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September 5, 2007

JVC Camcorder with Vertical LCD on the Back

I remember when camcorders actually used tape and you had to look through the viewfinder if you wanted to see what you were filming. I never really liked having to look at what I was shooting from the side of a camcorder where LCD screens are located.

JVC has announced a new camcorder called the GR-DA20 which moves the LCD screen to the rear of the camcorder more like what digital still camera users are familiar with. The screen also tilts up and down for a wider range of viewing angles.

The guts of the camcorder are a 1/6” 800k pixel CCD sensor that records to MiniDV tapes. I admit that this is the first new camcorder I have seen announce din a while that still uses tapes. The cam does have some serious zoom, 34x optical to be exact and can record in 16:9. No pricing information is available at this time.

Via Crave

Posted by shane at September 5, 2007 12:26 PM