The GY-HM700 is JVC's most complete and versatile professional camcorder, combining the company's popular compact shoulder form factor with a new level of performance suitable for demanding applications in mainstream production, electronic news gathering and cinematography. Add to that the convenience of solid state recording, the economy of widely available SDHC media, and the world's fastest workflow, and it's easy to see why the GY-HM700 is today's most complete and versatile professional camcorder.
The JVC GY-HM700 is a compact shoulder‑mount camcorder designed for news gathering and cinematography. It records to dual hot‑swappable SDHC cards, offers a high‑resolution LCOS viewfinder, and includes a 4.3‑inch flip‑out LCD for monitoring and menu navigation.
The manual covers power requirements, camera specifications, video and audio recording formats, interface connections, and advanced features such as Pre‑Rec (retro cache), Continuous Clip mode, Focus Assist, and remote camera control.
| Power Input | DC 12V (11‑17V) |
|---|---|
| Power Consumption | 22 W (Rec mode, no optional peripherals) |
| Dimensions | 224 mm (W) × 404 mm (H) × 243 mm (D) |
| Weight | ≈3.6 kg (8 lb) including lens, viewfinder, microphone, battery |
| Operating Temperature | 0 °C to 40 °C |
| Image Sensor | 1/3" progressive‑scan 3‑CCD |
| Lens | Canon F1.6, 14×, f=4.4‑61.6 mm (35 mm equiv. 32‑448 mm) |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4 s to 1/10000 s |
| LCD Monitor | 4.3‑inch, 800 × 480 pixels |
| Video Codec | MPEG‑2 Long GOP |
| Recording Media | 2 × SDHC Class 6 cards (up to 32 GB each) |
| Audio Recording | LPCM 2‑ch, 48 kHz, 16‑bit |
| Audio Inputs | XLR × 2 (MIC + 48 V/LINE) |
| Audio Outputs | RCA × 2, 3.5 mm headphone jack × 2 |
It records to two SDHC Class 6 memory cards, each up to 32 GB, for a combined capacity of up to 64 GB.
HQ mode supports 1920 × 1080 @ 59.94 i (or 50 i for PAL), 1440 × 1080, and 1280 × 720 with various frame rates, stored as .mov files.
The camcorder has two XLR microphone inputs with +48 V phantom power, RCA line outputs, and two 3.5 mm headphone jacks.