JVC Intro Everio GZ-MG840 & GZ-MG880 HDD Camcorders

JVC have released two new camcorders in Japan in its Everio camcorder range that could be headed for CES (and hence a wider release) in the form of the 60GB GZ-MG840 and the 120GB GZ-MG880, both of which not only offer HDD based storage but also come with integrated microSDHC card slots and, just like other models in JVC’s Everio range, also come with a YouTube video capture features.

Both the Everio GZ-MG840 and Everio GZ-MG880 come with 32x optical zoom Konica Minolta lenses complete with image stabilisation, a 2.7” LCD display, record at a maximum resolution of 720 x 480 (or 352 x 240 when in YouTube friendly mode) as well as 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios and are also capable of capturing stills.

In terms of storage, JVC state that the 120GB Everio GZ-MG880 can record up to just shy of 29 hours of MPEG-2 footage courtesy of its HDD whilst just shy of 2 hours of additional footage can be stored to an 8GB microSDHC card (allowing for a combined total of around 31 hours). Should you opt for recording in the YouTube friendly mode, however, you’re looking at fitting around 10 hours on an 8GB microSDHC card alone without even having to resort to the inbuilt hard disks.

From a pricing perspective, your looking at around $750 for the 60GB Everio GZ-MG840120GB Everio GZ-MG880, which comes in silver, blue and red whilst the 120GB Everio GZ-MG880, which appears to only be available in black, is retailing for around the equivalent of $815 though quite what bearings these Japanese based price points will have should JVC offer their new Everio camcorders elsewhere is wholly open to speculation (we would expect them to be offered at somewhat lower price points, however).