JVC GY-HD251CHE Camcorder Body
Defining the future of professional video with ProHD With the introduction of JVC’s ProHD, the promise of digital technology has finally been fulfilled. Surprisingly affordable, impressively professional, and remarkably compact, ProHD embraces the HDV format to deliver a complete high-definition solution that has been designed to meet the needs of today’s most demanding professionals, while retaining the ability to adapt to future requirements. Since the launch of D9 in 1996 and Professional DV in 1999, JVC has continued to develop and diversify its digital video offerings in response to the rapidly changing environment of visual communications and production. JVC continues to evolve its digital cameras and recorders with advanced features and varied storage options, including full-size DV tape and Hard Disk Drives. Now with the production and delivery of video content starting to shift to high definition, JVC has combined its expertise in camera, encoding and storage technologies to create an affordable HD solution. JVC’s ProHD system, adopting the HDV format, utilises widely available non-proprietary technologies such as MPEG-2 compression, DV recording media and conventional hard disk drives. Based on input from leading end users, JVC has developed a system with the most sought-after professional features and performance. Noteworthy ProHD features include full HD progressive scanning, real 24p, and a dual recording system using tape & HDD. As ProHD evolves, it will include optical and solid state recording media. Designed and built for professionals, ProHD is the fulfillment of the digital promise, offering true high definition performance in a compact, affordable system.
This JVC GY-HD251 camera is an exceptional on the shoulder choice but is as equally at home as a studio camera. The HD251 has a lot to offer including HD SDI / SDI connections and 26 pin multicore connectivity. Live uncompressed 1080i and live uncompressed 720p are menu selectable as the HD SDI output, which is also carrying embedded audio and timecode. The DC power requirement is 12V which can be supplied either via the built-in V-plate battery mount or via AC adapter and the 4 pin XLR connector.