As always we have been adding to our inventory of gear… we have been expanding out HD more and more lately, I have a lot of gear information I’ll be updated shortly and we have a few major deals in the works that I can’t wait to share with you. But back to what I was going to talk about..\

The first time I used this camera was for a 30th birthday bash, a client/friend when all out for his 30^th and we where there to capture it all. We ran two (2) of our JCV HD250’s one an interview camera and the 2^nd as a time-lapse over the dance floor.

And I ran around capturing the partying with a JVC HM-100, this light weight camera was perfect to make my way around the crowded party. I was amazed by how well this camera worked in low light even if I had to gain up with the addition of a small LED light I had great footage all night.

With this camera shooting on SDHC cards I was able to shoot all night on two (2) – sixteen (16) GB cards and then down load them to my laptop. So some time has past and I have been waiting to final purchase this camera. Well the time came last week as I need the flexibly of this camera for a project. With how well the image matches our HD250’s this camera will work great as a small easy to use bonus camera on our productions.

Here is a little tech about our new JVC camera…

The GY-HM100U is a Compact Handheld camcorder with performance and features found only in larger and more expensive models. It’s designed to be easy to use, making it ideal for news reporters and producers. Seasoned shooters will find that its small size lets them work in environments where larger cameras would be impractical—all while producing recordings on par with broadcast cameras.

• Professional format recording with selectable data rates up to 35Mbps
  • Native Final Cut Pro format
    Fastest HD shoot to edit workflow. Edit immediately without conversion or transcoding
  • Native .MP4 format
    Compatible with most professional non-linear editing systems
• Records to dual SDHC memory cards (no moving parts in recording system)
• Full HD recording (selectable)
  • 1920 x 1080 (1080p24/25/30, 1080i)
  • 1280 x 720P (p60/50/30/25/24)
• Fujinon HD lens with manual or auto modes
• Extensive image customization modes (gamma, matrix, knee, detail, etc.)
• Uncompressed LPCM audio (2ch) recording
  • Manual level controls with audio meter