WEVA site broke the news today morning (and was promptly taken down within hours) about the upcoming JVC HD cam. It offered a rare glimpse into what JVC has in store.

Its 24p proHDV cam (since HDV specs doesnt include 24p, JVC calls it proHDV)

If you notice it looks like it has a 1/3″ lens mount. Hmmm…. how many 1/3″ lenses have you seen ? For what its worth, they also said there is a 1/2″ adapter available. Thats much better.

Some words from the actual premature press release:

“In addition to providing superior quality HD recording in the 24p format, the GY-HD100U can output an uncompressed 720/P60 HD signal. This is ideal for live broadcasting, remote news and POV applications. A third party HDSDI converter can provide the full resolution uncompressed signal to an array of systems with no signal delay.”

Full resolution! - that elusive 4:2:2 comes to pro-sumer level! Or it can just mean another clichéd marketing jargon like ‘Ultimate Home Theater’ or ‘Full Digital ‘

And it has a interchangable lens system! I always loved that flexiblity. Except Canon XL2, all pro-sumer camera’s dont have it. This includes DVX100, upcoming HDX100, FX1 and Z1u

Now I am sure this will give the just announced Panasonic HDX 100 a run for its money.

And, yes, if competitively priced – these two cams will kill Sony’s Z1u even before it left the hospital. Sad, I always loved a Sony. Having said that outside US Sony still commands respect among Indie filmmakers.