Quinto Communications, the Australian and New Zealand distributor for JVC Professional Products has announced the availability of a new firmware upgrade for the JVC GY-HM600 and GY-HM650 mobile news cameras. Available through the JVC Web site, the upgrade is free to all current GY-HM600 and GY-HM650 owners.
For both cameras, the upgrade includes 1080p/60 recording modes, Extreme High Quality (XHQ) recording with virtually lossless 50 Mbps H.264 (.MOV), and large file support for SDXC media cards. The firmware upgrade adds Zixi advanced streaming capabilities and live RTSP/RTP format streaming to the GY-HM650.
Using Zixi’s new Advanced Streaming Technology (AST), the GY-HM650 3.0 provides content-aware error correction and bandwidth shaping. Proprietary Zixi algorithms maximise bandwidth to ensure reliable transmission, and advanced content aware error correction compensates for up to 30 percent packet loss.
JVC GY-HM600
GY-HM600
This update includes a range of new professional features that build upon the impressive selection already included with the new 600 series camcorders and improves ease of use in all conditions.
Pre-Defined shooting modes to give the user instant access to optimum settings for the most common applications
– “Standard Mode” for shooting under ideal lighting conditions optimizes iris range and gain for best results.
– “Extended Mode” for news shooting under critical lighting situations with the emphasis on maximum gain and image capture under difficult conditions.
New “Flash Band Compensation” function for Photo Flash
New “Focus Assist” function while in “Full Auto” mode
Firmware Upgrade Available Here.
JVC GY-HM650
GY-HM650
1. Improve Auto Focus function and Focus Assist performance.
2. Enable Date/Time info. addition to UB.
3. Support superimposing REC trigger signals on the HD/SDI output.
4. Support 4Gb File Spanning function for SDXC card.
5. Support QuickTime (H.264) 1920×1080 XHQ, UHQ and AVCHD 1920×1080 HQ.
6. Added record modes of 1920×1080 60p, 60i, 50p, 50i, 30p, 25p & 24p @ 50Mbps.
7. Improve Zoom ring response in low-speed operation.
8. Additional live streaming rates & resolutions.
9. Support for RTSP/RTP & ZIXI.
10. Other improvements & minor bug fixes (see PDF included in ZIP download for full details).
Firmware Upgrade Available Here.
For further information please contact Quinto Communications at sales@quinto.com.au
