Comments on: More musings on the new JVC HD200U and HD250U (already highly underrated?)

By: yarisma

yarisma — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:33:50 +0000

y one small quibble w/ your intro to this postâ€¦ â€œthe hype of the RED ONE camera releaseâ€¦â€?

What camera release?!? The specs and hype for this camera are very exciting, but all that I saw was a way-cool machined aluminum chasis behind way-cool wire reinforced glass.

Great presentation and design visuals. Astounding specs. Absolutely everything I wanted to hear about in a new camera.

But the one thing it was NOT was a camera release. No working prototype. No footage. No measured data. They didnâ€™t even describe prototype results, just claims of intended specs.

If they are even half as good at camera making as they are at marketing, this camera will be awesome.

But if notâ€¦

By: JVC HD200U and HD250U - Still underrated? at FresHDV

JVC HD200U and HD250U - Still underrated? at FresHDV — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:15:16 +0000

[...] Why is it that I never hear anyone talking about the JVC HD200U and HD250U camcorders? About 9 months ago I posted a rant on why they seemed to be under-rated, and they were brand new at that time. Since then I’ve heard very little in the news about them. From a specs standpoint, they seem like strong models…24p/60p HDV to tape (12 or 5-frame GOP), HD-SDI 4:2:2 8-bit tether, PL lens mount via the HZ-CA13U adapter (admittedly not cheap at $4,400) and a handy “Image Inversion” feature for use with image-flipping 35mm adapters like the Cinevate Brevis or Red Rock M2. Seems like a solid feature set. So who is using the JVC cameras, and why? Who isn’t, and why not? [...]

By: freshdv

freshdv — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 04:33:00 +0000

Good point Mark. It’s all marketing at this point, let’s see some FOOTAGE! :-)

But I will say this. With Mike Curtis and Graeme Nattress now on board…two persons whose technical prowess and knowledge I trust, and who I hold in very high regard…well, lets just say that RED ONE suddenly seems a LOT more realistic to me.

By: mark

mark — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:02:00 +0000

Thanks for the update… better information about this camera than I was able to glean from the JVC booth yesterday.

Only one small quibble w/ your intro to this post… “the hype of the RED ONE camera release…”

What camera release?!? The specs and hype for this camera are very exciting, but all that I saw was a way-cool machined aluminum chasis behind way-cool wire reinforced glass.

Great presentation and design visuals. Astounding specs. Absolutely everything I wanted to hear about in a new camera.

But the one thing it was NOT was a camera release. No working prototype. No footage. No measured data. They didn’t even describe prototype results, just claims of intended specs.

If they are even half as good at camera making as they are at marketing, this camera will be awesome.

But if not…

By: freshdv

freshdv — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:42:00 +0000

Hey Josh, thanks for stopping by.

JVC’s press release says the HD250U supports “HD-SDI output with embedded audio, time code synchronization and genlock. The camera also has composite video outputs, pool feed, and BNC connectors.

That’s all the info we have at this point…

(Note that the Canon XL H1 does not output audio over HD-SDI, so there’s a key difference for those that care.)

And to clarify, the HD250U is the only new model that supports HD-SDI output. I’ve updated the post above to clear that up.

By: Josh Oakhurst

Josh Oakhurst — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:48:00 +0000

Matt-

Good Info! One question about the HDSDI output of the new model:

Does the JVC send Timecode over the HD-SDI out? Remember, from Mike and Adam’s testing - the Canon didn’t output timecode over HD-SDI.

Just wondering if JVC figured that was another leg up they could earn.

Thanks!