JVC GY-HM100U

I didn't think it was on the market yet. On there website it says, "Delivery expected in April 2009".

http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/listprice.jsp?model_id=MDL101845&featureid=00

Did you know that the GY-HM100u has only a USB2 port and no firewire? I am also trying to decide between the Canon XH-A1 and the JVC. There seems to be no SDHC firewire readers also, so transfers from camera or SDHC will need to be done via USB 2. I also just read that firewire might be obsolete in the future.

Hi, I just started with the JVC GY-HM100U
SHDC cards are easy to remove and then use a USB reader to copy the files onto my macbookpro. The files can then be imported directly into FCP

Am still trying to sort out the best settings for FCP and my MOTU V4HD interface.
Seems like I need to customise one the presets to cope with the .mov files produced.

Anyone else got experience of this camera and FCP??

I just started to use the HM100 camcorder also, but only in FCE. Do you experience that the HD mov files need to be rendered or the RT playback reduced before they can be played in the editor? Maybe it's my iMac and not FCE or FCP at fault. So far I very happy with the SDHC, native Quicktime format and the video images that this camcorder produces. The price is another story!

Hi

How are you transferring files with a card reader?
When I put GY-HM100U formated card in a card reader and connect to mac, I get a dialog asking initialize or ignore the card.

Thx,
S

Can anyone recommend a good carrying case for JVC GY-HM100U?

Thx,

-S

Make sure your SD card reader can handle SDHC cards; many cannot, especially multi-readers purchases over a year ago. None of mine can deal with them, but I got a freebee with a Transcend 8GB SDHC Class 8 card from Amazon. Works perfectly.

But I don't have the HM100 yet, either. I'm awaiting a real review with real numbers. All of the reviews so far are subjective (looks real good; look at this video of me standing out in a field 😉. There is no spec by JVC on the sensors and they are using pixel shifting; so are they real 1920x1080 pieces or something different? Low light measurements (how noisy?) are needed, too. 1/4" sensors are mighty small, and with my Sony V1U, low light noise is pretty high; Resolution in good light is terrific, though.

But for me, the price is good if the resolution and low light performance are good: about 1/2 or less then the Sony Ex1/3 cams (with the 1/2" CMOS sensors), and much smaller.

Eddie O

Ah, I was using an old card reader. I'll get a new one and try it out. Thanks for the info.

best,

-Steve

I think that your problem is that your video clip is not matching your sequence settings. If you are shooting a clip that is 720p, your sequence settings need to match that. Otherwise Final cut will have to convert your clip; and you will need to render everything. I hope that answers your question.