JVC And The First High Def Camera
The amazing company of JVC (Victor Company of Japan)released the first high definition video camera forconsumers back in 2003.
The GR-HD1 high def camerawas the first digital video camera in the world torecord and play back high definition images.
By utilizing a newly developed 1/3 inch type 1.
18million pixel progressive scan CCD and JVC typeprocessing, the new camera records and plays back750/30p digital high definition and 525p progressivewide screen images to mini DV tape.
FeaturesThe GR-HD1 is was the first digital video camera inthe world to record and play back high definitionvideo and images.
The GR-HD1 records digital imagesto mini DV tapes using MPEG 2 compression, recordingand playing back digital high definition imageswhile still maintaining conventional 525i DVstandard recording times.
The GR-HD1 also comes with an optical 10X zoom lensand a built in optical image stabilizer.
It alsouses a newly developed 1/3 inch type 1.
18 millionpixel (1.
14 million effective pixels) progressivescan CCD.
Due to the JVC original signal processing circuitry and driving system, it canrecord muti format high quality images.
There are three recording modes; HD mode, SDmode, and DV mode that are based according to the camera operators requirements.
The HD mode records 750/30p digital high definitionimages, SD mode 525p progressive wide images, DVmode at the conventional 525i DV standard.
Thisway, camera users can freely choose among the 3modes according to their specific requirements.
Even though it was the first high definitionvideo camera to release to consumers, the GR-HD1is still a very impressive camera.
It has a slew of other features, which are sure to pleasecamera lovers everywhere.
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