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General Features
Video Features
Digital Still Camera Features
Battery Information
Software and Computer Information
General Features
2.7"
Widescreen LCD Monitor: The JVC HD Everio GZ-HM200 features a 16:9 widescreen 2.7"
color LCD monitor (123k-pixel) that flips out from the left side of the
camcorder. The screen can be rotated up to 270° (180° forward and 90° back),
allowing you to choose the best angle. When the screen is rotated 180° forward
the picture inverts so it's seen right side up from the front of the camera, or
you can fold the panel flush against the side of the camcorder, with the screen
facing out. The camcorder's Auto LCD Backlight Control will automatically adjust
brightness of the LCD backlight for comfortable viewing whether indoors or
outdoors. The LCD's brightness can also be adjusted manually.
Note: The camcorder does not feature a separate viewfinder.
Laser-Touch Menu Operation: The scroll bar on
the left side of the camcorder's LCD monitor are touch-sensitive so you can just
glide your finger up or down the bar to choose menu items while its blue light
follows your movements. You don't touch the LCD screen itself, so it won't get
dirty or smudged.
Compatible Media: The HD Everio GZ-HM200 records
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (AVCHD) high-definition video
with 2ch Dolby Digital audio, and high-definition or standard-definition JPEG still
images to an inserted SD
(256MB-2GB) or SDHC (4GB-32GB) memory card (sold separately).
HD Gigabrid Premium Engine:
The camcorder's HD Gigabrid Premium Engine ensures that all of your
high-definition video (1920 x 1080) and photos (1920 x 1080, 1440 x 1080, or 640
x 480) you shoot will offer the best picture quality available for each
recording mode.
CMOS mage Sensor: The JVC HD Everio camcorder features a 1/4" CCD with
2,800,00 pixels for video and still image recording for exceptional
high-definition picture
quality.
Konica Minolta HD Lens: The JVC GZ-HM200 is equipped with a high-performance
HD lens developed by camera
specialist, KONICA MINOLTA. It captures clear, bright high-definition quality images. The lens offers
a 20x optical zoom.
Digital Zoom: The JVC GZ-HM200 also offers an 80x or 800x
digital zoom for extreme close-ups.
Digital Image Stabilization (DIS): To compensate for unstable images caused by camcorder shake, particularly at
high magnification, you can turn on the camcorder's Digital Image Stabilization. DIS is also helpful when shooting subjects with vertical or horizontal stripes,
dark or dim images, subjects with excessive backlighting, scenes with movement
in various directions, or low-contrast backgrounds. The DIS feature should be
turned off when recording with the camcorder on a tripod.
Focus Modes: The JVC GZ-HM200 is equipped with an auto-focus and
manual-focus mode.
Focus Assist: You can use the focus assist function to adjust the
focus of the HD camcorder more precisely.
Tele Macro Mode: Enables you to shoot a subject as large as possible
at a distance of approximately 1.64'.
Face Detection Mode: If you active the Face Detection Mode, the HD
camcorder detects your subject faces while it adjusts brightness and
focuses so that the faces are recorded clearly.
Exposure Modes: The JVC camcorder offers the following
exposure modes.
- Auto: The camcorder automatically adjusts the shutter speed,
aperture and focus for you.
- Scene Select: You can record videos or still
images with optimum brightness by adjusting the shutter speed and exposure
to suit your surroundings or the subject. You can choose from
the following Program AE modes.
- Sports: fast shutter speed allows fast-moving
subject to be captured one frame at a time vividly
- Portrait: the subject in the
foreground is accentuated by blurring the background
- Snow: compensates for subjects that may appear
too dark when shooting in extremely bright surroundings such as in the
snow
- Spotlight: compensates for subjects that may appear
too bright when shooting under extremely strong direct lighting such as
spot lights
- Twilight: makes evening scenes look more natural
- Night: records with more sensitivity in dim locations by
adjusting the shutter speed automatically
- Manual: Allows you to manually adjust the shutter speed (1/2 to
1/4000) and exposure compensation (-6 to +6 for video or -2.0EV to +2.0EV
for still photo)
Backlight Compensation: Backlight compensation brightens the subject
by increasing the exposure.
Photometry Area: Enables you to adjust the brightness in the
desired spot when backlight compensation does not work well; you can select
from two modes.
- Spot Screen: Brightness for a specific spot is adjusted
automatically.
- Whole Screen: Brightness is adjusted automatically for whole
screen.
LED Light: When shooting video or still photos with insufficient
light, the LED can turn on to improve visibility. The light has a useful range
of about 4.9 feet. The LED light can be set to automatically turn on when
recording in low light situations.
White Balance: To obtain
accurate color reproduction under various types of lighting, the camcorder
features automatic, preset, and manual white balance adjustment, there are three
presets: Fine (outdoors on a sunny day), Cloud (outdoors on a cloudy day), and
Halogen (with a video light or similar type of lighting), manual white
balance adjustment can be done through the menu.
Special Effects: You can add special effects to your
recording images:
- Sepia: The image has a brownish tint like old
photos.
- Monotone: thee image becomes black and white like
old movies.
- Classic Film: The image skipping frames to give the effect of an old movie
atmosphere (video mode only).
- Strobe: The image looks like a series of
consecutive snapshots.
File Search Function: You can switch the index screen to the date
index screen, or event screen and search a file by the recording date or the
event.
- Index Screen: You can view
multiple files (up to 6) stored in a recording medium at a time. This browsing capability
makes it easy to locate a particular file you want.
- Date Screen: You an search the desired file by the recording
date.
- Event Screen: You can search the desired file by the event that
you registered the file to when recording.
TV Playback: You can connect the GZ-HM200 to your television using the
supplied composite AV cable so you can view recorded video and still images on your
TV's screen in a 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio. You can also connect the HD camcorder
to your HDTV via the supplied component video cable (1080i) or optional
mini-HDMI cable (1080p) for high-definition playback.
Remote Control: The provided IR wireless remote control is
used to operate the HD Everio camcorder from a distance for playback or
recording.
Video Features
HD Video Recording:
When shooting HD video, you can choose from the following recording modes (Approximate video recording times
are listed).
|
HD Resolution |
Quality |
4GB SDHC |
16GB SDHC |
|
1920 x 1080 (16:9)
|
UXP: 24Mbps |
20 min. |
1 hr. 20 min. |
|
XP: 17 Mbps |
30 min. |
2 hr. |
|
SP: 12 Mbps |
44 min. |
2 hr. 56 min. |
|
EP: 5 Mbps |
1 hr. 50 min. |
7 hr. 20 min. |
X.V. Color: This HD
camcorder is capable of recording high-definition video in the color range
suitable for viewing on an x.v. color compliant television via HDMI.
Gain Up: When shooting dark
scenes, you can activate the Automatic Gain Control (AGC) to brighten the image.
The image is brightened but the overall color tones will appear grayish.
Wind Cut: This feature helps to
cut down on noise created by the wind on the microphone. It can be turned on or
off through the menu.
Fader Effects: You can add effects at the beginning and end of videos
for a more professional recording. You can select from six fade effect modes:
Fader-White, Fader-Black, Wipe-Slide, Wipe-Door, Wipe-Scroll, and Wipe-Shutter
Playlists: You can create a playlist by collecting
previously recorded video files. By playing back the playlist, you can view your
original video clips in whatever order you like. The playlist can then be modified or deleted. If desired,
you can dub a playlist to an external device. A total of 99 playlists can be
created.
Divide: You
can divide a selected video file into two separate video files.
Trimming: You can select the necessary part of a video file and save
it as a new video file.
Digital Still Camera
Features
Image Size/Quality:
The camcorder records JPEG still images in the following resolutions
(approximate number of storable stills for each resolution listed below)
|
Aspect Ratio |
Resolution |
Quality |
2GB SD card |
8GB SDHC |
|
16:9 |
1920 x 1080 |
Fine |
2,100 images |
8,330 images |
| Standard |
3,210 images |
9,999 images |
|
4:3 |
1440 x 1080 |
Fine |
2,770 images |
9,999 images |
| Standard |
4,360 images |
9,999 images |
| 640 x 480 |
Fine |
9,999 images |
9,999 images |
| Standard |
9,9999 images |
9,999 images |
Capturing Still Images from Video:
You can capture a desired scene from a recorded video, and store it as a still
image. Captured still images are stored at a resolution of 1920 x 1080. The
image can be elongated in the horizontal or vertical directions depending on the
picture quality of the source video file.
Self-Timer: By setting the self-timer, a still image is recorded 2 or 10
seconds after pressing the Recording button. You can also set the self-timer to
record 3 seconds after the face of the photographer is detected.
Continuous Shooting: When
Continuous Shooting is turned on and the Record button is held down, the
camcorder stores one still image after another. The interval between
still images is approximately 0.3 seconds.
Face Detection Zoom: You can enlarge the part including a face in a
still image and save it as a new file. Zoom images are saved in a 16:9 aspect
ratio regardless of the original aspect.
Battery Information
Battery Pack: The
HD camcorder comes with the
BN-VF808U Lithium-Ion battery pack. Longer lasting optional batteries are also
available. The batteries have the following performance specifications:
| Battery Pack |
Battery Times |
| Charging Time |
Recording Time |
| BN-VF808U (supplied) |
1 hr 50
min. |
1 hr 25
min. |
| BN-VF815U (optional) |
2 hr 40
min. |
3 hr. |
| BN-VF823U (optional) |
3 hr 40
min. |
4 hr. 30 min. |
Note: Recording Time specifications
taken when the camcorder's LED light is off and the monitor
backlight is set to Standard mode.
Battery Data Display: The
HD camcorder allows you to check the remaining battery power by percent
and remaining recording time in minutes on the unit's LCD monitor.
Quick On/Off: The JVC
GZ-HM200 turns On and Off by simply opening the camcorder's LCD monitor.
Quick Restart: If the camcorder's LCD monitor is opened
again within 5 minutes, the camcorder starts quickly. The power consumption used
for the 5 minute period after the LCD monitor is closed is approximately 1/3
that used during recording. This enables you to save more power than leaving the
power on.
Auto Power Off: To save battery power, the
camera will automatically turn itself off if it's not operated 5 minutes. The
Auto Power Off function can be deactivated.
Software and Computer
Information
Everio MediaBrowser: The JVC GZ-HM200 comes supplied with a
CD-ROM which includes Everio MediaBrowser software. The Everio MediaBrowser
allows you to download video files from the JVC flash-memory camcorder to your PC,
iTunes, and YouTube. The MediaBrowser software provides the following functions.
- Save On Computer: You can select video content from the
camcorder's inserted SD/SDHC memory card and save files to your
computer.
- Library: The Library is a place where all the video files used in
MediaBrowser are stored.
- Manage Videos: You can view your video in a calendar or create
lists according to themes to organize videos.
- Playback Videos: You can play back the videos stored in the
camcorder by connecting your camcorder and the computer.
- Edit Videos: You can edit videos that include unwanted scenes.
- DVD Creation: Everio MediaBrowser supports the recording of 3 disc
formats: DVD-Video, AVCHD, and BD (Blu-ray).
- Export to iTunes: Video files with iTunes exporting settings
configured on the camcorder are converted for iPod supported format and
added to iTunes.
- Upload to YouTube: Video files with YouTube uploading settings
configured on camcorder are converted for YouTube supported format and
uploaded to YouTube.
System Requirements: Your Windows PC must meet the following system
requirements to use the included software.
| System Requirements |
Windows Vista |
Windows XP |
| OS |
Windows Vista (32-bit pre-installed):
Home Basic (SP1), Home Premium (SP1) |
Windows XP (pre-installed): Home
Edition (SP2/SP3), Professional (SP2/SP3) |
| CPU |
Intel Pentium 4: 1.6 GHz
or higher, Intel Pentium M: 1.4 GHz or higher, Intel Core Duo 1.5
GHz or higher |
| RAM |
2GB |
1GB |