JVC Everio GZ-MC500 5MP 3 CCD Camcorder on Amazon.com!

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Posted on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:22:56 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC Everio GZ-MC500 5MP 3 CCD Camcorder on Amazon.com!

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Amazon.com started to take pre-orders for the new JVC Everio GZ-MC500, the world's smallest 3 CCD Camcorder.

The JVC GZ-MC500 digital camcorder with 4GB built-in hard-drive and 5 mega pixel resolution was announced by JVC in February.

The GZ-MC500 creates images by dedicating a 1.33 (1.23 effective) mega pixel CCD to each color: red, green and blue. JVC's advanced prism optics and filter-less 3-CCD pixel shift technology quadruple the pixel count to 5 mega pixel stills. The new Everio records Video with 720 x 480/60 in the highest mode.
Features include: 16:9 video recording, 10x optical zoom, 200 digital zoom, 1.8 inch LCD screen and pop-up flash.
The JVC Everio GZ-MC200 was/is already cool. I own one, read the review. I am though a bit ticked off how quick JVC introduces the GZ-MC500, which has just so much more performance. At least it is still more expensive than the GZ-MC200.

Amazon.com offers the JVC Everio GZ-MC500 for pre-order at a price of $1,599.95 (MSRP: $1,799.95). The GZ-MC500 ships June 15th.

JVC Everio GZ-MC500 Specification:

Imaging device: 3 CCD (3-1/4 .5-inch 1.33 megapixel CCDs)
Effecctive pixels: 5 megapixels
Digital still images: Up to 2560 x 1920 pixels for 8 x 10 or A4 prints
Video format: High-quality MPEG-2 video recording (up to 720 x 480 / 60 in ULTRA mode) with Dolby digital audio
Shooting capacity: UP to 60 minutes on the on the supplied removable 4GB microdrive card
Shooting modes: Four levels of video quality
Manual focus: Manual focus ring with push auto-focus button for precision and creativity
Lens: High resolution JVC lens
Zoom: 10x (8x for stills) optical / 200x digital zoom
35mm equivalent : 16:9 video to 37.8 to 378 mm. 4:3 video to 46.2 to 462 mm. Still picture to 43 to 334 mm
LCD: 1.8 inch LCD monitor
Exposure: (video: -6 to approximately +6, Stills: -2EV to approximately +2EV)
Shutter speeds : video: 1/2 to approximately 1/4000 seconds / still: 1/2 to approximately 1/500 seconds
Program AE : sports, snow, spotlight, twilight, portrait, shutter priority, aperture priority
White balance: auto, MWB, fine, cloud, halogen
Self-timer : 2 or 10 seconds
Macro shooting : as close as 5 centimeters with zoom set to wide
Tele-macro : shooting distance: up to 60 centimeters
Voice recording mode : Fine, Standard, ECO
Special effects : sepia, black and white
Advanced photo functions : Auto bracket (plus or minus 1/3 F stop and normal) and real-time histogram display
Data storage: Microdrive / CompactFlash card and SD dual card slots for extra data storage and transfer
Weight: 400 grams. Volume: under 480 cubic centimeters