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April 12, 2005
JVC Releases Everio GZ-MC500 Digital Media Camera
A High Resolution Hard Disk Camcorder with Newly Developed
3-CCD Camera System
Creation of the World’s Ultimate*
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5-Mega class Still Performance in the
World’s Smallest and Lightest*
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Unit
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC) announced today the Japanese release of the
Everio GZ-MC500 high-resolution digital media camera with a newly developed 3-CCD
camera system, as part of its popular new Everio lineup. The GZ-MC500 is a new type
of camcorder that utilizes a one inch Microdrive® removable hard disk as the recording
media.
With the world’s largest*
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5-mega class still picture memory, the camcorder comes in
the world’s smallest and lightest*
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compact unit, offering easy operation through
random access, and PC compatibility.
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: For a home-use camcorder (as of April 12, 2005, according to a JVC survey)
*
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: For a 3-CCD home-use digital camcorder (as of April 12, 2005, according to a JVC survey)
Product
description
Marketing
name
Model
MSRP
(Yen: Tax
Included)
Release
Date
Monthly
Production
Digital
media
camera
Everio
GZ-MC500
Open
Early June
5,000 units
For Immediate Release:
Everio GZ-MC500 Digital Media Camera
