PRO HD
footage, were blown away by the image tapeless workflow from camera to switcher “With over 50 hours of recording time
quality. I have put these cameras into the and through to the record. The benefit of during the week in Tamworth, driving
hands of many broadcast cameramen and longer cable runs and embedded audio has home knowing I don’t have a week of
the camera makes perfect sense to them also been a big plus.” tape capture is a great feeling. I am quite
straight away. All the switches and controls excited about some of the newer tapeless
are where you would expect them to be; the
Hankins and his team are often asked to
products that JVC is bringing out: the JVC
lens is a real lens and operates that way.
provide solutions that require ingenious
MR-HD100 with meta data recording; the
I have owned JVC ProHD cameras since
methods and clever equipment functionality.
KA-MR100G is also exciting with its 35Mbit
the first JVC GY-HD101E was released.
He concluded, “While I am on the subject
SxS capability; and also the new line of
I have recently added a couple of JVC
of things I like about the JVC GY-HD251E,
cameras - the GY-HM100 and GY-HM700
GY-HD251Es and have fallen in love again!
the ability to setup a single camera with all
which are completely tapeless - now that’s
the settings and then transfer them via a
what I am talking about.”
n
“One of the key benefits of the JVC memory card is an invaluable way to match
GY-HD251E is its ability to output HD- the cameras, but also a real time saver
SDI/SDI. As a small scale, efficient OB when doing multi-camera setups. It’s a
“One of the key benefits
operation, the ability to offer a complete changing world and nothing puts more fear
of the GY-HD251E is its
HD-SDI/SDI camera chain allows us to be into a cameraman than to hand them a hard
ability to output HD-SDI/SDI.”
broadcast compliant and deliver a full HD drive to record onto for the first time.
The Suite Spot
Prime-time projection for central London post house
Based in central London, Suite JVC’s DLA-RS10 projector, supplied by with nice bright images,” Jim Merrett, Chief
is a post-production company
Kaurus, breaks new ground in brightness, Engineer at Suite reveals. “The DLA-RS10
specialising in mainstream comedy.
contrast, colour accuracy, black levels and is also very quiet, which is good as it’s
With programmes such as The
ease of use and is the quietest model JVC installed on the theatre ceiling - you wouldn’t
Inbetweeners, All Star Mr & Mrs
have produced. Suite’s theatre features even know it was there. The whole client
and The Omid Djalili Show under
a 7½' screen and seats ten people, and approval process has become a lot simpler.”
has been set up to allow JVC’s DLA-RS10
its belt, Suite has recently installed
projector to connect to the facilities HD
Suite’s viewing theatre also features
JVC’s DLA-RS10 projector into
matrix and shared Avid ISIS media SAN
a Blu-ray player, with a 5.1 amp allowing
its main viewing theatre, allowing
for approval and last minute changes,
full surround monitoring of HD projects.
clients to approve and preview
which can be made from within the theatre.
The JVC DLA-RS10 projector is connected
their productions.
via a scaler, allowing HD material to pass
“We opted for JVC’s projector because it’s straight through and SD material to be
great quality, affordable, and provides us played back at 1080 50i.
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