Looking for a camcorder to record your growing child's firsts? The GZ-HD300 Everio High Definition Hard Disk 'PAL' Camcorder (Onyx Black) from JVC gives you true 1920 x 1080/60i recording, to your choice of the 60GB HDD or to microSD/SDHC memory cards. Every memory will come across beautiful and life-like on your HDTV, thanks to the 1/4.1" 3.05MP CMOS sensor, GENESSA processing, and the HD Gigabrid Premium video engine. The KONICA MINOLTA HD lens and 2.7" LCD help by giving you a lens specially designed for capturing HD video and a wide display on which to compose and play back your video. Let's not forget the AVCHD UXP mode with a bit rate of up to 24Mbps, for improved clarity and detail.
While you're out capturing all those videos, you'll probably want to shoot some photos as well. Don't worry about having to lug around a camera too; the HD300 doubles as a digital still camera that boasts 1920 x 1080 resolution and Face Detection technology.
When you're ready to share little Johnny's first steps, uploading the special moment to the Internet, is easy. The camcorder features One-Touch Export to iTunes and One-Touch Upload to YouTube - taking the hassle out of the entire sharing process. The HD300 also features Direct DVD, which makes burning your video to DVD on your computer as simple as it gets.
| Optics | |
|---|---|
| Sensor | 1/3" 2.68Mp CMOS |
| Lens |
Focal length=4.5-45mm f/stop=1.8-2.2 |
| Zoom |
10x Optical 200x Digital |
| Filter Size | 43mm |
| Recording | |
|---|---|
| System | PAL |
| Format | AVCHD H.264, MPEG-2 |
| Audio | Dolby Digital 2 channel |
| Image Stabilization | Digital image stabilizer (electronic) |
| Lux | Not specified by manufacturer |
| Recording Media |
80GB Hard disk drive MicroSD memory card |
| Recording Time |
80GB HDD AVCHD: XP: 10 hours, EP: 33 hours MPEG-2: FHD: 6 hours, 1440CBR: 6 hours |
| Display | |
|---|---|
| Display Type | LCD |
| Display Size | 2.8" |
| Viewfinder | No |
| Camera Features | |
|---|---|
| Manual Controls | White balance, exposure, sharpness, shutter priority, aperture priority, brightness control |
| Built-in Speaker | Yes |
| Built-in Mic | Yes |
| Accessory Shoe | Yes |
| Built-in Light/Flash |
Yes - flash Yes - light |
| Digital Still Mode | |
|---|---|
| Still Recording Media | microSD/SDHC cards |
| Resolution |
2432 x 1368 1920 x 1080 1824 x 1386 1440 x 1080 640 x 480 |
| Input/Output Connectors | |
|---|---|
| Inputs | No |
| Output |
A/V out Component out HDMI mini USB (type A & type B) USB 2.0 |
| Microphone Input | No |
| Headphone Jack | No |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Languages | Not specified by manufacturer |
| Compatible Operating Systems |
Windows XP Mac OS X 10.4.4-10.4.8 (via plug-in for MPEG-2 files to be used with iMovie HD 6 & Final Cut Pro 5 or 6) |
| Power Requirements | Not specified by manufacturer |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 2 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 4 7/8" (71 x 68 x 123mm) |
| Weight |
0.98 lbs (440g) 1.16 lbs (525g) with BN-VF815 battery |