Video review of New JVC GY-HM 700

Gabriel Berube said:
Haha, nope, I've been a premiere user for a long time and when I bought a macbook pro 2 years ago, I instantly bough the full Adobe suite. Since I'm a heavy user of After Effects and love the PPro-Photoshop-AE workflow without having to buy extra plugins, I see no reason to switch even if I like Final Cut. For what I do, PPro's enough :)

Since PPro CS3 and CS4 (mac versions) uses native .mov files, would that automatically mean the JVC's mov would work as well as it should in Final Cut Pro?
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Yes.

For Mac, you need this: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mcfa0086/discretecosine/164630.html

For PC, you need this: http://www.calibratedsoftware.com/QXD.asp

Either way, Premiere Pro can edit with the MOV files this new camera makes.
 
Carlos Corral said:
Anyone know if the HS-SDI out on the JVC is 10 bit 4:2:2 like the EX1/EX3?
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I've asked this question over at other forums too and so far JVC has been mum about it, but the rumor is 10bit 4:2:2. Funny how Sony was quick to point out that 10bit via HDSDI was a feature on the EX line.
 
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zeke said:
I've asked this question over at other forums too and so far JVC has been mum about it, but the rumor is 10bit 4:2:2. Funny how Sony was quick to point out that 10bit via HDSDI was a feature on the EX line.
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Finally someone took notice about what I asked. Yeah, I'm not getting any answers regarding this question. At the price point of the JVC, I would assume it does 10bit 422 but who knows, it doesnt say anything in their info packets about the HM700.
 
But, as zeke and others are asking, it doesn't specify whether it's 8-bit or 10-bit. The Canon lineup and HPX170/500 are 8-bit, and HPX300 and EX1/3 are 10-bit, so the question is whether the other two bits are present.
 
Yep, that's what I've been wondering. I did read that JVC article about the 422 but no mention of 8bit or 10bit. If the JVC can do 10bit, then its most certainly a contender for me. But if not, then I may just consider the HPX170 and spend that extra $3k on some accessories.
 
markyf said:
Carlos,

What are you going to do with the 10 bit output?
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I just need to make sure its there in case a client ever requests green screen work. The other reason was because I wanted to make sure the JVC's price was justified. Had the HD-SDI out been only 8bit, then I would probably be going with the hpx170.
 
I think everything recording YCbCr will be 10bit 4:4:4 signal with applied gamma one day. It simply makes sense. The we will almost get 8bit RGB image quality. According to Poynton 8bit 601 YCbCr only has about 17% of the possible colors of an 8bit rgb signal. This is less than 6bits (1/4) of color resolution so the 2 extra bits of 10bit do a lot. It's easy to prove on camcorders that shoots stills and video that the sensors and electronics are capable of much better results.
 
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jvc uk said they will do their best to get a 100 to me to test in next couple of weeks. keep your fingers crossed. Got mad idea for a review video!!!
 
The resolution is very high and I see no pixel shifting artifacts. The lens obviously does not like overexposure and on out of focus areas magenta ghosting fights with green ghosting. On general look and taking into account that the clip was obviously skillfully photographed, I think the CCD Panasonics in this price range get an image that is a little more filmic in its chroma. The cyan skies are not that magenta and the skin/earth tones are more orange and natural. The dynamic range also looks a little higher on those.
 
markyf said:
Carlos,

What are you going to do with the 10 bit output?
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If you edit on a MAC and have an AJA IO HD, you can capture directly into ProResHQ via SDI.

On windows, one could capture via sdi card, then transcode to Avid DNxHD, which is now available to any NLE that can read Quicktime.

Or capture diredtly to Cineform via SDI, lots of options for quality footage here.
 
zeke said:
If you edit on a MAC and have an AJA IO HD, you can capture directly into ProResHQ via SDI.

On windows, one could capture via sdi card, then transcode to Avid DNxHD, which is now available to any NLE that can read Quicktime.

Or capture diredtly to Cineform via SDI, lots of options for quality footage here.
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Yeap, I happen to work on a mac with FCP. Now I just need to factor in the cost of a AJA IO HD or Blackmagic Card. :beer:
 
Great review, Philip, as usual. I really like this camera, especially its form factor (what I do not like about the HPX-301).

My question is simple: just in terms of "filmic" look (definition aside), what is your favorite camera? The HPX-171/HPX-301? The EX-1/EX-3? The GY-HM700?
 
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