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By Alfred Poor HDTV Professor Posted on October 15, 2009 Category: General Interest |
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Register Now to receive notification of new HDTV Magazine Columns via email as soon as they are published. On Tuesday, JVC announced a new pocket camera with 8 megapixel resolution for still shots (3,264 by 2,448 pixels). Oh, and by the way, it also takes 1080p video at 30 frames per second (FPS). It does 720p at 60 fps. Oh, and it does all this for a list price of $199.95.
The camera is called the Picsio GC-FM1, and it fits in your shirt pocket. It has an HDMI output and a USB connection, and charges when the USB is connected. It has 4x digital zoom, plus an image stabilizer when taking videos. It has features that make it easy to sent your video to YouTube or iTunes, and you can use an SD card with up to 32 GB for extra storage. The display is a 2″ diagonal LCD panel. It uses MPEG 4/H.264 compression, and saves videos in .MOV format.
Now, this is not a camera that Hollywood is going to use to shoot a feature film, but it is likely to be fine for family home movies. The point that amazes me is that here is a high definition video camera available for less than $200. That’s a remarkable price, and it is easy to use as well.
Sphere: Related ContentPosted by Alfred Poor, October 15, 2009 6:00 AM
Reader Commentary Oct 15, 2:57pm Hi, Alfred. Did JVC really just announce this? A quick check shows that it's been available for some time already. Though I will admit that JVC is doing a rather poor job of making the specs known (the full Detailed Manual is only available IN THE IN Oct 15, 3:10pm Sounds as though you have either done some serious digging or have spent some quality time with this camera. I did not get the 1440 by 1080 at all -- even though it's right there on the spec sheet! -- and that's a bit of a shocker. Thanks for pointing out Oct 18, 10:14am Alfred, yes, I have done some digging, since I find the HD option at this price point and size rather intriguing. And you're welcome for the details. I'm just a consumer myself, trying to discover what the strengths and weaknesses of the various opti Oct 18, 2:06pm I did a bit more quick checking, and the HD Flip units are the MinoHD and UltraHD. The Ultra is fancier (and bulkier), and has an HDMI output, and 2" screen. Also 8G internal flash, and no card option (not that it's really necessary), and takes swappabl Oct 19, 4:57am Excellent informtion. Keep this up and you're likely to lose your amateur reviewer status! <g> Alfred More on General Interest
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About Alfred PoorAlfred Poor is a well-known display industry expert, who writes the daily HDTV Almanac. He wrote for PC Magazine for more than 20 years, and now is focusing on the home entertainment and home networking markets. |
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