GZ-HD6 and GZ-HD5 JVC EVERIO Full HD Hard Disk Camcorders

JVC announced two new high definition Everio hard disk camcorders which are said to be the world’s first 1920 x 1080 Full HD hard disk camcorders with 1080 progressive 60fps HDMI output for Full HD 60p displays. About 45 percent smaller than JVC’s previous top-end GZ-HD7 HD camcorder, the new reduced size Everio GZ-HD6 and GZ-HD5 HD camcorders both feature a FUJINON HD lens, a progressive scan 3CCD imaging system and JVC’s HD Gigabrid engine that delivers 1920 x 1080 Full HD recording. These small HD cams offer 1080p 60 frame per second output via HDMI 1.3 with x.v.Color, and a long recording time in 1920 x 1080 Full HD, with 10 hours on the 120GB GZ-HD6 and five hours on the 60GB GZ-HD5. The GZ-HD6 records up to 24 hours in 1440 LP mode, while the GZ-HD5 records 12  hours in the 1440 LP mode. There's also the option of recording on an inserted microSD card.

The black JVC GZ-HD6 is priced at $1,399.99, and the silver GZ-HD5 costs $1,199.99. Both models have a microphone input and a wide range of manual controls, while the black GZ-HD6 adds a lens hood and headphone jack as well.  Both HD camcorders will be available in March.

The smaller silver GZ-HD5 weighs just 1 lb 3.9 oz with battery. The GZ-HD6/HD5 also come supplied with a full set of Windows® applications for editing and authoring to DVD and Blu-ray disc, as well as plug-in software to facilitate data import into various Macintosh applications. And to make it easy to share and archive recordings, JVC will continue to offer the CU-VD40 Everio SHARE STATION for HD which enables one-button burning of video data to DVD.