Author Tim Dashwood

Camera Gear
JVC NAB09 Booth Debrief

This year I observed most of the NAB show from a fixed position at the JVC booth. I had been asked by JVC to answer questions and demonstrate the new GY-HM700 cameras in 24P cinema configurations.  A Final Cut Pro system was also close-by so I was able to demonstrate the speedy workflow from recording to SDHC in .MOV through…

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JVC ProHD GY-HM700 An In-Depth First Look

JVC Professional Products has finally unveiled the highly anticipated GY-HM700, its first shoulder-mounted solid-state ProHD camcorder and “big brother” to the recently announced GY-HM100. This camcorder represents a first in the professional video industry by combining technology from JVC, Sony and Apple into a single product (not to mention the superb new bundled lens from Canon.) The popular features of…

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JVC ProHD GY-HM100 Sneak Peek

I was one of the fortunate few last week who were invited to play with JVC’s new handheld camcorder, the ProHD GY-HM100. In a nutshell it is a small, lightweight 1080i / 1080p / 720p camcorder that can record in native QuickTime .MOV files (and another format), directly to easy-to-find and inexpensive SDHC memory cards at 19, 25 or 35Mbps…

Camera Gear
JVC’s HZ-CA13U Cine Optical PL mount Lens Adapter (COPLA)

We have witnessed a revolution in digital cinematography over the past few years. Features once reserved for $100,000+ professional digital cameras have found their way into camcorders priced under $10,000. Most of the tools required for the long sought after “film-look” (24P, HD recording, ciné gamma and extended dynamic range) are now finally in the hands of the low-budget filmmaker.…