JVC's new GY-HD250U is a full resolution HD progressive camcorder designed from the ground up as a professional unit. Building on the unique JVC "compact shoulder" form factor, the GY-HD250 offers significantly improved picture quality suitable for mainstream HD production and newsgathering. Besides being a comfortable and stable shoulder style camera, The GY-HD250 can be converted to a studio camera using the optional KA-D250U studio adapter. 

• Compact shoulder form factor
• Bayonet mount interchangeable lenses
• Native 1280x720 progressive CCD's (x3)
• HDV 24p, 25p, 30p, 50p and 60p recording
• 60p live output (analog, 4:2:2)
• Focus assist
• 14-bit A/D (better highlight, shadow, & color gradations)
• New DSP (improves picture accuracy)
• Wide band analog front end (lower noise, better low light, sharper image)
• High speed Super Encoder (enables 50p/60p recording)
• New cross converter outputs 1080i from live or recorded HDV
• Image inversion (HV flip) for prime lenses
• White shading adjustment to compensate for differing lens characteristics
• Pro Anton/Bauer battery mount (basic battery & adapter not included)
• 6-pin remote control connector
• Genlock
• Time code input/output
• HD/SD-SDI output with embedded audio & TC, Varicam flags (HD mode only)
• HD-SDI output of 1080i from built-in cross converter
• Composite Video input (for SD pool feed)
• Studio capability with optional multicore adapter
• Tripod plate and mount included
• 2-year warranty (parts) 1-year (labor)