The GZ-HD5 utilizes a lens designed for high definition by FUJINON. FUJINON is the leader in professional camera lens for live HD images. This lens features 3 aspherical elements and provides nearly the same brightness (F1.8-1.9) throughout its zoom range.

In addition, the lens surface is coated with a new Electronic Beam Coating (EBC) that greatly reduces degradation caused by light reflecting off the lens surfaces, leading to greater light transmission and reduced flaring and ghosting.

FUJINON lenses are highly regarded and entrusted by major broadcasting and motion picture companies, holding over 60% worldwide market share in the professional HD industry.

For bright, realistic colors the HD Everio uses three 1/5-inch CCDs — one each for red, green and blue. Naturally, by having dedicated CCDs for each primary color, the camera is able to gather the maximum visual information which leads to more realistic color reproduction and presence. In addition, to ensure precise prism/CCD registration, JVC has incorporated FUJINON mounting technology used in professional camcorders.

The Red and Blue pixel locations are shifted relative to Green, allowing the sampled color information to be quadrupled through interpolation.

Provides effective camera-shake compensation without any of the quality loss associated with digital image stabilization systems.

The HD Everio GZ-HD5 consumer camcorder offers Full HD 1920x1080i recording. Native 1920x1080i resolution is maintained throughout the recording to playback process from lens, CCD, MPEG2 Transport Stream and output via HDMI or USB2.0 with no quality-degrading conversion.

Developed specifically for HD Everio, this new image processing engine processes the CCD images as a 1920x1080 progressive scan signal. This provides the maximum image information to work with, regardless of the actual recording mode that is used. Also integrated into the chip are five digital noise reduction technologies that collaborate to improve vertical resolution by about 30%. It's at the heart of JVC's 1920x1080 Full HD recording system.

The 2.8" widescreen LCD offers a 16:9 aspect ratio for wide cinematic video shooting. Naturally the playback picture can be enjoyed in full widescreen dimensions on the LCD or on a connected widescreen TV. This Clear LCD cuts surface reflections and glare to maintain a clear, visible, bright view during outdoor recording in direct sunlight.

High-capacity HDD to record video and still images. Internal media means no need to buy additional discs and tapes. Since it's HDD, you can directly access the scene you want and delete the scene you don't want on the spot. Also, there's no risk of erasing previous recordings by mistake.

Displays a striped pattern across highlight areas on the image, making it easier to manually set the exposure.

A full array of effects is available so you can choose the right exposure or shutter speed automatically according to the scene you're shooting. Easily accessible via visual menu dial.

Access a multitude of functions with the 4-way one-finger control. Pressing the four "compass points" on the circular control operates everything from menu item selection to manual camera settings.

In addition to point-and-shoot simplicity, HD Everio also offers a wide range of manual controls including Manual White Balance, Exposure Control, Sharpness Control, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority and Brightness Control.

Mount an optional microphone on the accessory shoe for clear, high-quality audio recording. A convenient Mic Input Terminal with plug-in power supplies power to the mounted microphone. With MZ-V8 Stereo Microphone

Allows you to check the remaining battery power by % and remaining recording time in minutes at the touch of a button, even while the camcorder's power is off.

This product includes patented and other proprietary technology and will operate only with JVC Data Battery.

With JVC's optional SHARE STATION DVD Burner (CU-VD40/VD20/VD3), a totally PC-less solution for the archiving and viewing of Full HD content becomes possible. With it, you can store HD Everio's footage directly on a DVD without using a PC.

HD footage is stored as data so you can use normal DVD-R/RW disc for burning. You can save everything, or the clips you want in the order you like, and other ways. Playback of archived data is simple, too. Just connect the Share Station to your TV, no PC or HD Everio required.

Just connect to the Share Station via USB2.0 and you can archive your HD video files on DVD discs without using a PC. Thanks to HD Everio's USB host function, simply follow the instructions on HD Everio's LCD and you're done. Since DVD-R DL disc is supported, you can store up to 40min. of Full HD video on a single disc (8.5GB).

Playback is possible directly from the Share Station to a connected TV/Display. Simply load a created HD data disc and you can enjoy powerful Full HD video on HDTV. No need to connect the camcorder. Analog component or down-converted SD video output also available.

HD Everio accommodates a wide variety of usage environments with its full array of digital and analog interfaces. In addition to new HDTV displays, HD Everio footage can be viewed on conventional analog TVs as well, thanks to its down-conversion function. And with USB and i.LINK connectors, it's ready to transfer recordings to a personal computer for full-fledged editing.

For those who wish to edit and archive using their PCs, HD Everio comes supplied with full-fledged software. Blu-ray disc compatible applications let you store original Full HD content with full impact. And with plug-ins supplied for Mac software, Macintosh users will be able to create HD files using their own editing applications.

All the tools needed for editing and playback of Full HD content, as well as storage on DVD and Blu-ray disc. (Blu-ray disc drive is required for burning a Blu-ray disc.)

PowerProducer™ 3 NE

Offers easy authoring of video clips in any order you choose to DVD, even right from a USB-connected camera, so you can share your original DVDs with anybody who owns a DVD player.

PowerDirector™ 5 NE Express

Offers feature-rich, non-linear editing so you can flex your creative muscle with titles, effects, and even mix stills with videos. Also converts to a variety of file formats including DV-AVI, Windows-AVI®, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, Windows Media Video® and RealVideo®.

PowerCinema™ NE for Everio

Makes it easy and simple to browse scenes in the camera, and enables the Direct DVD/Direct Backup function.

Note: Third-party software available for Macintosh

For Macintosh users, the GZ-HD6 also includes plug-in software that works with Apple iMovie and Final Cut Pro.

Data archiving has never been easier. Just press the DIRECT BACK UP button, and data that has not yet been backed up can be transferred to a PC automatically.

With the Playlist function, you can select the scenes you want in the order you want internally at the camera. Since data is output as programed via i.LINK, you can transfer pre-edited content to a PC for easier editing.

Windows® - CyberLink BD Solution

OS:	Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition/XP Professional (pre-installed), USB2.0 connector is required
CPU:	Intel® Pentium® 4, at least 2.4GHz. Pentium® 4, at least 3.0GHz recommended. Intel® Pentium® M, at least 1.6GHz.
RAM:	At least 512MB, at least 1GB recommended.
GRAPHIC:	Intel/nVidia/ATI graphic card for MPEG-2 HD DxVA
Also tested and proven compatible with Windows VistaTM Home Basic/Home Premium. Even if your PC meets the listed system requirements, there may be cases of dropping frames during HD playback, or editing may take excessive time. For faster and more responsive operation, we recommend use of a PC with higher performance such as with an Intel® Core™ 2 Duo CPU and 2GB RAM.

Macintosh - QuickTime Component for Everio

Hardware:	Macintosh with 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4/G5, or Intel® processors. (At least Intel® Core™ Duo recommended.), USB2.0 connector is required.
OS:	Mac OS X (10.4.4 to 10.4.8)
RAM:	At least 512MB, at least 1GB recommended.