New Everio GZ-HD3 captures 1440x1080-pixel video on a 60GB hard drive.

Entertainment electronics vendor JVC today announced the release of its new consumer digital video camera that combines multi-CCD sensor capture with high-definition video.

The new Everio GZ-HD3 features a 3CCD sensor to capture high-definition 1440x1080-pixel resolution video. The new camera captures directly to an internal 60GB hard drive in a form factor that fits in the palm of your hand.

The GZ-HD3 follows the launch of JVC’s GZ-HD7 earlier this year but brings a drop in price, making the camera more affordable to a wider audience.

The GZ-HD3 features a Konica-Minolta HD ultra-compact hybrid aspherical lens capturing images to three 16:9 widescreen progressive-scan CCD sensors.

The 60GB hard drive gives a maximum recording time of seven hours however the camera has three recording modes:

*for HDV compatible stream via i.LINK

The XP and SP modes deliver the benefits of variable bit rate capture where as the 1440CBR mode delivers a fixed 27megabits per second (27Mbps) down a Firewire connection. This makes the GZ-HD3 one of the very few hard drive based cameras to offer Firewire connection to a PC.

The camera is also well featured for connection ports with HDMI and component video output allowing the video to be displayed on the latest TVs. There’s also a standard S-video output that enables a down-converted version of the video to be played on standard-definition TV systems.

The camera features USB and i.LINK (Firewire) connections for downloading video to PC for editing purposes. The camera also comes with a 2.8-inch widescreen LCD.

JVC is also pushing an optional DVD burner that allows the camera to backup video to DVD without the need for a PC. The CU-VD40 HD Everio SHARE drive connects via USB and can store up to 55minutes of SP HD video onto an 8.5GB DVD Double-layer disc. The CU-VD40 also works with the GZ-HD7 camera.

JVC is also bundling the HD-editing capable CyberLink BD Solution software, allowing editing of footage as well as burning that footage to both DVD and Blu-ray discs. While the software is available for Windows PC only, the bundle also includes a plug-in for Apple’s iMovie HD and Final Cut Pro to enable HD video from the camera to be imported.

Other features include focus assist, digital image stabilisation and automatic video light. There’s also a SecureDigital (SD) flash card slot that captures stills as well as SP-mode HD video.

The company expects the new GZ-HD3 to go on sale in early September and retail for approximately US$1300.

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