JVC GY-HC500 Connected Cam 4K Camcorder

JVC GY-HC500 Connected Cam 4K Camcorder

JVC has announced two new models in their Connected cam range – the GY-HC500 and the GY-HC550 JVC’s Connected Cam series are designed specifically so users can live stream and FTP file transfer directly from the camera. JVC has really made a name for themselves with smart cameras that can be used for news, sports and event coverage.

Both models feature a 1” 4K CMOS sensor with a 20x lens with 3-ring control (iris, focus, zoom), a high-resolution viewfinder, and a claimed 12 stops of dynamic range. Using the same codec that is found in the 
GY-HC900 shoulder-mount camera, the GY-HC500/ HC550 can record to SSD media in a wide variety of formats, including 10-bit ProRes 422 at 4K resolution and 50/60p frame rates. A number of other codecs and recording formats are also available, including H.264 and MPEG-2. Both cameras offer support for BT709, BT2020 and BT2100 HLG color spaces.

The GY-HC500 and GY-HC550 not only offer live streaming, FTP file transfer and remote camera control over IP, but JVC has also included return video over IP, as well as high-quality IFB audio return. The cameras can live stream at up to 1080p50/60 at 20Mb/s, which makes for a fairly high-quality stream over IP. The GY-HC550 adds in an additional range of features, including Wireless LAN antennas, built-in broadcast graphics overlays, and Zixi protocol support for streaming applications.

Specifications
Power draw 17.5W
Weight 3 kg
Lens F2.8 F4.5 20x zoom
f=9.43mm 188.6mm (35mmf=28mm 560mm)
Sensitivity F11, 2000lx
Shutter 1/6 1/10000
ND OFF, 1/4, 1/16, 1/64
Recording media SDHC/SDXC
4K(150Mbps):UHS-I U3,4K(70Mbps)/HD (50Mbps)：Class10
SD:Class4, High-Speed:UHS-I U3
SSD(M.2)JVC SSD
Recording codecs Apple ProRes 422, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MPEG-2*
4K UHD 60p/50p (Apple ProRes 422） 3840 × 2160, Apple ProRes 422 HQ/Apple ProRes 422/Apple ProRes 422 LT, 10-bit
4K UHD 30p/25p/24p (H.264) 3840 × 2160, 4:2:2 10-bit / 4:2:0 8-bit 150Mbps/70Mbps (MOV)
HD (H.264) 1920 × 1080/1280 × 720, 4:2:2 10-bit / 4:2:0 8-bit
50Mbps 8Mbps (MOV/MP4)
HD (MPEG-2 Long GOP)* 1920 × 1080/1440 × 1080/1280 × 720, 35Mbps /25Mbps (MOV/MXF)
SD (H.264) 720 × 480/576, 8Mbps (MOV)
Proxy (H.264) 960 × 540/480 × 270, 3 1.2MbpsMOV
Streaming
1920 × 1080 (59.94p/50p) 20 ~ 8Mbps
1920 × 1080 (29.97p/25p) 20 ~ 3Mbps
1920 × 1080 (59.94i/50i) 20 ~ 3Mbps
1280 × 720 (59.94p/50p) 20 ~ 3Mbps
1280 × 720 (29.97p/25p) 8 ~ 1.5Mbps
720 × 480 (59.94i), 720 x 576 (50i) 8 ~ 0.3 Mbps
640 × 360 (59.94p/50p) 3/1.5Mbps
640 × 360 (29.97p/25p) 3 ~ 0.3Mbps
Connections
3G-SDI (BNC × 1)HDMI × 1 AV (Φ3.5mm) XLR × 2(MIC+48V/LINE), φ3.5mm
RCA × 1
USB3.0
Ethernet RJ-45 ×1
LAN 2.4GHz/5GHz MIMO (GY-HC550)
SSD