The 600fps slow-mo shoots at a tiny 640x72 resolution—this isn't a surprise given the resolution of the Casio's awesome slow-mo cams—but you can bump up the resolution by bumping the frame rate down to 300 (480x112) or 120 (480x272). It uses a Konica Minolta lens with 5x optical zoom, with SDHC as for storage.

The Everio X supports 1920x1080 AVCHD, and like I said, can manage 5.3-megapixel stills while in video mode. It uploads to Youtube with one touch and has a new optical image stablization apparently so advanced, the presenter couldn't really tell us how it worked. It also includes a variety of scene modes, including Food mode, Document mode and the extremely creepy Sleeping Face mode (wtf?!).

JVC says this camera is for the early adopter market who want high-end features. As such, the camera is roughly 2.5" x 6" x 1.5", and weighs about a half a pound. It doesn't feel like the lightest, or the smallest camera, but for what it does, its a pretty small package. The jog dial on the back is able to run through most of the main shooting modes, which saves time and effort.

Build quality is pretty solid, and has a nice textured feel on the outsize so it sticks in your hand. The laser touch capacitive strip on the side of the LCD offers another way to zoom and record, though I still prefer the feel of the hard buttons. The JVC Everio X should be out some time in May or June and will cost $1000.

New Nine-Megapixel JVC Everio X Hybrid Camera
Simultaneously Shoots Full HD Video and Digital Stills

Small, light all-in-one camera also shoots slow-motion video and high-speed stills.

LAS VEGAS, March 3, 2009 – JVC today announced a new dual-use camera that shoots high definition video and high resolution digital still images. The new hybrid Everio GZ-X900, or Everio X, is a small, light, all-in-one camera that offers the powerful shooting combination of Full HD video and nine -megapixel still photos, plus creative shooting functions such as slow motion video and high speed "motor drive" still photography.

Highlights of the new JVC Everio X include:
The camera is small enough to slip into a shirt pocket and at just 0.66 pounds is one of the lightest cameras that can shoot 1920 x 1080 Full HD AVCHD video;
Shoots nine-megapixel (no interpolation) digital stills and Full HD video with 1000 TV lines of horizontal resolution – close to the theoretical maximum horizontal resolution for 1920 x 1080 high definition video for no-compromise images;
10x slow motion shooting plays back 2.4 seconds of recorded video over 24 seconds;
Up to six nine-megapixel stills can be shot at 15 images per second – faster than what digital SLRs can achieve;
Simultaneous five-megapixel digital still shooting while recording Full HD video – photos can be shot at shutter speeds as fast as 1/4000 second without interrupting video recording;
Records video and stills to SDHC memory cards.

The new Everio X was designed for the consumer who wants to shoot high quality digital stills and HD video, but wants the convenience of a single camera. While most conventional video camcorders shoot digital stills and most digital still cameras shoot video, the secondary capabilities of these cameras don't offer sufficient quality for many users. Everio X solves that dilemma by providing high quality stills and top quality HD video.

Unique Design
The design of Everio X is a distinct departure from other camcorders, including other Everio models. About the size of a chunky smart phone, Everio X is a slab-sided rectangle without the handgrip, protrusions or indentations found on most camcorders. The design allows plenty of flexibility in how the camera is held – from below, above, or whatever suits the situation and the user's preference. There are top-mounted zoom and record buttons, and a second set next to the LCD screen for additional shooting flexibility. The camera is black with silver accents, with the right side featuring a textured carbon fiber-like finish to provide a secure grip and resist smudges.

Small enough to easily slip into a pocket or purse, Everio X weighs just 0.66 pounds (including the internal battery and a memory card) and measures 2.6 inches tall, 4.88 inches long and just 1.46 inches wide.

1000 TV Lines of Full HD and Nine-Megapixel Stills
A 10.3-megapixel CMOS sensor is at the heart of the camera's superior image quality. The high quality nine-megapixel digital still photos the camera shoots correlate directly to the un-interpolated performance of this 1/2.33-inch CMOS sensor. For the first time ever, it is also the source of 1920 x 1080/60i Full HD AVCHD format video. The camera records at a stunning 1000 TV lines of horizontal resolution – close to the theoretical maximum of 1920 x 1080 Full HD.

JVC's new proprietary optical image stabilization (OIS) technology applies camera shake compensation optically at the Everio X lens entrance to ensure effectiveness throughout the zoom range and allow high quality shooting without a tripod. Everio X also uses a new KONICA MINOLTA HD LENS with a 5X optical zoom.

Further contributing to the camera's high image quality is JVC's HD Gigabrid Premium image processing engine. In addition, face detection technology assures accurate focus and exposure, and HDMI™ V.1.3 with x.v.Color™ provides increased color accuracy when connected to HDTV displays.

10x Slow Motion Shooting, High-Speed Motor Drive Stills
Slow motion video recording is a key Everio X feature. The camera's high-speed recording function shoots ultra-slow motion video. Any one of three speeds – 120 frames per second (fps), 300fps and 600fps – can be selected; the faster the recording speed, the slower the playback motion. With this function, approximately four-second bursts of video are recorded that are then played back over a period of up to 24 seconds, a maximum of 10 times longer than normal speed.

Recording speed
Image size
Recording time
Playback time

600fps
640 x 72 pixels
Approx. 2.4 sec.
Approx. 24 sec. (10x)

300fps
480 x 116 pixels
Approx. 4 sec.
Approx. 20 sec. (5x)

120fps
480 x 270 pixels
Approx. 8 sec.
Approx. 16 sec. (2x)

In the still mode, Everio X offers high-speed shooting, similar to the motor drive function found in some mechanical still cameras. As many as six nine-megapixel photos can be shot at up to 15 images per second, a speed that surpasses what's offered by typical nine-megapixel DSLR cameras. Everio X also allows shooting of 1920 x 1080/60i Full HD video and fully 5.3 megapixel stills at the same time - a unique advantage of this all-in-one camera. While recording video, photos can be shot at shutter speeds as fast as 1/4000 second without interrupting video recording.

5 Mega simultaneous still mode
Shooting speed/
Maximum limit

High speed
60 images / sec.
11 images

Medium speed
11 images / sec.
11 images

Low speed
4 images / sec.
No limit

Global Sharing
With the worldwide explosion of interest in video sharing, Everio X offers easy solutions for distribution. A One Touch Export function provided by bundled software for Windows® makes it easy to export videos into iTunes® for playback on an iPod® or iPhone®. And the One Touch Upload function, when used with the included software for Windows, simplifies uploading videos to YouTube™.

The DVD Creation function makes it easy to transfer video to a disc for archiving or sharing. Create a disc directly from the camera using the JVC Everio CU-VD50 burner/player or CU-VD3 burner SHARE STATION. Other direct storage solutions include third party external hard disk drives from LaCie and Seagate, and an external Blu-ray Disc Burner from LaCie.

The Everio GZ-X900 will be available in June at a nationally advertised value of $999.95.

Essentially a high-end SD card video recorder, the $350 GZ-MS100 records MPEG-2 and features a 35x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD screen, about 2 hours of stock battery life, various shooting modes, and an optional (YouTube-friendly) 10-minute recording limit. It'll run $350 this June.

New JVC Camcorder Offers One-Touch Uploading To YouTube™

WAYNE, NJ, May 19, 2008 - Sharing videos over the Internet is now easier than ever with the launch of a new JVC camcorder that provides one-button uploading to YouTube™, the leading online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos.
The new JVC Everio S Series memory camcorder, the GZ-MS100, was designed to make sharing simple for the millions of people who enjoy sharing their videos with the world over the Internet. And unlike many of the other camcorders that target Internet users, JVC's GZ-MS100 provides an impressive array of full-fledged camcorder features that give it the versatility to do more than shoot short Internet videos.
It looks strikingly similar to the popular Everio G Series camcorders, but is smaller and weighs only 0.60 lbs. including battery, because it records to an SD Card (user provided) instead of a built-in hard disk drive. The ever-increasing capacity and affordability of new SD Cards appearing on the market means that over time Everio S will be able to offer expanded recording time at a lower per minute cost.

Once the provided CyberLink software is installed on a Windows® PC, uploading video clips to YouTube™ is quick and easy. The camcorder has an UPLOAD button that works in two ways. In the camera mode, press UPLOAD and then the trigger, and this limits recordings to 10 minutes in length, which matches the YouTube™ file size limit. This eliminates the need to manually time recordings or go back to edit and shorten footage. After recording is done, connect the GZ-MS100 to a PC via a USB cable and press the UPLOAD button. This automatically launches the supplied application for uploading to YouTube™. After just a few mouse clicks the video will be up on the Internet for everybody to see. The original video quality is maintained in the camera, so it can be used for any other purpose.

For storage and cataloging, recorded videos can easily be transferred to a PC via USB2.0 or directly using the SD Card. The provided CyberLink application also allows easy burning to DVD using the computer's optical disc drive. Or, to create DVDs without using a computer JVC offers the CU-VD3 Everio SHARE STATION as an option. Since it was designed as an Everio companion, this DVD burner accommodates Everio's USB Host function that allows scene playback order to be rearranged within the camera before transfer.

The GZ-MS100 features Laser Touch Operation, first offered in the Everio G Series camcorders released earlier this year. The feature's scroll bar and buttons are touch-sensitive so the user just glides a finger up or down the bar to choose menu items while its blue light follows the movements. The LCD screen itself is never touched, so it won't get dirty, smudged or covered in fingerprints. The 2.7-inch LCD screen, the same one used on Everio G series models, has Auto Backlight Control to automatically adjust brightness for comfortable viewing indoors or outdoors. And with Auto Power ON/OFF, the user simply opens up the LCD to power-on and start shooting (takes only about one second if Quick Restart mode is engaged), and closes the LCD to shut the power off and avoid draining the battery.
The shape of the camcorder itself facilitates ease of use, with a contoured grip that snugly and securely fits the palm of the hand.

In addition to the supplied BN-VF808 rechargeable battery that provides 2 hr. 5 minutes of operation per charge, higher capacity batteries are available: BN-VF815 for 4 hr. 15 minutes and BN-VF823 for 6 hr. 25 minutes of continuous operation per charge.

Up front, the GZ-MS100 is equipped with a KONICA MINOLTA LENS that provides a 35x optical zoom with excellent picture quality. JVC's proprietary Gigabrid Engine also contributes to quality by incorporating six digital noise reduction systems to improve the S/N ratio by about 30 percent (3dB) over previous models, and integrating the MPEG-2 encoder to help reduce block noise and mosquito noise. Other full-fledged camera functions include Program AE with shooting modes to accommodate a variety of situations (Night, Twilight, Portrait, Sports, Snow, Spotlight), Digital Image Stabilizer to minimize camera-shake, and much more.

The JVC GZ-MS100 will be available in June for $349.99.

All three have new Konica-Minolta lenses with a 35mm equivalent zoom of 44-440mm, record video in the highest Fine mode at 720 x 480 pixels and have 2.7 inch 122,000 pixel LCD monitors. The ISO1000 mode will appeal to shooters who often find themselves in low light. Somewhat confusingly the blurb tells us that you can also record to microSD(HC) cards, but what the heck: this may be useful to augment the 30GB hard drive on the entry level version (40GB on the upper end). Around 2.7 x 4.7 x 2.7 inches and 0.84 pounds with battery, they will come with a dock and be available first in Japan for between ¥90,000 and ¥100,000, which is about $850 to $950 once they make their way over the Atlantic.

[AVWatch]

Measuring just 2.7 x 4.6 x 2.9 inches, and weighing just over a pound, the GR D850's 35x zoom beats the 34x of its predecessor, the D750. It can shoot in brightnesses down to 12 lux and the supplied battery can shoot for about 2 hours continuously, which isn't too bad. It seems like it's aimed at beginners, with a good Auto mode that should make life easy if you do use it to capture those precious moments when Junior chucks food around your dining room at feeding time grins for grandma.

The GR D850 will be available in Japan in January 2008 for 45,000 (around $400), and should make its way across the Pacific before too long. [Impress through Google Translate]

You clap your hands 3 times to bring up a round menu screen. A set top camera then tracks your hand, transforming it into a cursor. To click a button, the user just hooks their finger (ala signaling someone has a tiny wiener). Easy!

Users can also control functions like the volume just by clapping in set sequences. The convenience here is lost on us, save maybe for...we can't think of any handicap that favors clapping over a basic remote control, even with your gross imaginations.

So we're not sure if this EyeToyesque technology is really any better than a standard remote control. Actually, we're pretty sure it's not. But we love superfluous features, if only to scare the neighbors into thinking we don't mow our lawn regularly because, in the future, plants have overtaken Earth and to harm them is a crime punishable by death. [techon via bgr]

Most importantly, its 60GB hard drive on board does away with that pesky videotape, a remnant of the dark ages that we won't miss one bit. It has a pretty good lens on it, too, f/1.8 - 1.9 Fujinon glass that JVC uses in its broadcast line of HD cameras. With its HDMI, DV and USB outputs, it's looking like a near-perfect consumer HD camcorder (on paper) for around $1799. Available next month, we'll get our hands on one, showing and telling you all about it. – Charlie White

JVC HD Everio GZ-HD7 Full High-Definition 3-CCD Camcorder [New Launches]

After visiting six hours worth of camcorder manufacturers, here are the top five camcorders that have piqued my interest so far.

5. Sony HDR-UX7
Not innovation, just solid delivering. 3MP CMOS, 6.1MP stills, records to DVD in the MPEG4 AVCHD format. And a massive 3.5" screen.
4. Hitachi's Hyrbid DVD/HDD
The build quality is complete crap, but you can't question the merit of any camcorder that records to multiple formats in favor of the consumer. Plus, the hard drive allows you to dub off multiple, edited DVD movies with no computer.
3. Sony HDD SD
The balance of price and power is great with their lowest level model in their HDD line, starting at $599 for the 30GB model.
2. Hitachi Blueray Concepts
Yeah, these aren't real, but they should be. I wish there were more fake camcorders on the floor.
1. JVC HD Everio
I haven't gotten my sticky mitts on this one yet - look for a hands-on later today. They claim to be the world's first consumer true HD model (meaning it doesn't scale the 1080i image). I just want to hold it.

Canon is notably quiet. Samsung doesn't have their badass camera ready– Mark Wilson

JVC Everio HD [Akihabara News]

JVC GZ-MG47 Camcorder [Mobilewhack]

JVC touts higher image quality with this model, where it can shoot in a native 16x9 resolution of 1173 x 660. That's a cut above standard definition, but not quite HD. There's a 10x optical zoom, and you get 5-megapixel still shooting, and oh yeah, you can store 10,000 stills on that on that 60-gig disk. Only thing we don't much like about this camera is its price, $1300. For that much money, you can get a high-definition camcorder from Sony. The GZ-M505 will be available this July.

JVC GZ-MG505 Camcorder [Mobilewhack]

There's a rather weird feature that retains real-time audio while recording video in slow motion. Not sure how that would sync up, but hey, its innovative. Looks like a lot of camera for $550. It will be available in Japan on May 13.

JVC GR-D650 DV Camera [Newlaunches]

The GR-D396 is the same as the D395 but with better batteries. Finally, the GR-D650 is best in low light and includes the MegaBird engine for video smoothing. They will be approximately $370, $380, and $450, respectively, and all of them take both video and stills.

JVC's new lineup of Mini DV Camcorders (GR-D395, GR-D396 and GR-D650) [MobileWhack]

NOTE - The Everio is MPEG-2 native when you record, but you can export to any number of formats and sizes, which is why I was a big jackass and kept saying MPEG-4. If they can get the resolution/quality up to HD standards, this thing is an absolute winner.

Product Page [JVC]
Product Page [Global AT]

Sure, there were all those cool HDD camcorders shown at CES this year, but sometimes you have to get back to basics. Like JVCs line of five MiniDV camcorders, all of them are a bit easier to use, with an Auto button that switches you between manual and automatic operation. All five also have a new on-screen menu system that sorts menu layers by category. Four of these models come with a 680K-pixel CCD, and the GR-D650 has 1.33 megapixels with a built-in 1.3X tele-conversion lens along with JVC s Low Light Plus technology which combines an F1.2 lens with 3D noise reduction that the company claims reduces visible video noise by approximately 30 percent. Prices range from $300 to $450.

NEW JVC MINI DV CAMCORDER LINE OFFERS UPGRADED PERFORMANCE AND HANDLING [JVC]

Specs and pricing for all JVC Mini DV Camcorders [Shopping.com]