First picture!!!

I must say, that is an impressive looking camera! I wonder if they can get good motion without artifacts. This could really be a great camera, but I'm not holding my breath. The HDX still looks like it can deliver better looking images (pure speculation based on presumed specs) with real DVCPRO HD instead of HDV. Though that lens looks veeeerrrryyyy nnniiiiiiiccceeee!
 
Yeah, about that lens -- it looks like the wide angle is 7.3mm. That's not too wide for a 1/3" camera; the XL2 goes to about 5.5mm, the PD150 is 6mm, the DVX and FX1 are 4.5mm. 7.3 seems a little telephoto, which makes me wonder -- is it perhaps a remounted 1/2" lens? Which would be okay, just kind of telephoto... but, what if it's not a remounted 1/2" lens... what if it's actually a 1/2" lens? If so, that could maybe mean that it could take any 1/2" lens. That would be quite interesting.

Well, only four more weeks of speculation before we get to find out for sure!
 
Barry_Green said:
Yeah, about that lens -- it looks like the wide angle is 7.3mm. That's not too wide for a 1/3" camera; the XL2 goes to about 5.5mm, the PD150 is 6mm, the DVX and FX1 are 4.5mm. 7.3 seems a little telephoto, which makes me wonder -- is it perhaps a remounted 1/2" lens?
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The sparse list of specs released already by Sean Dinwoodie mentions a 16x (which the 7.3 to 117 is), and a 13x wide available for the camera.

In the WEVA article that was pulled, they mentioned an adapter to mount 1/2" lenses would be available also.
 
The picture from the digital television link gave me a huge beautiful close up. Thanks!

If this thing had larger CCDs to help with the Lagrange Invariant DOF factor and skipped the HDV format for a better format it would definately be the one for me. I like the design. They're using good switches, it appears to have a metal body and it looks well thought out. I even actually like the large handle on top.

And it does have a place for rods!!!!! It appears the design team is listening. I never thought that would happen. Can you image? designers actually listening and incorportaing user input without telling them NO.

The new panasonic HDX is going to have to be really impressive to beat this JVC.
 
This camera looks pretty superb. Hopefully with the battery attached it will be less front heavy. But I like the way the switches and functions are placed seemingly very ergonomically. The audio level dial is in a nice place, and the camera has user assignable buttons which is always useful.

The lens looks fairly nice, although I notice it only goes down to f1.9. With a 1/3" CCD I do wonder how lowlight performance will be even compared with the FX1.

If only JVC had gone for a higher bitrate recording. Arrrrggghhh!
 
..the rods look small. like they are made for other larger rods to screw on over them. .. pretty cool, but of course id rather just have a pair of 15mm standard rods that can slide into the body of the camera when not in use. .. maybe the HDX has the same setup as this though.
 
Ken Freed of JVC has confirmed a couple of things. The viewfinder is color LCD, for one. He said the lens mount should have interchangeable options so 1/2" lenses could be used as well. Ken's been posting on DVInfo, if anyone wants to direct questions to him.
 
Color LCD viewfinder??? Yuck! I hope that viewfinder is a standard one so it can be swapped with a nice pro b/w CRT viewfinder.
 
Yes. It was when I asked if it was a CRT that he replied that it was a colour LCD as they don't want to make CRT's anymore. I find this a shame. Video cameras of higher levels need good accurate viewfinders and I'm afraid LCD's don't cut the mustard. Hopefully it can be replaced by a 3rd party.
 
Yeah, but -- any idea what a high-definition CRT viewfinder might cost? I'm sure LCD was probably the only option they could employ, at the price point. The viewfinder for the CineAlta costs about $3600!
 
But I don't think they'll put in an HD LCD on the viewfinder. Well, if they do, it would be great. Or perhaps they'll employ the same (temporary rescale) technique as on the FX1/Z1 for more acurate focusing?
 
True Barry, but what I'm saying is that it would be great if it was detachable so that those who really want the quality could attach a real CRT viewfinder if they wanted to.

Flintstone, yes, they have in fact put an enhanced focus option on the camera.
 
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Me personally ive never liked jvc but thats only cuz at the tv stations that i worked we always had sony or panasonic and those cams shot a great pic, looking at the pics of this new jvc hd cam its nice i like it. i only hope panasonic can have all the looks features and then some of the jvc.

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Just got the mail and the JVC GY-HD100 ProHD cam made the cover of Studio Monthly magazine. Looks pretty cool. Much closer pic than those posted here.
 
iamloser said:
..and we dont know if the panny can do 60p or uncompressed or all that.. theres alot we just dont know.. we cant assume that just because something hasnt been confirme or denied that its simply not there.
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You are right. But we do know it will basically be a DVX100 HD. Meaning it will have a fixed lens with those irritating automatic forever spinning rings. The JVC gives you broadcast lens options and real control rings with uncompressed HD and for what I heard, not only 60p, but 24,25 and 50fps as well.
Knowing panasonic, I would even bet the DSP will be exactly like the DVX100 which for me is also a problem, since there's no enough control in there.
 
princigalli said:
Way too big for me. That's OK for studio work, but I won't be walking around with that thing. Sad, sad, sad, I think Sony will stay the only game in town for a long time. Everyone else has missed the boat for prosumer HD.
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I, personally prefer to shoot with pro sized cameras. So this JVC is just right. Light but yet shoulder mount. I never liked the toy sized cameras.
 
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