JVC has released details of a new 'hybrid' camera designed to satisfy users' needs for both digital still photography and video recording.



The GC-PX10 digital memory camera combines the ability to take 12-megapixel stills and Full HD video and also enables users to capture high-quality still shots from video clips. Video is Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels and, importantly, progressive recording means each frame contains complete visual information, whereas interlaced video has only half the picture in each frame. A fast 36 Mbps sampling rate ensures each frame of video is clear and detailed.
The GC-PX10 also supports consecutive still shooting at 50 shots/second, as well as high-speed video shooting at 250 frames/second to yield slow motion footage at 1/5 normal speed. Image resolution in this mode is VGA (640 x 360), which is adequate for online use, and recording time can extend to approximately two hours .

The body of the GC-PX10 is designed to provide stable shooting for both still and moving images, and has an L-shape similar to SLR cameras (but with much less bulk) to encourage two-handed holding. The 6.16 x 4.62mm sensor Back-Illuminated CMOS is supported by JVC's FALCONBRID high-speed imaging engine. Other features include a Konica Minolta HD lens with 19x dynamic zoom and optical image stabilisation, a tiltable 3-inch Touch Panel monitor, ISO sensitivity up to 6400, K2 technology for high quality sound, 32GB internal memory, HDMI output, and bundled LoiLoScope FX software (for Windows).

The GC-PX10 is scheduled for an October launch in Australia at an RRP of $1099

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