JVC has developed a complete system that answers that need, beginning with the JY-HD10U camcorder. This single-CCD marvel lets you record high definition native 16:9 content in the 1280 x 720P mode at 30 frames per second. Your recordings are stored on inexpensive, widely available Mini-DV cassettes, capable of up to 63 minutes recording time per cassette. You can play...
Read moreJVC has developed a complete system that answers that need, beginning with the JY-HD10U camcorder. This single-CCD marvel lets you record high definition native 16:9 content in the 1280 x 720P mode at 30 frames per second. Your recordings are stored on inexpensive, widely available Mini-DV cassettes, capable of up to 63 minutes recording time per cassette. You can play them back directly from the JY-HD10U camcorder onto an HDTV monitor or projector with component inputs, or dub them to JVC D-VHS machines using the IEEE-1394 interface. The JY-HD10U can also be used to make beautiful 16:9 progressive scan recordings in the 480/60P mode--ideal for viewing on today's high quality DVD players. And, of course, you are still able to make standard 480i recordings in the Mini-DV format compatible with a wide range of systems. JVC has been a pioneer in data compression and is one of the original licensors of MPEG compression technology. With the development of a new high definition codec (encoder, decoder) JVC has been able to pack HD recording and playback into this tiny camcorder and use Mini-DV digital cassettes for data storage. JVC uses a newly developed 1/3-inch progressive scan CCD with 1.18 million pixels to create images in the 1280 x 720 format. Using the DV platform as a data storage medium, JVC has enabled bitstream recording of high definition MPEG-2 data, while allowing the camera to perform as a standard Mini-DV camcorder by simply flipping a switch. JVC uses the the industry's open-standard MPEG-2 data format--the same that's used by broadcasters to transmit HD to millions of American homes.
