Ultra-Compact and Lightweight HD Camcorder

Palm sized for superior mobility. We made the Full HD camcorder smaller and lighter. It is barely over a pound even with the battery attached.

* For GZ-HD30, as an HD camcorder with a built-in 1.8“ HDD as of June 2008.

AVCHD & MPEG-2 Dual Format Capability

Now you get to choose the format that’s best for any given situation. Superior compression and longer recording time with AVCHD. Continuity with today’s editing environment with MPEG-2.

HD Gigabrid Duo Engine

This new high powered HD Gigabrid image processing chip includes 7 noise reduction technologies in addition to the dual AVCHD and MPEG-2 Codecs, assuring optimum images for recordings made in either format.

Full HD 1920x1080 Recording

All of the image information you are capable of seeing on an HDTV display will be recorded at the camcorder. Without losing any visual information to start with, this native 1920x1080 resolution is maintained from recording to playback.

New CMOS Chips with Interpolation Technology

CMOS chips using newly developed interpolation algorithm. This algorithm generates virtual pixels to provide image information beyond the1920x1080 Full HD imaging.

GZ-HD10 pixels are not diagonal

50 Hours of Full HD Recording and 5 Rec Modes

Regardless of the model, HD Everio is ready to go the distance. The combination of the high-capacity 120GB hard disk drive and the compression-efficient AVCHD format allows the GZ-HD40 to store up to 50 hours of Full HD 1920x1080 video recordings.

* For GZ-HD40, as of June 2008.

GZ-HD40/HD30 Video Recording Times

Rec Mode		AVCHD			MPEG-2 TS
		1920x1080			1920x1080	1440x1080
		XP	SP	EP	FHD	1440CBR*
System Bit Rate (VBR)		Avg. 17 Mbps	Avg. 12 Mbps	Avg 5 Mbps	Avg. 26.6 Mbps	(CBR) 27 Mbps
Built-in HDD	120GB (GZ-HD40)	15 hr.	21 hr.	50 hr.	10 hr.	10 hr.
	80GB (GZ-HD30)	10 hr.	14 hr.	33 hr.	6 hr.	6 hr.
microSDHC Card (8GB) (not supplied)		1 hr.	1 hr. 28 min.	3 hr. 20 min.	–	–

* For HDV compatible stream via i.LINK
Recording times are approximate.

Hybrid Storage with microSD Card

In addition to a built-in hard disk drive, HD Everio also has a slot for microSD/SDHC Card so you can store video and stills on this commonly available memory card. (Card is not supplied.)

Note:
To record video, a microSDHC card with Class 4 or higher performance is required. microSD memory cards (256MB to 2GB) and microSDHC memory cards (4GB and 8GB) have been tested for the following brands: Panasonic, Toshiba, SanDisk, ATP. Note that using other media may result in recording failure or data loss.

Quick Response – 0.08sec. to Start Recording

Never miss a moment. The time lag of various functions has been reduced to nearly instantaneous levels.

* As of June 2008  ** 0.28sec. when trigger sound is set to on.

Everio Dock for Instant Connection (GZ-HD40)

Provided docking cradle with all-in-one interface for easy viewing, charging and sharing.

* For easy transfer of 1440CBR recordings as an HDV-compatible stream.

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