HD Memory Card Camcorder
GY-HM700/GY-HM100
A Guide to the Most Efficient
Workflow with ProHD
SDHC
Smooth
Integration
Native File
Workflow
Why Choose ProHD
Memory Camcorders?
The professional video industry is moving toward a tapeless, flash memory-based workflow.
JVC ProHD leads the way using SDHC recording media, offering advantages in terms of media cost
and reliability, and Native File Recording to realize a faster, simpler and more efficient workflow.
What’s more, ProHD integrates seamlessly into your existing systems and production infrastructure.
ProHD Native File Recording Workflow
Non-Proprietary,
Affordable & Reliable
Recording Media
Records to Standard Class 6
SDHC Cards
Smooth
Integration into
Existing Facility's
System and Devices
Uses Broadcast-Standard
MPEG-2 Long GOP,
35/25/19 Mbps Codec
Network
MOV
QuickTime
Final Cut Pro
MP4
Editing
™
Avid
Native
File Recording
No File Re-Wrapping,
No Re-Encoding,
No Waiting!
™
MP4
™
Ready-to-Edit QuickTime
and XDCAM EX
Formats
Distribution and
Storage
MOV
Blu-ray
Adobe
Canopus
File Server
Non-Proprietary, Affordable
& Reliable Recording Media
The combination of ProHD and SDHC recording media confer significant advantages in terms of cost savings, shooting
flexibility and reliability. The provision of twin card slots on the GY-HM700/HM100 models allows operators to record
seamlessly over multiple cards.
Widely Used, Available Anywhere
Among the many types of flash media on
the market today, SDHC stand out as the
de facto standard. And while sales of
professional video tape have remained
largely static over the last few years, sales
of flash media* have skyrocketed – with the
result that SDHC cards are widely and
readily available all over the world.
* Includes sales for all uses.
As the use of SDHC media has become
more widespread over the last few years,
its cost per gigabyte has fallen dramatically,
to a point where it is now a consumable
item and comparable to professional video
tape in terms of cost per hour of video. And
while prices for specialized media cards for
professional video use have also fallen,
they remain far more expensive than SDHC
media per gigabyte, added to which, older
codecs generally use higher bit-rates and
thus require more storage space.
Professional video tape/flash media sales trend
(M units)
600
400
200
0
Professional video tape
Flash media
20062005 2007
Economical & Cost Efficient
Price trend of SDHC card (¥/GB)
(JPY)
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
2005
2006 2007 2008
Robust & Reliable
Increasing sales
of flash media
Price comparison
SDHC
(1080i/SP mode)P2 (1080i/DVCPRO HD)
CapacityPrice CapacityPrice
60 min.
120 min. 64GBx2$5,000
8GBx2$70 64GB$2,500
16GBx2$200
Consumable
Price
Media costs based on survey of
published prices as of Jun, 2009.
SDHC media has already proved itself as a robust and
reliable format that meets the demands of the professional
user. Even when compared to expensive proprietary flash
media, SDHC can hold its own in terms of data storage life,
operating temperature and humidity, and number of
read/write/erase cycles. Clips can be protected from
accidental deletion or deleted if no longer needed.
Damaged clips (due to improper eject, etc.) may be
repaired with the "restore file" function.
Recording media
you can trust
Media reliability
Typical insert/eject number
Typical read/write/erase cycle
Typical anti vibration gravity
SDHC card is proven as reliable media for professional use.
Storage humidity
15Gs
Typical anti shock gravity
MTBF
SDHC
More than 20,000 times
10 yearsTypical data storage year
100,000 cycles
-25°C to 85°CStorage temperature
8 to 95%
(Maximum amplitude of vibration)
2000G
15kV(ESD)Typical anti static electricity durability
1,000,000 hours
Native File Recording
No File Re-Wrapping, No Re-Encoding and No Waiting
Native File Recording — the ability to record directly to the native file formats of non-linear editing systems — is the feature
that will accelerate and streamline your production teams’ workflow both in the area of ENG and in the post production.
Needless to say, these gains in production efficiency translate directly into significant cost savings for your business.
Common File Wrapper with QuickTime
ProHD memory card camcorders are designed to support most
professional non-linear editing systems. Users of Apple’s Final
™
Cut Pro
XDCAM EX
compatibility with other major NLE systems, including those
from Avid, Adobe and Canopus. Support for native file formats
eliminates any loss of quality when video is brought into the NLE
system for editing.
*GY-HM700 requires the optional KA-MR100G SxS memory card recorder for XDCAM
Note:
• Playback compatibility may not be guaranteed on the different types of products
• MP4 is the compliant file format used on the XDCAM EX™.
• SxS is a flash memory card designed for professional video cameras with a
can record directly in QuickTime™ MOV format, while
™
MP4 file format* recording ensures broad
EX™ MP4 file-based workflow.
due to variation of supported recording mode.
high-speed PCI Express interface.
Immediate Import & Editing
Files recorded to SDHC media are
immediately editable without
conversion or file wrapping,
making on-the-fly editing possible
directly from the card. What's
more, the relatively small size of
MOV/MP4 files means that when
you need to transfer clips to HDD,
it is quick. In contrast, on-the-fly
editing in FCP of competing
formats is only possible after file
wrapping, and much larger file
sizes significantly increases clip
transfer times.
MOV file
File
Conversion
MXF file
File Format
Recording time
Bit rate
On-the-fly edit Clip importPurpose
Few sec. 113 sec.Clip transfer time
™
MOV & XDCAM EX
SDHC
MOV
QuickTime
MP4
™
MP4 Formats
No recompression
SxS
(SxS for GY-HM700’s
MP4 format only)
or generation loss
Almost 5x faster
MOV file
Clip transfer time
ProHD
Final Cut Pro
™
P2
ProHD P2
MOV MXF
8 min. 8 min.
1.99GBFile capacity
1080i60 35 Mbps 1080i60 100 Mbps
On-the-fly edit/Clip import
540 sec.
6.61GB
113 sec.
540 sec.
Integrating ProHD memory card
camcorders into your existing workflow can
reduce operating costs on three fronts: The
simplified, streamlined workflow makes it
possible to reduce total ENG and
newsroom staffing; the on-going purchase
Save Operating Expenses
of consumables and the need for frequent
expansion of server capacity is reduced;
and compatibility with the lower bit-rate
Super Encoded HD format means more
efficient use of leased fiber and microwave
bandwidth.
• Less staffing requirement
• Fewer ongoing consumable
purchases
• Reduced bandwidth
requirement
Smooth Integration into Existing
Facility's System and Devices
ProHD memory card camcorders are designed to integrate seamlessly into the majority of existing post-production
infrastructure, and into existing workflows based on the file systems and codecs in common use in today’s
broadcasting industry. Migrating to ProHD requires little additional infrastructure investment or restructuring.
Native MOV/MP4 File Recording
Native support for QuickTime™ MOV and
MP4 file formats mean full compatibility
with not only production workflows based
on Apple’s Final Cut Pro™ but also
workflows based on other popular NLE
systems, including Avid Media Composer,
Adobe Premiere and Canopus Edius.
Together these systems account for around
95% of the installed base of professional
NLE systems, making these native file
based ProHD camcorders a natural choice
for almost any production facility.
Broadcast-Standard 35/25/19 Mbps Encoding
ProHD uses the industry-standard MPEG-2
Long GOP (Group of Pictures) codec to
compress and encode video recordings.
The three standard encoding bit-rates in
use today are supported: 35 Mbps (XDCAM
EX™ workflow), 25 Mbps (HDV1080i
workflow), and 19 Mbps (HDV720p
workflow). This ensures compatibility with
around 90% of the industry, making ProHD
a highly flexible recording solution.
File system
MOV Apple Final Cut Pro
Avid Media Composer
MP4
Adobe Premiere
Canopus Edius
Compatible NLE systems
Apple Final Cut Pro 6.0.4 or later
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 4.0.1 or
later
Avid Media Composer 3.5 or later
Avid News Cutter 3.5 or later
Canopus Edius Pro 5.0 or later
Codec
MPEG-2 35 Mbps XDCAM EX
MPEG-2 25 Mbps HDV1080i
MPEG-2 19 Mbps HDV720p
* Share of the sub-$10,000 camcorder market that is compatible
with ProHD (HDV720p), HDV1080i and/or XDCAM EX™ codec.
™
95%
Compatible
with 95% of
professional
NLE systems
™
90%
Compatible
with 90%* of
HD workflows
Saving Facility Costs
ProHD’s support for “Super-Encoded” HD format
gives you full HDV720p capability with a real-time
data stream of just 19 Mbps (2.4MB/s). A oneminute news clip therefore requires only 150MB of
storage per minute of video, compared with up to
900MB for competing professional systems. This
economical bandwidth requirement translates into
substantial cost savings for broadcasters that
consume large amounts of media by reducing the
need for expansion of file server capacity and
network bandwidth.
ProHD requires only one-sixth capacity for storing clips
JVC ProHD
No need for frequent
expansion
High-end,
twice the cost
+900MB format
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*Do not include the photo of the building.
Eco Reasons for Memory Card Workflow
Moving from tape-based to memory card-based production results
not only in efficiency gains and cost savings — there are ecological benefits too.
Maintenance-Free Mechanism
Flash memory recording media has several ecological
advantages over tape. With no moving parts card are
more robust than cassettes, require less power in
use, and fewer resources in manufacture. They are
also highly reusable, eliminating video tape waste.
Without complex mechanical tape transports,
memory card camcorders consume less energy,
require less periodic maintenance and fewer
replacement parts than their tape-based
counterparts.
Space-Saving Media
Compared to DVCPRO-HD LP cassettes, SDHC cards
are incredibly compact, dramatically reducing storage
space requirements for archived recordings. Six JVC
protective carriers (each containing up to three SDHC
cards) occupy the same space as one cassette. Storage
space saved per hour of video is even more startling:
while the LP cassette holds two hours of DVCPRO-HD
video, six cases of three 32GB SDHC cards can store
some 60 hours of 19 Mbps HD video.
Periodical inspection and replacement of mechanical parts
Head drum
Several guide rollers/arms
126
XL
Approx. 2 hours of HD
recording time on 1x
DVCPRO HD 126 XL
cassette.
Video tape
camcorder
Required
RequiredPinch roller
Required
RequiredSeveral reel disks
RequiredSeveral mechanical motors
COMPARE
Same "on-the-shelf"
physical volume
ProHD memory
camcorder
No mechanical parts
No inspection/replacement
required
No consumable
parts
Approx. 60 hours of
HD recording time on
18x 32GB SDHC
memory cards in 6
ProHD plastic sleeve
carriers.
Up to 30x the
recording time in the
same storage space!
GY-HM700U/HM700E
• Compact shoulder mount
• Native file recording
• QuickTime
format
• Twin SDHC card slots with
seamless continuous recording
• SxS double media hybrid
recording (optional)
• 1080p Dynamic Digital Signal
Processor (DDSP)
• 35 Mbps MPEG2 encoding
• Uncompressed audio recording
with full manual control
• 14x Canon HD lens
• Three 1/3-inch progressive CCD
design with Triplex Offset
Final Cut Pro™ is not supplied.
Microsoft® and Windows® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries. Apple, Apple logo, Macintosh, QuickTime, and Final Cut Pro are trademarks of Apple Inc. registered
in the United States and other countries. The SD and SDHC logos are trademarks of the SD Card Association. Product and
company names mentioned here are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
™
MOV / MP4* file
• 1.22 Megapixel LCOS viewfinder
• Focus assist function
• 4.3-inch LCD monitor
• GUI
• Shooter-friendly controls and
layout
• Pre Rec mode
• Spot exposure meter
• Variable frame rate recording
(over crank, under crank)
• Remote camera control
connector
• SDI and IEEE1394 output of HD
and downconverted SD video
*Requires the optional KA-MR100G SxS memory
card recorder to record MP4 files on either
SDHC or SxS media.
GY-HM100U/HM100E
• Compact handheld camcorder
• Native file recording
• QuickTime
format
• Twin SDHC card slots with
continuous recording
• 1080p Dynamic Digital Signal
Processor (DDSP)
• 35 Mbps MPEG2 encoding
• Uncompressed audio recording
with manual controls
• 10x Fujinon HD lens
• Three 1/4-inch progressive CCD
design with Diagonal Offset
• Rotary Optical Image Stabilizer
™
MOV / MP4 file
E.&O.E. Design and specifications subject to change without notice.
“JVC” is the trademark or registered trademark of Victor Company of Japan, Limited.
The values for weight and dimensions are approximate.
• Still Picture Capture
• Focus assist function
• 2.8-inch LCD monitor
• GUI
• Shooter-friendly controls and
layout
• Comprehensive auto functions
• Versatile manual functions
• Data battery
™
/component/composite
• HDMI
output
• Wireless remote control
Simulated pictures.
JQA-0288
Hachioji Business Center of Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
has received ISO9001 Certifications.
KCS-8410 CEHM100EPKN0903
Printed in Japan
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