JVC COMPACT HANDHELD CAMCORDER WITH INTEGRATED 12X LENS & SPORTS OVERLAYS

SPECIFICATIONS

Full Screen Overlays and Slide Shows (New feature)
Add up to 50 full screen custom graphics (PNG or JPG format) from an SD card and store them in the camera for live streaming or recording in the HD mode. Graphics may be advanced manually or presented as a looping slideshow with timing 1-99 seconds per slide. This new feature allows users to create advertising to run as banners during the game, or full screen at halftime. Introduce the team members with a slideshow of players’ photos and position. Place a watermark anywhere on the screen–even while doing lower-third score overlays.
Graphics may be produced with PowerPoint or any photo editing software and saved as a series of image files. PNG graphics provide the most flexibility for creating overlays because they allow you to create transparent backgrounds. Full-screen graphics are saved at 960×540 and upscaled to 1920×1080 (1080p mode), or 640×360 and upscaled to 1280×720 (720p mode)

Score Overlays and Customization*
The GY-HM250SP produces a real-time score overlay on recorded and streamed HD video for a variety of popular sporting events including football, basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, hockey and more. The overlay is produced for both the streamed and recorded video simultaneously. If desired, the overlay can be placed over the streamed video only, leaving the recorded video without graphics. The camera comes with 3 standard home/guest graphic templates. Click on the examples below to see the control screen.

Users have the ability to manually type in the Home and Guest team names for each event.* JVC has released PC application software which enables the user to store up to 90 team names and logo bitmaps within the camera. The user can then select “left” and “right” teams from this stored list within the camera. The cost of this PC software is included in the purchase price of the camera, and is available as a free download to owners of the GY-HM250SP.

During the game, the camera operator keeps the score updated using an external Wi-fi®* connected mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet. It is also possible for the camera to interface directly to the venue’s own scoreboard controller through the optional ScoreBot™ from Sportzcast.

*Optional Wi-Fi® adapter or other suitable network connection and adapter required. Tablet or other browser-equipped device required. Score overlays are not available in 4K Ultra HD recording mode.

Integrated 12x Ultra HD Lens, 1/2.3-inch CMOS Sensor
Ultra high quality imagery begins with a precision 12x F1.2-3.5 optical zoom lens (35mm equivalent: 29.6-355mm). JVC’s 4K CMOS sensor with 12.4M pixels delivers high sensitivity and excellent performance over a wide range of lighting conditions. Details are crisp and accurate throughout the entire image plane. When shooting in the HD mode, Dynamic Zoom combines optical zoom and pixel mapping to create seamless and lossless 24x zoom. This allows the camera to have a long zoom range while retaining its small form factor. Shooters will also appreciate the convenient ND filter wheel: 0, 1/4th and 1/16th positions.

Dual SDHC/SDXC Card Slots
Dual SDHC/SDXC card slots make the GY-HM250SP a truly versatile camcorder, offering such benefits as simultaneous recording and relay recording. In relay recording mode, you can shoot continuously and seamlessly over multiple cards. When one card is full, the camcorder switches seamlessly and automatically to the other card. And because cards are hot swappable, there is in effect no limit to the continuous shooting time in any mode, even with lower capacity cards.

Clip Continuous Recording
In normal recording, when the recording stops, the image, audio, and accompanying data from the start until the end of the recording are recorded as one “clip” on the SD card. This mode allows you to consolidate several rounds of “startstop recording” into one clip.
For example, in normal recording three clips are generated as Recording 1, Recording 2, and Recording 3. However, recording in this mode the camera generates only one clip.

Web Friendly (Proxy) file formats
Lower resolution H.264 files (480x270p and 960x540p) may be recorded simultaneously with full HD files, or when streaming. These files are significantly smaller than HD files, and thus are very suitable for immediate posting to the web. A file recorded in the 960 x 540 mode is approximately 1/10th the size of a full HD file recorded at 35 Mbps, and therefore takes a fraction of the time to upload post. The smaller files may be quickly imported to an iPad for easy editing using iMovie or Pinnacle Studio. Posting your game to the web has never been faster

Advanced IP Network Communication and Streaming*
The GY-HM250SP features JVC’s latest IP communications engine giving you remote control and monitoring of vital camera and lens functions from a tablet, smartphone, or computer anywhere in the world. Live streaming is possible in HD or lower resolutions, depending on available bandwidth. Sporting events may be streamed to a decoder at a cable head-end, or directly to the internet through a content delivery network such as Facebook, YouTube, IBM Cloud or a Wowza server. Just press one button and you’re streaming to the world! And while streaming, the camera continues to function as a high quality, full HD camcorder giving you a pristine copy of the game.

S.L.I.M. Studio Camera System design concept —New feature!

• Simple design — addresses multiple levels of video operation and control.
• Low Cost — a fraction versus traditional systems with full functionality.
• IP Control — uses flexible and ubiquitous IP wired or wireless infrastructure
• Multiple camera control — controls up to 100 cameras with a single RM-LP100U (tally control up to 5).

The SLIM system design is based on the RM-LP100U Remote Camera Control’s latest firmware which enables painting and shading of our IP-capable camcorders, as well as simultaneously providing full control of our KY-PZ100 PTZ cameras! No other system offering incorporates a line-up of studio camcorder configurations providing the depth and diversity to meet the needs of professional applications from Education and House of Worship to Corporate, Industrial and Broadcast.

Main features:

• Single 1/2.3-inch CMOS image sensor with 12.4 million pixels
• High quality integrated 12x F1.2-3.5 zoom lens (35mm equivalent: 29.6-355mm)
• Graphic score overlay with custom logo option (HD mode only)
• Dynamic Zoom in HD mode combines optical zoom and pixel mapping to create seamless and lossless 24x zoom.
• 4K Ultra HD recording (150 Mbps, 24/30p) to SDXC(UHS-I Speed class3) card
• 4K Ultra HD recording (70 Mbps, 24/30p) to SDXC/SDHC(Class 10) card
• 4:2:2 Full HD (24-60p) recording at 50Mbps
• 120fps HD recording
• Live 4K UHD output via HDMI connector
• 2 position ND filter (1/4, 1/16)
• HD-SDI (3G) and HDMI outputs (4K output via HDMI only)
• HD-SDI and HDMI outputs can feed and trigger external recorder
• 2-channel XLR audio inputs with phantom power
• Built-in stereo microphone
• Dual SDHC/SDXC slots enable dual, backup and continuous recording
• Advanced JVC streaming engine compatible with USTREAM, Zixi and Wowza Streaming Engine
• IP Network Remote Control, Remote Viewing, Scorekeeping, Metadata editing, FTP clips*
• 3.5-inch color LCD display (920K pixel) with smart focus assist function
• 0.24-inch color viewfinder (1.56M pixel) with smart focus assist function
• Histogram Display
• Wired remote control supported
• 9 user button assignable functions
• Includes handle unit and SSL-JVC50 7.4V battery, AC Adapter
• External microphone not included

*Requires appropriate network connection and adapter

GENERAL
Power
DC 12V (AC adaptor), DC 7.4V (battery)
Power consumption
Approx. 8.5W (with VF in 4K REC mode, default setting)
Weight
Approx. 1.47kg (including battery)
Dimensions
149 (W) x 191 (H) x 307 (D) mm
Operation temperature
0°C to 40°C
Storage temperature
-20°C to 50°C
Operating humidity
30% to 80%
Storage humidity
Under 85%

CAMERA
Image sensor
1/2.3-inch back-side illuminated CMOS, total 12.4M pixels
Synchronizing
Internal synchronization
Stabilizer
Optical image stabilizer
Shutter speed
1/6 — 1/10000
Lens
35mm equivalent: 29.6mm to 355mm
Filter diameter
62mm
Gain
0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 dB, Lolux (30, 36 dB), AGC
ND filter
None, 1/4, 1/16
LCD display
3.5-inch 920 k pixels, 16:9
Viewfinder
0.24-inch 1.56 M pixel, 16:9

VIDEO/AUDIO RECORDING
Recording media
2x SDHC/SDXC memory card (4K (150Mbps): UHS-1 U3 4K (70Mbps), HD: 50Mbps Class 10, HD: 35Mbps Class 6, AVCHD/SD Class 4), High-Speed: UHS-1 U3
Video recording
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (4K/HD/SD/Proxy), AVCHD (HD/SD)
File format: MOV (H.264), MTS (AVCHD), MP4 (Exchange format: U model only)
Audio recording
LPCM 2ch, 48kHz/16-bit (4k/HD/SD MOV), AC3 2ch (AVCHD), μ-law 2ch (Proxy)

LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
Protocol
RTMP, MPEG2-TS/UDP, MPEG2-TS/RTP, RTSP/RTP, Zixi
Resolution and bit rate
1920 x 1080 (59.94i/50i) Audio AAC 128 k 12/8/5/3 Mbps
1280 x 720 (59.94p/50p) Audio AAC 12/8/5/3 Mbps
1280 x 720 (29.97p/25p) Audio AAC 128 k 8/5/3/1.5 Mbps
720 x 480 (59.94i) 720 x 576 (50i) Audio AAC 128 k/64 k 8/5/3/1.5/0.8/0.3 Mbps
640 x 360 (29.97p/25p) Audio AAC 128 k/64k 3/1.5/0.8/0.3 Mbps

INTERFACES
Video output
AV output (3.5mm mini jack x 1), SDI output (BNC x 1), HDMI output x 1
Audio input
XLR x2 (MIC, +48V/LINE), 3.5mm mini jack x 1
Audio output
AV output (3.5mm mini jack x 1)
Headphone
3.5mm mini jack x 1
Remote
2.5mm mini jack x 1
USB
HOST x 1 (network Connection), DEVICE x 1 (mass storage)

INCLUDED

• Handle unit
• battery (SSL-JVC50) x 1
• AC adapter x 1