-HD7+HDD+and+SD+hybrid+video+camera.html

[peter roehsler]

Sanjin,
it will be fun to replace the HD with 160gb (or bigger), like somebody did with the consumer Sony. JVC usually feed 12V via a simple DC plug - inexpensive from any other 12V source. If FCP implementation works well, this would be a fine carry-around-cam, crashcam, 2nd, 3rd unit etc ...
peter

[Jeremy Hughes]

Wasn't this announced during IBC but at someplace else? Kind of old news.

[tj williams]

1/3" 1/4" chips???

[peter roehsler]

The camcorder uses a 3-CCD camera system. The CCD is a 1/5-inch model and its aspect ratio is 16:9. Its total resolution is 0.57 megapixels (effective resolution 0.53 megapixels = 976 x 548) and output is progressive. Of the CCDs respectively dedicated to R (red), G (green) and B (blue) recording, only the G-dedicated CCD's optical position is offset and fixed from the other CCDs' by one-half pixel in both vertical and horizontal axis, which is so-called "Pixel Shift structure" (already employed for the "GZ-MG505"). JVC secured total resolution of 2032 x 1116 and effective resolution of 1952 x 1096 pixels through this technology. The camcorder features optical 10X zoom. Its lens boasts a brightness of F1.8 at the widest angle and F1.9 at the most telescopic angle.

from:
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20070208/127547/

[Sanjin Jukic]

Sanjin,
it will be fun to replace the HD with 160gb (or bigger), like somebody did with the consumer Sony. JVC usually feed 12V via a simple DC plug - inexpensive from any other 12V source. If FCP implementation works well, this would be a fine carry-around-cam, crashcam, 2nd, 3rd unit etc ...
peter


Very good idea Peter. Let us meet soon on Naschmarkt or somwhere around for the RED chat soon. We should use a private mail to fix the schedule.

[Emanuel A.]

Full HD? These people are jokers.


The camcorder uses a 3-CCD camera system. The CCD is a 1/5-inch model and its aspect ratio is 16:9. Its total resolution is 0.57 megapixels (effective resolution 0.53 megapixels = 976 x 548) and output is progressive. Of the CCDs respectively dedicated to R (red), G (green) and B (blue) recording, only the G-dedicated CCD's optical position is offset and fixed from the other CCDs' by one-half pixel in both vertical and horizontal axis, which is so-called "Pixel Shift structure" (already employed for the "GZ-MG505").

[Graeme Nattress]

Pixelshift can give a max luma resolution enhancement of around 1.4, which gets you close to 1440x720 which is about right for interlaced 1080i (given hardly anyone does the full 1920) and 1080 * interlace factor to stop twitter, lower it's vertical resolution to around 700ish. Anyone know the size of the pixels in microns for this camera?

Graeme

[peter roehsler]

pixel size: 3.28 microns x 3.28 microns
from:
http://www.picturecorrect.com/camcorderreviews/jvc_everio_gz_hd7_review.htm