JVC Launches 3-CCD Everio August 5, 2006

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JVC are already one of my favourite camcorder companies, not least because they eliminated the devil that is mini-DV tapes and all the crap that goes with them.

The Everio range broke new ground when JVC scooped out tape mechanisms and all the other things that have broken on me in the past, and replaced them with a hard disk drive. So simple, so good. Now, the latest addition to the range has been launched in the UK, boosting the average quality of existing models by introducing a 3-CCD image device: one for red, blue and green. What you get is a 5MP camcorder that can take 16:9 widescreen DVD quality movies in native resolution. Photos also get a life to 2560 x 1920 pixels. The 30GB HDD inside allows you to store up to seven hours of DVD movie-quality video or 10 hours of DVD camcorder-quality video.

That’s 22 single-sided DVD camcorder discs. It weighs just over 1lb with battery and lens cap and will set you back a shade under £750.

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