JVC rolls out new Everios, including 30GB, 2 megapixel GZ-MG70

JVC continues to up the storage ante with their Everio MPEG-2 hard-drive camcorders, adding 20 and 30GB 1.8-inch drives that make last year's 4GB MicroDrive based versions look a little puny. The latest models include at least one we've already seen — the 30GB, 1.3 megapixel GZ-MG50 — and the company has also thrown down three more new units. The GZ-MG40 is basically the same unit with a 20GB drive a dye job: you can get it in blue, pink or silver. The GZ-MG50 keeps the 30GB drive and ups the pixel count to 2 megapixels. All models come with USB 2.0, and JVC says transferring an hour's worth of video to a PC takes about 10 minutes.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

I like these - but they really need to knock it off the the interpolation garbage, if they are still using it. It wouldnt take much to put a standard 3.2MP sensor in there, WOULD it? GOLLY... I doubt it. Anyway, They really need to ad some encoding for MP4 or something just to make it a bit more flexible.

Othereise, SURE its OK :-)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

I guess next year theyll roll out choices of 30 and 60 and the year after 60 & 100gb. Maybe at that stage most camcorders will have adopted HD aswell?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

And how much will this cost? What is the battery life? I can't find much on this device but it sounds awesome. Just what I've been needing.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

i say that 30 gb is fine, but we should be able to use an external hard drive to expand instead of a memory card.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

I used to want one until I found out about Sony's HC1. mmmm HDV....

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

I've recently worked somewhere that had a dummy model of this unit and found it really nice to hold. It's amazing how much better it is than the 4gb versions of last year. Very compact and great build quality.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

I like these Everios, but I think I will wait for HD versions in the future :p

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

They never give a date when these will hit the stores! Anybody got an idea when we can expect them?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

HD Camcorders are a great idea, unfort. few companies other than JVC realize this. I hope they continue to shrink in size. Using an HD the possibilities for tiny pocketable camcorders are endless when compared with traditional MiniDV format camcorders.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

i've said it a million times... but can they at least give the *option* of shooting in DV format?

maybeb eventually when an HDV version shows up i'll stop complaining.

USB 2.0 and MPEG-2. sounds like the perfect choice for most popular editing systems... oh wait.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2005 1:36AM]

Hey -

These cameras are going to be shipping in late August and they start at $800. Here's a link to the official release JVC distributed when the cameras were announced last month:

http://www.jvc.com/press/index.jsp?item=461&pageID=1