JVC's Everio GZ-HD5 / GZ-HD6 HD camcorders do 1080i with ease

Mmm, you can almost smell all those pixels from your cubical chair, now can't you? JVC's getting our minds in a tizzy today with two new HD camcorders that are compact for carrying and big on resolution. Both the GZ-HD5 (available in black and silver) and the GZ-HD6 (just silver) each capture video at 1,920 x 1,080 and feature Genessa technology, HDMI, component, i.LINK and mini-USB connectors, an SDHC slot and audio in / out to boot. The only major difference between the two is the internal hard drive: with the HD5, you'll get 60GB to store all sorts of antics on, while you can double that with the extra capacious HD6. As predicted, each device is touting that elusive open offer price tag for now, but considering that we've only a fortnight before they hit the streets, we suppose we'll know soon enough.

[Via Impress]

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 29th 2008 10:50AM]

I was all excited about a consumer camcorder that captured native 1080p/60, but then I read the translated link and saw this: " New I / P conversion circuitry added. Progressive 1080/60 p converting it back to the camera HDMI output from the terminal."

Something may be lost in translation there, but it definitely sounds to me like it's recording the "usual" 1080i and just having the camera do some internal deinterlacing, rather than relying on the TV to deinterlace. Not exactly a breakthrough after all. D'oh.

Note to manufacturers: When I can buy a camcorder that captures NATIVE 1080p/60 and 1080p/24, with recording to SDHC media, then I'll gladly pry open the wallet for an upgrade from my 1080i MPEG-2 Mini-DV camcorder.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 29th 2008 11:59AM]

I'm going to hold off until prices get around $500 - $600 and when HDM (-R's)/ burners are mainstream affordable.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 29th 2008 2:11PM]

Hopefully these cameras have less noise that plauged the HD3 and HD7. And maybe direct 'drag and drop' mpeg2 files. Until then, I'm sticking with my Sony HC1.