Typical price: £600
What is it: An extremely small hard-disk DV camera
What we think: Delivers almost everything we'd hoped for. While we can't recommend the MC200 to indie filmmakers, as a holiday camcorder it's top of its class
JVC Everio GZ-MC200 Full Specification
General
| Recording media | Hard drive |
|---|---|
| Number of CCDs | 1 |
| Size (W x H x D) | 41x104x71 mm |
| Weight | 315 g |
| Body material | Plastic |
| Battery type | Li-ion |
| Included cables | AV; USB; power |
| Included accessories | Lens cap; wrist strap; 4GB microdrive; editing software |
Main Features
| Sensor type | CCD |
|---|---|
| Gross sensor resolution | 2120000 pixels |
| Effective sensor resolution | 2120000 pixels |
| Min shutter speed | 1/2 s |
| Max shutter speed | 1/4000 s |
| Shooting modes | Normal movie mode, Normal movie mode |
| White balance | Automatic, Daylight |
| White balance presets | Automatic |
| Analogue video format | PAL |
Lens System
| Aperture | F/1.8 |
|---|---|
| Focus | Manual, Automatic |
| Optical zoom | 10 x |
| Digital zoom | 200 x |
| Image stabiliser | Electronic |
Viewfinder / Display
| Viewfinder colour support | Colour |
|---|---|
| Display type | LCD passive matrix 46mm |
| Display form factor | Built-in |
| Display size | 46 mm |
| Display resolution | 130000 pixels |
Audio Input
| Audio input type | Microphone |
|---|---|
| Microphone type | Built-in |
| Microphone mode | Stereo |
| Microphone technology | Stereo electret condenser |
Connectivity
| Accessory shoe | No |
|---|---|
| Microphone | No |
| Headphone | No |
| Audio | 48kHz/16bit Stereo |
| Composite video | Yes |
| Composite video/audio | Yes |
| S-Video | No |
| Firewire | No |
| USB | Yes |
| LANC | No |
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