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JVC& acute;s versatile GY-HM710U ProHD Compact Shoulder Camcorder with Canon 14x Lens is a professional ENG camera that uses the same 3x 1/3& quot; CCD sensors and compact shoulder mount form factor as the GY HM790. Designed for professional field recording applications such as newsgathering, event videography, documentary filmmaking, and digital cinema, the GY HM710 comes equipped with a Canon 14x zoom and is capable of capturing full HD 1080i/p video as native MP4 or MOV files. Standard definition AVI and MOV file formats (480i) can also be directly recorded for legacy SD applications. All this makes the camera tops in its ability to output ready to edit files for such NLEs as Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere.

If you don& acute;t particularly need studio control options, the HM710 is an excellent, economical camcorder choice that includes all the features you& acute;ve come to expect from a professional camera. There are XLR inputs with manual control, HD/SD SDI output for monitoring or recording to an external unit, and 1920 x 1080 recording at 24p, 30p, and 60i to dual hot swappable SDHC cards (media sold separately).

In addition, the ProHD camcorder provides some nice surprises. The supplied interchangeable lens is a high definition Canon 14x zoom that features minimal chromatic aberration and starts at 4.4mm (equivalent to 32mm in the 35mm world) on the wide end. The camera features a generous 20 second pre record cache, preventing missed shots this is especially helpful for projects that thrive on spontaneity, such as special events and documentaries. Its 35 Mb/s maximum bit rate and 4:2:2 HD SDI output produce files and signals that can withstand postproduction processes well. And with the GY HM710& acute;s convenient native file recording options, your shoot to edit workflow couldn& acute;t be simpler.