JVC GZ-MG360

JVC GZ-MG360

The JVC GZ-MG360 is a video camcorder that records MPEG2-PS format with Dolby Digital format audio. It also takes JPEG still photos that are PictBridge and DPOF compatible. The unit has a 1.8 inch HDD embedded with 60 GB hard Disk Drive capacity. The camcorder has a 1/6-inch, 680K pixel CCD image sensor with 35 x optical and 800 x digital zoom. It has a 30.5 mm filter diameter with 1/2-1/4000 shutter speed on video mode and 1/2 - 1/1000 on still mode. It has a 112 K pixel 2.7 inch widescreen LCD monitor with microSD Memory Card slot, USB2.0, AV In/Out (Out only for GZ-MG360/MG330), DC In interface on camera. The unit consumes approximately 2.7 W of power. It measures 2 3/16 x 2 11/16 x 4 11/16 inch and weighs 0.8 lbs including battery.

Features

The JVC GZ-MG360 is a HDD/micro SD Hybrid camera featuring 60GB HDD for up to 75 hours of recording with KONICA MINOLTA LENS, 35x optical zoom and easy to navigate Laser Touch Operation. It features slim, lightweight design with 35x optical zoom and digital zoom of up to 800x.The camcorder features Gigabred Engine 6 digital noise reduction systems for the S/N ratio by about 30 percent (3dB) over previous models, while the integrated MPEG-2 encoder reduce block noise and mosquito noise. It allows up to 75 hours recording internal high-capacity HDD through its 60GB HDD. Users can choose the picture quality from four modes, from high-quality video equivalent to DVD Movie to small-sized clip ideal for uploading to the Web. The unit also features HDD/microSD hybrid design memory expandibility, laser touch operation where the scroll bar and buttons are touch-sensitive that allows users to just glide finger up or down the bar to choose menu items while its cool blue light follows your movements, eliminating the need to touch the LCD screen itself, so it won’t get dirty or smudged. Other features are Auto LCD backlight control Automatically adjusts brightness of the LCD backlight; Auto power on/off where opening/closing the LCD turns the power on/off; Quick restart of 1 second when the LCD is re-opened; Auto Illumi that turns light on automatically to shoot in low light conditions ; Image stabilizer Built-in digital image stabilizer that compensates for "camera-shake"; built-in lens cover Slide it shut to protect the lens when the camera’s not in use; Data battery Allows users to check the remaining battery power by percent and remaining recording time in minutes; Remote control Provided remote control to operate Everio from a distance for playback, DVD burning, etc.; HDD protection and stability to safeguard the hard disk drive from shocks and vibrations via its Floating Suspension System that dampens vibrations through polymer shock absorbers and incorporates is a Gravity Sensor System that automatically senses sudden acceleration such as in a free fall situation, and turns off the power to defend the hard disk so that a head crash can be avoided even when the unit is dropped. The unit also features DV output The DV out terminal (Firewire, i.LINK, IEEE1394) on the Everio Dock for dubbing to an external DVD/HDD recorder, and also allows digital-to-digital dubbing of Everio footage to a computer for advanced non-linear editing using third party software; Simple A/V connection; one-touch DVD burning With an optional Share Station DVD burner or with your PC, you can burn a full-sized DVD-Video disc; Playlist function; pre-installed picture titles When viewing or burning a DVD; One-touch data backup to PC Data archiving and comes with the following software : PowerCinema NE (enables the Direct DVD/Direct Backup function), PowerProducer 3 NE (authoring of video clips in any order chosen to DVD), PowerDirector 5 NE Express (non-linear editing with titles, effects, and mix stills with videos, it also converts to a variety of file formats including DV-AVI, Windows-AVI, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, Windows Media Video and RealVideo).