Matthew Jeppsen
Matthew Jeppsen is the founder of FreshDV and a digital video shooter and editor. By most reports he is powered entirely by coffee.
Kendal Miller
Kendal Miller has over 10 years experience in the production industry. Currently he is working as Director of Photography in Chicago, IL where he resides with his wife Kendra.
He works on a wide variety of projects
ranging from commercial to independent film projects, working on one of
the first commercial Red projects in the midwest area. When he's not shooting
film or video he enjoys still photography as a hobby.
An original part of the
FreshDV team and contributing author to such magazines as DV and others
Kendal enjoys providing industry training and education for others, and feels
he often learns through the writing process as well.
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Friday, January 09, 2009
Matt Jeppsen | 01/09
GY-HM100 is the solid-state camera many users have been asking for
At the FCP SuperMeet at Macworld, JVC launched a new handheld camcorder, the GY-HM100. This camera is a very compact design, measuring roughly 6” x 7” x 14” and weighing under 3.5 lbs. However, don’t let it’s size fool you. JVC has packed the camera with useful features that users have been clamoring for. Normally, I’m not taken aback by JVC camcorder announcements. Yes, they launched the first affordable HDV camcorder years ago, but since then their offerings and upgrades have been small, logical steps without many of the exciting technology leaps. This is not to say their cameras aren’t excellent tools. It’s just that they aren’t very exciting, and I don’t feel that they have put a lot of pressure on their competitors to drive future innovation. That being said, this HM100 announcement has me taken aback, and I think it will apply pressure to JVC’s competition. Here’s why…
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