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Over 24 Hours Long Recording Time

Compact Everio G Series camcorders are available in two versions offering up to 37 hours or 25 hours of recording. Their large capacity internal hard disk drives mean you can record such a great amount of video without a second thought. The up to 37 hour version comfortably records 10.5 hours at DVD-quality using a 30GB hard disk. The up to 25 hour version records 7 hours of DVD-quality video on a 20GB hard disk. Additional modes let you extend recording time even further.

Recording times

Quality

30GB
models

20GB
models

Ultra (DVD Movie)

7hr 10min

4hr 50min

Fine (DVD)

10hr 40min

7hr 10min

Norm (TV)

14hr 10min

9hr 30min

Eco (Internet)

37hr 30min

25hr

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Compact and Lightweight Design

With a 1.8" hard disk drive built-in, its lightweight compactness is not constrained by the size of videocassette or disc media, nor does it require a space-consuming loading mechanism. That's why the lightest Everio G Series model is able to weigh-in only 340g (excluding battery and lens cap).

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MPEG-2 DVD-Movie Quality Video

Everio offers substantial picture quality too. Using the high-quality MPEG-2 data compression format, you can record DVD-movie quality video at an average bit rate of 8.88 Mbps with Dolby Digital Audio*.

* 8.5 average Mbps video plus 384kbps Audio.

Image size and bit rate specifications

Quality

Image size / Frame rate

Average Video bit rate (Mbps)

Audio bit rate (Kbps)

Ultra (DVD Movie)

720x576, 50i

8.5, VBR

384

Fine (DVD)

720x576, 50i

5.5, VBR

384

Norm (TV)

720x576, 50i

4.2, VBR

256

Eco (Internet)

352x288, 25p

1.5, VBR

128

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Hard Disk Drive Protection and Stability

To safeguard the hard disk drive from shocks and vibrations, Everio G camcorders incorporate the latest hard disk protection technologies.

Floating Suspension (Shock Absorbers)

Effectively dampens vibrations through polymer shock absorbers, allowing active camcorder use.

Floating Suspension (Shock Absorbers)

Gravity Sensor System (Drop Detection)

Automatically senses sudden acceleration such as in a free fall situation. The camera power is turned off and the writing head is disengaged to avoid disk damages*.

* This function does not guarantee protection of the hard disk drive against all instances of droppage and physical impact.

Gravity Sensor System (Drop Detection)
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16:9 Widescreen Shooting and Playback

The 2.7" 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.

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Designed for Easy Shooting and Viewing

User interfaces to make operation simple and intuitive.

Stick Control

A multitude of functions with the 4-way one-finger control on the outside edge of the LCD. Pressing the four "compass points" on the circular control operates everything from menu item selection, and manual camera settings while shooting, to playback control. For GZ-MG505, it is also used for manual focus control.

When shooting: Camera setting When viewing: Playback control

INDEX/DATA Button

Gives you one-touch confirmation of disk capacity and battery life. Press the button to check the remaining recording capacities in all four recording modes. Press it again to check remaining battery and recording time.

Max Recording Time Battery Condition

Power-Linked Operation

Automatically turns on the camera when you open the LCD so you can shoot right away, and turns off the camera when you close the LCD so you won't waste power.

Data Battery

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! Optional larger capacity batteries are available for purchase.

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

32x Optical Zoom with 800x Digital Zoom

Incredible 32x magnification with full optical quality. Digital zoom takes you up to 800x. (10x optical and 300x digital zoom for GZ-MG505/MG77, 15x optical and 700x digital zoom for GZ-MG57.)

Auto Light, Auto Flash and Sensitivity

Shoot brilliantly, even when it's dark. The GZ-MG505/MG77 brighten up digital stills with the built-in Auto Flash, while other models illuminate your videos with the Auto Illumi. Light. Everio G camcorders can automatically turn on and off the light or give you the control. What's more, new video processing assures high sensitivity and a high signal-to-noise ratio.

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2.2 Megapixel Full 16:9 CCD (GZ-MG77)

The GZ-MG77 is equipped with a high resolution 2.2 million pixel 1/3.9" CCD with a total of 1.2 million effective pixels for 4:3 and 16:9 moving pictures. This allows full resolution 16:9 widescreen, 1440x810-pixel imaging with picture stabilisation. 2 million pixels are allocated for still pictures.

2 Megapixel

F1.2 Bright Lens (GZ-MG77/MG57)

Allows the camera to obtain twice the light of an F1.8 lens, assuring a bright picture with less noise, even in low light.

Megabrid Engine (GZ-MG77/MG57)

Separately processes video and still signals, providing optimum processing for each and assuring high sensitivity and a high signal-to-noise ratio for moving pictures, as well as clear, high resolution still images.

Megabrid Engine
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