The exceptional company of JVC (Victor Company of Japan) distributed the very first hd video camera for buyers back in the year 2003.  The GR-HD1 highdef camera was considered the very first digital camcorder in the world to record and play back high definition images.

By using a newly advanced 1/3 inch type 1.18 million pixel sophisicated scan CCD and JVC type processing, this new digital movie cameracaptures and plays back 750/30p digital hi-def and 525p sophisicated vast display pictures to small DV tape.  

Prime features
The GR-HD1  was the 1st electronic video camera in the globe to record and play back high definition video clip and pictures.  The GR-HD1 records digital photos to a small DV tapes with the use of MPEG 2 data compresion, recording and playing back digital high definition images while still retaining standard 525i DV typical recording days.

The GR-HD1 at the same time arrives with an optical 10X zoom lens together with an integrated optical image stabilizer.  Aside from that it runs on the newly invented 1/3 inch type, 1.18 million pixel (1.14 million effective pixels) revolutionary scan CCD.  Due to the JVC 1st transmission operating circuitry and driving technique, it may possibly record muti data format good quality pictures.

You will find three recording modes; HD setting, SD setting, and DV setting which are generally oriented according to  the camera makers’ regulations.  

The HD mode records 750/30p digital hi-def photographs, SD mode 525p progressive broad photographs, DV mode with the typical 525i DV standard.  Through this means, camera users may widely decide on from the 3 modes depending on their particular specifications.

Though it was the earliest hd video camera to be  unveiled  for people, the GR-HD1 remains an incredibly remarkable digital camera.  It contains a  number of more features, which are certain to gratify camera addicts everywhere.