JVC HD 250U and Hard Drive Storage
 

Hello:

I have been away from this forum for quite some time and may have missed an answer to my question but here it is anyway:
With the ultimate demise of the Firestore manufacturer, are there any alternative (camera mountable) direct to disc (tapeless) recording options available for the aforementioned camera?

Thank you in advance,
Ron

I think they are still selling this product on their webstore. And B&H still sell the firestore.

Firestore
 

Yes, I understand that they are still selling the drives and apparently servicing them as well, however, if they are going chapter whatever, I would be hard pressed to buy a device that will not be supported in the future. On the other hand, it they are going out of business and do indeed represent the only direct to disk option for the JVC cameras, I wonder what JVC has planned to fill the gap?

I am eagerly awaiting the release of these:

Sony Product Detail Page - HVRMRC1K

OK will this work on the JVC HD 200s ????

Unknown so far to me. I have not heard anything so far saying it would not work. But I do know that it works with cameras other than just Sony. It will work on Canon's line of cameras for sure.

Sony device
 

Sounds interesting and I too will anxiously await it release but in the interim have sent a query to Sony in regards to HD 250 compatibility.

Sony recorder
 

Just thought that I would mention that Sony never replied to my query ... probably too busy to respond to a small production company.

Ive been hearing the end of October as a release date. Don't know any specifics though.

Until we see something explicitly stating it will, somehow I suspect it won't work with hdv1 camcorders, alas. (Or is the canon hdv1?)
But.... since jvc and sony seem to have a licencing deal on the sysex card back, who knows? Maybe they could get together on a cf card option as well.
That, or a similar jvc- or third-party- unit, would be terrific. Will watch with great interest... thanks.

Firestore
 

Hello
is Focus enchanment /firestore going out business
don't they have a new hard drive comming out the FOCUS 5.
I hope not i have one if something goes wrong who will fix it?

Joe

JVC Unveils MR-HD100 Camera Mounted Portable Hard Disk Drive Media Recorder with Wi-F
 

JVC Unveils MR-HD100 Camera Mounted Portable Hard Disk Drive Media Recorder with Wi-Fi and Metadata Capabilities


EventDV.net: JVC Unveils MR-HD100 Camera Mounted Portable Hard Disk Drive Media Recorder with Wi-Fi and Metadata Capabilities

Mrhd100
 

Hello:

Thank you for the link, however, a review of prior posts seems to suggest that the aforementioned drive is made by the same people who produce the Firestore and therein lies the problem.

Where are you getting your information that Focus Enhancements, Inc. is in trouble? Nothing about this on the Focus Enhancements site, nor in the Industry Announcements forum here at DV Info.

Got a link? Or is this just an idle rumor?

Reasonably well documented

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/focus-enh...ancements.html

Sony | HVR-MRC1 MEMORY RECORDING UNIT | HVR-MRC1 | B&H Photo

$850 for the Sony CF recorder

Does this Sony puppy do 720p, or just 1080i?

What about 24 fps?

aww...bust. It only records 1080i signals.

From the manual -

Input signal:
HDV recording/playback
Video: MPEG-2TS
1080/60i, 30p, 24p
1080/50i, 25p
Audio: 2 CH MPEG 1 Audio
Layer2 Stereo (16 bit 48 kHz)
(1/2 CH)
4 CH MPEG 2 Audio
Layer2 Stereo (16 bit 48 kHz)
(3/4 CH)
DVCAM/DV recording/playback
Video: DV embedded
Audio: PCM digital
(12/16 bit, 32k, 48k)
Recordable time 2 GB Approx. 9 minutes
4 GB Approx. 18 minutes
8 GB Approx. 36 minutes
16 GBApprox. 72 minutes