Sydney, Australia, March 2, 2010 － JVC announces the launch of the new GZ-HM550 Everio camcorder with built-in Bluetooth wireless technology allowing users to shoot videos and stills in conjunction with a variety of Bluetooth wireless devices in brand new ways.
 
New ways you can use your Everio using Bluetooth wireless technology include using a compatible smartphone. By simply installing a supplied application beforehand, you can control the Everio camcorder remotely, directing Record, Zoom and Play operations from a distance. You can also wirelessly transfer still images from the Everio to a compatible smartphone so your favourite photos can be shared with your family and friends.
 
You can also use it with a GPS unit to record location data of where movie/still files were recorded. This data synchronises with Google Earth^TM when viewing images on the bundled Everio MediaBrowser via a PC. More and more people are choosing to chronicle their trips by linking to online maps, and the GZ-HM550 will make this easier.
 
You can also use the Everio GZ-MG550 with a headset to monitor sound while shooting, pick up distant sound or to record your own voice. Wireless headset pairs to the camcorder in a similar way as a mobile phone or smartphone.
 
Aside from offering built-in Bluetooth wireless technology, the GZ-HM550 provides all the quality and convenience features to appeal to consumers who are looking for a high-performance camera in a compact package. Its 10.62 Megapixel Back-illuminated CMOS Sensor enables shooting of 1920 x 1080 Full HD videos and real 9 Megapixel digital stills.
 
The equipped KONICA MINOLTA HD LENS is currently one of the world's smallest and slimmest HD lens, and offers 16x dynamic zoom without any degradation of picture quality. All this is further supported by new technologies that ramp-up basic image quality including Super LoLux and Advanced Image Stabilizer.
 
Super LoLux improves low-light sensitivity to capture clear images with precise colours even in low-light environments. GZ-HM550 is also equipped with both LED light and flash for shooting in dark situations.
 
Advanced Image Stabilizer ensures steady images even while walking, and is especially effective when shooting bright scenes from full wide to 5x zoom.
 
Recorded content is stored on the internal 32GB flash memory, with an SD/SDHC card slot to provide additional storage. And like many other models in the new Everio lineup, the GZ-HM550 offers new advanced and creative shooting functions like Time-Lapse REC and Auto REC.
 
Time-Lapse REC provides a sophisticated technique with easy operation - simply set to record in intervals ranging from 1 to 80 seconds. When played back, hours-long segments will be reduced to mere seconds. You can capture the magic of a sunrise or the amazing wonder of a flower opening its petals easily with Everio.
 
Auto REC automatically begins recording when a person enters the picture - a convenient solution for home surveillance, monitoring a baby, recording wildlife, and more.
 
Also Motor Drive Shooting (9 Megapixel stills up to 15fps) and Ultra-Slow Motion Playback by high speed recording (up to 500fps) are available.
 
Digital files created with this and all new Everio camcorders can be easily shared in a variety of popular formats with the enhanced Everio MediaBrowser software for Windows®, which now provides automatic conversion of HD videos for immediate sharing on YouTube^TM at HD or SD resolution. Files also can be directly exported to iTunes and synced with an iPod or iPhone, or burned to DVD, all with just a few mouse clicks using the same Everio MediaBrowser application.
 
To make it easier for the user to find and play any scene he or she wants, the GZ-HM550 offers Face Flow Thumbnail which displays thumbnails from a particular section of a video by automatically selecting and zooming into human faces. And to make shooting and carrying easier, this camcorder has a redesigned grip belt that works in two ways - as a conventional handle-style grip when both ends are snapped in place or as a strap when one end of the belt is released.
 
Innovation is an Everio tradition. The latest GZ-HM550 Everio camera showcases some of the innovative ways JVC is incorporating new technologies into personal visual communication.


JVC's new Everio camcorder line-up comprises six high-definition models and two standard definition models in a selection of six glossy body colors.
                     
JVC's full line-up of new Everio camcorders for the 2010 season suits all needs with a diverse 8-model selection of high- and standard-definition models equipped for versatile, high-quality recording onto a variety of media, including internal hard disk drives, flash memory and/or SD/SDHC cards.
 
Some of the many new features across the 2010 Everio line-up include exciting upgrades for enhanced image quality, such as Super LoLux and Advanced Image Stabilizer, plus features for advanced shooting, including Time-Lapse REC and Auto REC, underscoring JVC's continuing commitment to Everio quality.
 
Super LoLux improves low-light sensitivity to capture clear images with precise colors even in low-light environments. Super LoLux is made possible by a back-illuminated CMOS sensor incorporated in selected HD models and a high-sensitivity 1/6" CCD in standard-definition models.
 
Advanced Image Stabilizer (AIS) ensures steady images even while walking, and is especially effective when shooting bright scenes from full wide to 5x zoom. Available on all models, Advanced Image Stabilizer uses a wide-angle image sampling area that is four times larger than those of conventional systems.
 
Time-Lapse REC is a sophisticated but easy-to-use feature for time-lapse shooting in 1- to 80-second intervals, enabling hours-long segments to be reduced to seconds, such as the continuous recording of changing sky patterns spanning an entire day.
 
Auto REC automatically begins recording when a person or other moving subject enters the picture and the luminance changes, a  great convenience for home surveillance, monitoring a baby, recording wildlife, taking group shots (instead of using a self-timer) and more.
 
The new Everio high-definition models feature a KONICA MINOLTA HD LENS, currently one of the world's smallest and slimmest HD lenses, offering up to 30x optical magnification, the top level zoom ratio for a high-definition camcorder lens on the market today.
 
Everio high-definition memory models automatically switch between two internal media for continuous, uninterrupted recordings. Users can shoot seamless, drop-out-free recordings using dual SD cards or flash memory. HD-model enhancements also include Face Flow Thumbnail, which displays thumbnails from a particular section of a video by automatically selecting and zooming into human faces.
 
The 2010 Everio series features an original vertically oriented design to create an especially appealing appearance when the models are stood up vertically. This fashionable design concept is also highly practical, making it extra easy to carry around these slim-body camcorders. Portability has been further enhanced with a redesigned grip belt that now works in two handy ways, as a conventional handle-style grip when both ends are snapped in place or as a strap when one end of the belt is released. The series offers six distinctively glossy body colors - black, silver, titanium silver, red, pink and blue - varying by model.

Pricing:

GZ-MS215 – Pink, Blue, Silver
RRP: $449
Available: March 2010

GZ-MG750 –Red, Silver
RRP: $659
Available: March 2010

GZ-HM330 Titanium Silver, Red
RRP: $899
Available: March 2010
 
GZ-HD500 – Silver
RRP: $999
Available: March 2010

GZ-HD620 – Black
RRP: $1099
Available: March 2010

GZ-HM350 – Black
RRP: $1299
Available: March 2010

GZ-HM550 – Black
RRP: $1999
Available: March 2010
 
GZ-HM1 – Silver
RRP: $2199
Available: May 2010

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