JVC Everio GZ-X900 Sleek Form Factor Appeals to Web Crowd

PMA in Vegas brings some more exciting news, today in the form of JVC's new slimmed down GZ-X900 or Everio X for short. Aimed less at the camcorder crowd and more at the web production mavens, the X has a fewer manual controls built into the body making for a much more aesthetically pleasing form. Like the Samsung SC-MX20, Kodak Zi6, it still has many post-processing favorites like a YouTube mode and easy export to iTunes. Video is recorded in AVCHD format which is showing up in more and more devices.

The hybrid has a 10 megapixel CMOS sensor that is on par with point and shoot DSCs, but it can record in 1080i at bit rate of 24Mbps on SD/SDHC cards. The Everio X can take stills at up to 9 mega-pixels, and is equipped with a 5x optical zoom lens with a 3.4 f-stop aperture. JVC has included the now standard, face detection and optical image stabilization features that will entice lovers of bells and whistles. Newer add-ons like a 20x slow-motion feature may attract some niche buyers. As with many of the new goodies showing up at PMA this week there's no indication of street price or release date.