HDVIDEOPRO has an article on JVC introducing a new 4K Camcorder at the Consumer Electronics Show. Check it out at JVC’s own site! It comes in at just under $5000 with a fixed lens and can record something like 2 hours of footage on one SD card at variable 144 compression. Here are the features of this new 4K camera.
- 1/2.3″ Back-illuminated CMOS Sensor (8.3 million active pixels)
- Ultra high resolution F2.8 10X Zoom Lens
(F2.8 to 4,5 — f=6.7-67 mm) (35 mm conversion: 42.5 to 425 mm) - Built-in optical image stabilizer
- 4K Recording: 3,840 x 2,160
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264(.MP4) 4 Stream Separate Recording 60fps/50fps/24fps Progressive at 144Mbps - 4K recording for up to 2 hours (32GB SDHC, x4)
- JVC file utility included for combining separate streams into single editable file
- Also functions as fully featured full-HD camcorder
AVCHD progressive (.mts) 60i/60p or 50p/50i - Interval (time lapse) recording in both 4K and HD modes
- JVC’s patented “FOCUS ASSIST” function
- Full HD (1920×1080) trimming function
- 3 assignable user buttons
- 2 audio channels
4K mode: AAC, 2ch, 48kHz,16bit
HD mode: AC3, 2ch, 48kHz, 16bit - Manual audio level controls with audio meter
- XLR inputs with 48V phantom power
- Large 3.5-inch 920,000 pixel LCD display with touch panel
- 0.24″ Lcos 260,000 pixel viewfinder
- Records to inexpensive SDHC/SDXC memory cards
4 used in the 4K mode
1 used in the HD mode - Wired remote control capability
Personally I am excited by 4K cameras as an editor of HD material as it will allow editors to zoom in without losing quality and to stabilize shaky footage without losing resolution (past 1080 HD). This camera may not do it, but a future one will, and it will change documentary, behind the scenes and direct response shooting. Exciting.