JVC GC-QX3HD review and Specifications


JVC presents its new camera, the JVC GC-QX3HD which is a special camera and entering with force a very competitive market! It was announced in North America on the 08/1/01. The JVC GC-QX3HD will be sold for 1000in the United States, a very fair price. This nice camera measures 111 x 67 x 59 mm while it weights only 320 g. The GC-QX3HD has for maximum resolution 2032 x 1536. It also supports a lower resolution of 1024 x 768, 640 x 480. The image ratio (width / height) on the JVC GC-QX3HD has been set at 4:3, making a total of 3.1 mega pixels. The sensor on the GC-QX3HD is a CCD having for dimensions 1/1.8 " having a RGB color filter.

JVC implemented a digital zoom on the GC-QX3HD and included an internal flash being a standard in nowadays cameras . The normal focus range between the camera and the object is 50 cm. The minimum shutter speed on the GC-QX3HD was set at 2 seconds and the maximum shutter is 1/750 seconds. Movies are supported in this version being a very useful function. The JVC GC-QX3HD has an internal storage space of 8 mb and can be extended with external storage by using SmartMedia. The LCD implemented in the GC-QX3HD diagonally measures 2.0 ".

A video out plug exists making it handy to watch pictures on your television. A USB connection is furnished to connect to a computer. To conclude, we think the JVC GC-QX3HD is a very interesting camera and we greatly encourage our readers to consider this item.

JVC GC-QX3HD specifications
lens / zoom 37 mm - 86 mm (2.3x) (dig: 2x)
focus / macro auto | manual / 50 cm / 2 cm
metering mode
aperture auto | manual / F2.8 - F11
white balance auto | manual - 6 presets
shutter / 2s - 1/750s
exposure +/- 2EV in 1/2EV steps
flash / mode internal
viewfinder optical
iso ratings 80 / 160 / 320
image size 2032x1536 / 1024x768 / 640x480
image format tiff / jpeg
image compr.
lag/cycle times
remote control self timer 1s / 8s
video options
audio options
connectivity usb / video (NTSC)
storage smartmedia
platform Windows, Mac
extra features comes with 8 MB smartmedia card