The New JVC Everio GZ HD500 Full HD Camcorder Review

Introducing the latest craze by JVC – the new elegant Everio GZ-HD500 Full HD camcorder with HDD/microSD camera and 80GB HDD for up to 33 hours of AVCHD recording featuring Advanced Image Stabilizer and unique shooting functions.


Basic Features
1/5.8-inch 1.37M pixel CMOS
80GB Internal Hard Disk Drive for up to 33 hr. of Full HD recording
20x Optical Zoom / 200x Digital Zoom
Memory Card Slot for microSDHC/microSD
Software provided (for Windows ®)

Product Highlights
24Mbps High Bit Rate Recording
HD Gigabrid Premium II Engine
Advanced Image Stabilizer
Time-Lapse REC
Auto REC
1920x1080P Output
HDMI® (V.1.3 with x.v.Color™)
KONICA MINOLTA HD LENS
One Touch Upload to YouTube™ (HD Compatible)
Face Detection / Face Flow Thumbnail
Laser Touch Operation with Sub-trigger and Zoom Function
USB2.0 High-Speed Transfer
Pixela Everio MediaBrowser for Windows® provided
Full HD 1920x1080 Recording

The Everio GZ-HD500 features a 1.37 Megapixel sensor for recording 1920×1080p Full HD video at 24Mbps with a 20x optical zoom Konica Minolta lens. Other features, like 2.7-inch LCD screen, Advanced Image Stabilizer, face detection, time-lapse recording, are almost identical to the HM320 model. However this new Everio GZ HD500 doesn’t support seamless recording. The JVC Everio GZ-HD500 is currently retailing at Amazon for around $549.75.