JVC Everio GZMC500 5MP 3CCD 4GB Microdrive Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom

price: $1,799.95

SKU: GZMC500

Sales Rank: 2635

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Product Description

JVC GZ-MC500 creates sharp and vivid images by dedicating a 1.33 (1.23 effective) megapixel CCD to each color - red, green and blue. JVC's advanced prism optics and filterless 3-CCD pixel shift technology quadruple the pixel count to record 5 megapixel-class stills. Simply put, the pixel shift technique, used also in JVC professional cameras, captures double the 1,228,800 pixel information in both the horizontal and vertical directions, creating a real full color image pixel count multiplied by four for stills. (Everio uses 691,200 effective pixels for each RGB video color.) The broader dynamic range delivers videos with bright realistic colors and photo-quality digital stills up to 2560 x 1920 pixels for beautiful 8? x 10? or A4 prints. JVC optics using three dimension angle mounting technology assures high precision prism/CCD registration with accuracy on the order of one micron.The camcorder's two sections - the grip and the lens/body assembly - pivot so the lens portion can be tilted without the user changing hand location. This makes it easy to quickly transition to a high or low shooting angle, and affords a number of comfortable and stable single and two handed shooting positions4GB Microdrive Removable Media Provided / Microdrive/ CompactFlash card and SD Dual Card Slots for Extra Data Storage and TransferMPEG-2 Video Recording (up to 720 x 480/60i in ULTRA mode) with Dolby Digital AudioUser-Friendly GUI for Easy Operation and Setting

Product Specification

BatteriesIncluded:: 1
Binding:: Electronics
Brand:: JVC
DisplaySize:: 1.8 inches
EAN:: 0046838018626
Feature:: 3CCD sensor dedicates one chip to red, green, and blue for true-to-life color rendering
Microdrive format lets you shoot up to 60 minutes of high-quality MPEG-2 video
10x optical zoom
1.8-inch LCD monitor
Create and share DVDs easily with included software
Label:: JVC
Manufacturer:: JVC
MaximumFocalLength:: 32 millimeters
MinimumFocalLength:: 3.2 millimeters
Model:: GZMC500
OpticalZoom:: 10 unknown-units
ProductGroup:: Photography
Publisher:: JVC
SpecialFeatures:: Digital camcorder
Studio:: JVC
Title:: JVC Everio GZMC500 5MP 3CCD 4GB Microdrive Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom
UPC:: 046838018626
MPN:: GZMC500

Customer Reviews

Excellent, even if you have a Mac!

I make a living producing videos with Mac's. I own this camera and I love it but there is one truth: the camera is not supported by JVC for Mac's... but that does not matter since you can still have a great experience. It is actually simpler to use with a Mac than with a PC! No need to install drivers and softwares.To summarize it:1- I did not install anything... there is no Mac software. You do not need it. Plug it in. It mounts the MicroDrive and you copy the files to your HD or burn a DVD from...

8/24/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

JVC Does Not Stand Behind Their Products - JVC Lemoncorder

I agree with the many other users who have experienced the "Condensation, Operation Paused" defect on their JVC GR-xxxx. Despite numerous others reporting this problem, JVC says its not a recognized problem. I would disagree - it is a recognized problem, but its your problem, not theirs....

8/15/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Mac users are whining snobs without a clue

All one-star reviews on this camera come from Mac users. It's risible how they make a big stink out of nothing, for instance:1. -"Why has JVC used USB 2.0 instead of Firewire, oh why?". Well, gee, USB 2.0 is more common than Firewire, specially if you live -like the rest of most people- outside the "Mac bubble". USB 2.0 is actually 480Mbps speed, and Firewire is 400Mbps!. So the choice was clear, and JVC rightly went with the more common interface: USB 2.02. -"Howdy, my MacOS-X can't play the video...

7/21/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Don't buy an Everio if you have a Mac and even on a PC it is bad

I have a Mac and this product doesn't work at all with it.The customer support explained to me first that the software for the Mac was on the disk.After I called again they told me that I had to buy a product called Capty that you cannot test like any other usual product of this kind.I spoke to a supervisor and the the answer I got was "OK... OK..".They cannot certify that Capty works.On top of that, compared to Canon which produces great equipement, the photo I got with this camera are mediocre...

6/27/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Does Not Work With a MAC-

THIS is an amazing camera- BUT- It does not work with a mac.. you can get the files to the desktop, but the sound is separate.. trying to splice the sound back to the video is next to impossible. (and I'm a mac geek..)I bought some software from some Japanese site, claiming to translate the MPEG2 format but it was basically a joke.. Apple has a $39.00 MPEG2 plugin for QT that should work, but it did not..Basically DO NOT GET THIS IF YOU ARE ON A MAC.....

5/10/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews