The Digital Video Information Network - JVC GY-HM Series Camera Systems

HM100 & HM700 Use in "24" Highlighted in December 2009's HDVideoPro Magazine

Steve J. Nordahl — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:57:10 GMT

Just got my December 2009 issue of HDVideoPro magazine and there is an article highlighting the use of a HM100U & HM700U in the show "24" in season 8. The article is titled "HD in Real Time"

Check it out.

Steve,
Bethlehem, Pa.

Old HM700 upgraded to new HM700

Marcello Mazzilli — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:55:28 GMT

Just to inform you that my JVC assistance service was able today to update my old camera (one of the first lot.. not firmware upgradable from JVC's site) to the new one. This because there is a low-level firmware that actually states the CPU model etc.. And he was able (with JVC help) to change this. My camera now can acccept the new Firmware that usually is available only for CPU 1.0.5 and newer

HM700 - Transferring clios to PC

Peter Erfurt — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:20:48 GMT

I just got the upgraded version of the HM700 with MPEG4 support. I have both the JVC and the SONY software for exporting clips from the camera to my PC.

However - I thought there were a way to just copy the actual clips from the card to a folder on the PC, so that I could click on all the clips at once and import them in Premiere.

But until now I haven't found out how - or if it's possible at all. Instead I end up with folder upon folder on the PC, with 1 MPEG4 clip in each plus the extra aux files in the folder.

Anyone found a way to transfer the clips from each folder to one folder on the PC???

Preview on Laptop?????

Gerald Webb — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:49:23 GMT

Quick question,
Can I use my laptop as a monitor when filming live with my GY HM100?
surely its possible, right?
connected at the moment with a HDMI but have a feeling laptops HDMI is only output. laptop wont even see the cam ATM.
anyone done this?

HM100 Wide Angle Converter Footage?

David Bankston — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:05:46 GMT

Has anyone shot footage with the JVC GL-V0746U Wide Conversion Lens or the 16x9 Inc. 169-HD7X-HM100 0.7 Wide Angle Converter Lens
If so - please post sample.

P.S. I searched the forum but could not find actual footage showing each/either of these.

HM100 Footage

John Lotterer — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:04:59 GMT

just started working with this cam here is some of my 1st shots YouTube - OCT Creek 1

HM700 Builds?

Jon Springer — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:00:44 GMT

I've been reading that the first HM700's to be delivered cannot take recent firmware upgrades. How can you tell if the camera is an old or new build? Can you tell by the serial number? Thanks.

JVC HM100 files direct to TIVO in full Quality HD

David Bankston — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:11:45 GMT

I just figured out how to play original JVC 35mbit EXCAM codec MOV files on my TIVO series 3 HD DVR.

Step 1. Mac Users download and setup PyTivoX to share your video directory to your TIVO.
Step 2. Copy your JVC clips directly to the shared PyTivoX directory (no conversion needed)
Step 3. Go to your TIVO now playing list.. - Look for the new folders showing up at the bottom of the list. Your will see the directory/files you have shared on the mac.
Step 4. Click the folder - select transfer to TIVO.
Step 5. Play your full quality files on your HD TV!!

Notes:
Both the TIVO and Mac running PyTivoX must be on the same network. Wireless or wired, does not matter - but they need to see each other.
You must be running the TIVO Series 3 HD player.. Earlier models don't work.

This is a great way to quickly preview your files in all their glory.

TIVO is also the best way to showcase your edited creations after your done. Just export from Final Cut Pro using full quality export to MOV.

HM700 & 24p

Kevin Gallagher — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:22:47 GMT

Let me start by saying that I have shot a lot of film in my day and know all about the limitations of shooting at 24FPS. But, this JVC700 is the first video camera that I have had that shoots at 24p. My problem is that my images look like I have some kind of strobe effect on. Movement within the frame is jerky which becomes magnified when panning. I am shooting at 720/24pHQ with the shutter at 1/48 and the strobing is easily visible in the viewfinder as well as the lcd. When I even put the shutter on auto (which should be 1/48) still strobing. I have gone through the menus a dozen times trying to find some setting I have weird but to no avail. I am looking for motion blur not motion strobe in a 24p camera setting. Am I asking too much? I have seen some beautiful footage shot at 24p with video cameras with nice smooth motion. I am hoping this is operator error and not a limitation of the camera. Thanks for your help.
cheers
K

GY-HM100 Excellent Low Light Samples - What's your experience?)

David Bankston — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:26:03 GMT

I am truly amazed at the low light ability of this camera. This video was taken in a dark aquarium with very little lighting. +3 Gain, auto everything else.
Files dropped into FCP 7, edited, exported to YouTube Settings via Share menu.
No color correction or noise reduction applied.

Easy as pie.

Take a look at this

Underwater Symphony on Vimeo

David

HM700 Workflow Questions

Dan Magnafichi — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:09:41 GMT

OK, some questions from the "tapeless" newbie. My new HM700 should be here any day now and I hope you guys can help me with a few workflow issues.

1. Much of my work will be shooting short interviews with multiple subjects and then appropriate B-Roll. Is there some way to name and number the clips as I record to give me a clue as to which is Interview (and possibly who) and which is B-Roll for when I import into FCP?

2. If I want to re-use a card on a different shoot do I need to erase the previous files first? And how do I do that? Or...

3. Do I just record over the first footage? And if so, if the card was not completely full will it start the new clips at the end of the previous clips or will it record over the previous clips.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Old dog trying to learn new tricks.

JVC HM700... noise only on old cameras?

Marcello Mazzilli — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:22:20 GMT

A friend of mine bought an HM700 like mine. Mine is one of the first ones (so old I couldn't upgrade the firmware) and his is quite new. We put them side by side. All settings to 0. DNR off. Everything the same (lenses, etc..). Result:
Mine has less blacks, less colour and more noise and a slight "greener" white balance.
I remember in the first weeks, I told the reseller, the assistance and even on this same forum about the noise and everybody told me that is normal with JVC PRO series, GY 200 was the same .. etc..
What should I think now? Anybody was able to notice some differences?
M

Jvc-gy-hd110 focus changes help me thanks !

Tamim Amini — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:36:03 GMT

i have JVC-HD110 camera WHY MY focus changes when i move the camera i mean when i zoom and focus and then i move the camera to something different .
the focus go out of focus any help thanks .

I'm not seeing the noise.

Kevin Gallagher — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:28:34 GMT

Judge for yourself. But I am not seeing the noise in the blacks that others have complained about with the 700. This image is a timeline export to png from a 720-30p hq clip. Iris is wide open. gain at 0. Latest firmware. Is there a way to post this so that it can be downloaded? I'm a newb to this forum.

Problems with JVC HM700 firmware upgrade ?

Marcello Mazzilli — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:04 GMT

I have done a job with 2 JVC HM700 and had to record in MP4. One was mine one I rented. Mine is an old CPU model so I cannot upgrade the firmware. To record in MP4 mode I attached an SxS recorder that "activated" the MP4 mode on the SDHC Cards. The other one was a newer model. With this one the upgrade worked and so we were using the camera with no SxS attached, again in MP4 mode. This last camera had many problems and after the first day were we lost footage we had to switch back to MOV mode, which worked fine for the remaining days. One time the message "RECOVER" appeared. The recovery didn't work and everything disaeppeared. But later in the hotel with some recovery software we got it back. Other 2 times the SDHC cards were almost destroyed. Not only the file disappeared but the card became invisible to the system (Win or Mac) thus not even reformattable.. almost like a phisical damage.

Please not that cards were Transcend and Peak for both cameras and also that once switched to MOV we had no problems.

Anybody had similar experience?