JVC announces new Everio X compact HD video camera

Highlights of the new JVC Everio X include:

• The camera is small enough to slip into a shirt pocket and at just 0.66 pounds is one of the lightest cameras that can shoot 1920 x 1080 Full HD AVCHD video;
• Shoots nine-megapixel (no interpolation) digital stills and Full HD video with 1000 TV lines of horizontal resolution – close to the theoretical maximum horizontal resolution for 1920 x 1080 high definition video for no-compromise images;
• 10x slow motion shooting plays back 2.4 seconds of recorded video over 24 seconds;
• Up to six nine-megapixel stills can be shot at 15 images per second – faster than what digital SLRs can achieve;
• Simultaneous five-megapixel digital still shooting while recording Full HD video – photos can be shot at shutter speeds as fast as 1/4000 second without interrupting video recording;
• Records video and stills to SDHC memory cards.

Everio X solves that dilemma by providing high quality stills and top quality HD video.

Unique Design The design of Everio X is a distinct departure from other camcorders, including other Everio models.  About the size of a chunky smart phone, Everio X is a slab-sided rectangle without the handgrip, protrusions or indentations found on most camcorders. 

The design allows plenty of flexibility in how the camera is held – from below, above, or whatever suits the situation and the user’s preference.  There are top-mounted zoom and record buttons, and a second set next to the LCD screen for additional shooting flexibility.  The camera is black with silver accents, with the right side featuring a textured carbon fiber-like finish to provide a secure grip and resist smudges. Small enough to easily slip into a pocket or purse, Everio X weighs just 0.66 pounds (including the internal battery and a memory card) and measures 2.6 inches tall, 4.88 inches long and just 1.46 inches wide.

1000 TV Lines of Full HD and Nine-Megapixel Stills A 10.3-megapixel CMOS sensor is at the heart of the camera’s superior image quality. The high quality nine-megapixel digital still photos the camera shoots correlate directly to the un-interpolated performance of this 1/2.33-inch CMOS sensor. For the first time ever, it is also the source of 1920 x 1080/60i Full HD AVCHD format video.

The camera records at a stunning 1000 TV lines of horizontal resolution – close to the theoretical maximum of 1920 x 1080 Full HD.

JVC’s new proprietary optical image stabilization (OIS) technology applies camera shake compensation optically at the Everio X lens entrance to ensure effectiveness throughout the zoom range and allow high quality shooting without a tripod.  Everio X also uses a new KONICA MINOLTA HD LENS with a 5X optical zoom. Further contributing to the camera’s high image quality is JVC’s HD Gigabrid Premium image processing engine.  In addition, face detection technology assures accurate focus and exposure, and HDMI™ V.1.3 with x.v.Color™ provides increased color accuracy when connected to HDTV displays.

10x Slow Motion Shooting, High-Speed Motor Drive Stills Slow motion video recording is a key Everio X feature.  The camera’s high-speed recording function shoots ultra-slow motion video.  Any one of three speeds – 120 frames per second (fps), 300fps and 600fps – can be selected; the faster the recording speed, the slower the playback motion. 

A One Touch Export function provided by bundled software for Windows® makes it easy to export videos into iTunes® for playback on an iPod® or iPhone®.  And the One Touch Upload function, when used with the included software for Windows, simplifies uploading videos to YouTube™. The DVD Creation function makes it easy to transfer video to a disc for archiving or sharing.  Create a disc directly from the camera using the JVC Everio CU-VD50 burner/player or CU-VD3 burner SHARE STATION.  Other direct storage solutions include third party external hard disk drives from LaCie and Seagate, and an external Blu-ray Disc Burner from LaCie.