JVC GY-HC550 User Manual

4K Memory Card Camera Recorder

GY-HC550

The Ultimate Live-Over-IP

4K 4:2:2 10-bit Recording Handheld Camcorder

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Stay in Touch with Your Audience

Connect breaking news with your audience

immediately and wirelessly. The GY-HC550

CONNECTED CAM offers built-in MIMO

based wireless LAN with Zixi error correction

for high-level connectivity in a compact,

handheld camcorder. There's no compromise

in image quality, thanks to a 1-inch CMOS,

integrated 20x lens, and advanced auto focus

technologies. Media options include SSD

(solid state drive) and SDHC/SDXC card – and

on SSD you can record in 10-bit Apple ProRes

422 at 4K UHD resolution and 60p/50p frame

rates. While shooting, your crew can view

return video and receive IFB from your facility.

Quality, connectivity, versatility, reliability –

everything you need to seize the moment and

deliver it as it happens.

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Superb Camera Performance

1" CMOS 4K Image Sensor

The GY-HC550 features a 1-inch CMOS 4K image sensor for

uncompromised image quality. This large sensor delivers a superior

dynamic range, high S/N ratio and high sensitivity (F11 at 2000lx).

Details are crisp and accurate throughout the entire image plane.

20x Optical/40x Dynamic Zoom Lens with Manual Functions

The GY-HC550 is equipped with a newly developed wide-angle 20x

optical zoom lens to offer flexible magnification for shooting. When

shooting in HD mode, Dynamic Zoom combines optical zoom and pixel

mapping from a 4K image sensor to create seamless and lossless 40x

zoom. Take total control of the scene with triple large rings for zoom,

focus, and iris for smooth shooting. Other features include an optical

image stabilizer and chromatic aberration correction.

4K UHD 60p/50p Apple ProRes 422 10-bit Recording

Original
image at
wide end

20x Optical Zoom

The GY-HC550 can record in Apple ProRes 422 for attention-

grabbing 4K 60p/50p image creation. Apple ProRes 422 HQ

offers virtually lossless intra-frame compression, which

speeding up post-production. Footage is recorded in native file

formats that are understood by most major editing applications

without transcoding. This is helpful for efficient workflow of

editing and post process. The 4:2:2 format also provides richer

color information and 10-bit recording delivers rich gradations—

Estimated
recording time

(Approx. min.)

4K UHD 60p/50p

(at highe st bit rate)

Apple P roRes 422 HQ 151/18 0 75/90 38/45

Apple P roRes 422 226/ 271 113/13 5 56/68

Apple P roRes 422 LT 324 /388 162/194 81/97

Note:
Apple ProRes 422 recording req uires SSD media and the optional
KA- MC100G media adapter.

a definite advantage for grading work after recording.

SSD Enables Extended Time 4K UHD 60p/50p Shooting

Large-capacity, readily-available SSDs (2.5", M.2 SATA) are compatible,

so extended-time 4K UHD 60p/ 50p video recording is possible.

Just plug it into the camera’s extended slot (using the optional SSD

adapter KA-MC100G) and you are able to record with only the

camera, ensuring a high degree of mobility. High-speed transfer

Various Codecs and
Recording Formats

Video Codec Mode (Bit rate) Resolution File format

Apple P roRes 422

With a variety of recording formats including

MPEG-2 MXF preferred by broadcasters,

the GY-HC550 provides professionals with

unprecedented flexibility to meet production

MPE G-4 AVC/

H.264

standards through a wide range of workflows.

Note: Apple ProRes 422 is recorded to only SSD.

MPEG -2 Long GOP HD

For Sports System

MPE G-4 AVC/

H.264

of huge amounts of recorded footage is also

possible for stress-free data handling.

Note:

• Approved SSD media should be used. More det ailed information is available on
the JVC we bsite.

• HD format recording to SSD is a planned future upgrade.

4K UHD 59.94p/50p/29.97p/25p/23.98p

Apple P roRes 422 HQ 10 -bit

Apple P roRes 422 10 -bit

Apple P roRes 422 LT 10- bit

4K UHD 29.97p/25p/23.98p

4:2:2 10 -bit / 4:2:0 8 -bit

4:2:2 10 -bit / 4:2:0 8 -bit, others

HD

SD

Web (Proxy)

Exchange (U model)

MP4 (E model )

SSD Capacity

2TB 1TB 500GB

384 0 x 2160 QuickTime

384 0 x 2160

(150M bps / 70Mbp s)

1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720

(70Mb ps / 50Mbps /

35Mbps)

720 x 48 0/576

(8Mbp s)

960 x 540, 480 x 270

(3 to 1.2Mb ps)

1920 x 1080
1440 x 10 80

1280 x 720

(35Mbp s / 25Mbps)

1920 x 1080 (12Mbps)

1280 x 720 (8Mbps)

QuickTime

QuickT ime / MXF

MP4

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