Comments on: The JVC GY-HM100 and JVC GY-HM700

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By: bandsxbands

bandsxbands — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:23:17 +0000

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By: billaprod

billaprod — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:30:52 +0000

hey.all of a sudden, my mov files have a 3 minute still frame at the end. any idea what’s up? thanks…….bill a.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:14:20 +0000

Thanks for sharing Carlos. Your info is helpful.
But how well do the 100 and 700 play together?
Would you be happy editing a project with footage from both?
How noticeable is it?

By: Carlos

Carlos — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:33:22 +0000

I don’t think the HM100 or HM700 work with Final Cut Pro Express. They use the Sony XDCAM EX compressor and I don’t think Express supports that. I think you will have to use Final Cut Pro instead. Check the discussion boards at Apple to find out more: http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=936

By: Seamus Carabine

Seamus Carabine — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:06:26 +0000

Hi
I just bought a hm100 and I’m using Final cut express. When I transfer from the sdhc card to the mac. I get the audio but not the video and this is in qucktime. When I open Final cut express I get the same thing. Still learning but not sure what I’m doing wrong. HELP

By: MPEG-2 is DEAD! | The MindWarp Blog

MPEG-2 is DEAD! | The MindWarp Blog — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:57:30 +0000

[...] can do with SDHC and SxS workflows. Check out my previous blog review of these two cameras here: The JVC GY-HM100 & JVC GY-HM700 I want to take the time to go over a few more things that I both love and hate about these new [...]

By: Mook Genius

Mook Genius — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:13:48 +0000

As a DP/Editor I am drooling over this camera. I am coming from a XL2 and not having to deal with capture issues that occur with DV is wonderful! A fixed lens means having to go to 35mm adapter for a nice shallow DOF in 35Mbits HD! I will miss the good old 16X manual servo lens. Here is a tip about your logging woes. With the Log and Transfer feature in FCP you can log as you would normally from the HM100 or SDHC card and then batch capture them. FCP handles the footage in a different codec though. The drag and drop feature of native Quicktime files is amazing. Think about not having to have a 1:1 downtime for capturing anymore as with DV tape. No transcoding or rendering. Brilliance!! Keep your eyes on the top third for more technoblah.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:07:30 +0000

I haven’t shot with the Sony HDR-FX1 but from what I’ve read about it, it only shoots 1080i and the HDV compression is 19-25Mbits and shoots to miniDV tape. The JVC HM100 shoots to SDHC cards and uses a 35 Mbit VBR codec that Sony uses with their EX1 and Ex3 cameras. Also, the HM100 can give you 720p, 1080i, and 1080p. The frame rates can be either 24p, 30p, or 60p (720p mode) and 24p, 30, and 60i (1080i/p mode).

By: Lucas Lautman

Lucas Lautman — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:36:06 +0000

Just got a Sony HDR-FX1, have you shot with this? How does it compare to the JVC’s? The price is similar to the HM100.