New JVC Everio Digital Media Cameras

New JVC Everio Digital Media Cameras
JVC today launched two new palm-size digital media cameras that shoot 60 minutes of DVD quality video or thousands of high resolution stills using a high capacity 4GB Microdrive card, a removable hard disk drive that is barely 1.5" square.

JVC's new Everio line offers an unprecedented combination of convenience and quality, recording both video and still images on a single digital medium that offers high capacity and high quality on a card that can slip into a wallet.

It's the same storage device used in some of today's most popular portable digital music players. Both ultra-compact JVC Everio cameras shoot up to 60 minutes of DVD-quality MPEG-2 video or over 5.5 thousand 1600x1200 UXGA-size digital stills on the included 4GB Microdrive card. Both also allow quick transfer of material to a PC and easy saving to DVD.

"Video products have recently begun to adopt new types of digital media, a trend that began in audio," observed Dave Owen, General Manager, Video Division, JVC Company of America.

"But with Everio, JVC establishes a new benchmark with a format that combines convenience with the high storage capacity required to meet real world needs. The result is a pair of ultra-compact camcorders that offer video and still image capabilities, mobility, high