JVC Picsio GC-FM1, Handheld 1080p Camcorder with a Funny Name

JVC has a new pocket camcorder for us today that packs a digital punch. The Picsio Pocket Camcorder looks like teen girl's bedazzled cell phone, but its much more than high-school hot. This little wonder shoots 1080p HD video like the Kodak Zi8 and Samsung HMX-U10, and at up to 30fps and 720p at 60fps. As usual, videos are saved in H.264 format, and are easily transferred from the USB 2.0 connection which also conveniently charges the battery. The battery should be good for about 70 minutes of recording time.

The JVC Picsio handheld camcorder is also capable of 8MP stills, native resolution, not interpolated. Both video and still modes benefit from image stabilization, which will supposedly even handle recordings with the digital zoom maxed out at 4x. Video and stills can be previewed on the 2" LCD screen with simple controls. The included software is built onto the Picsio's limited internal memory which seems to be able to run directly off of the memory (perhaps without installation). The software is designed to allow almost one-touch upload to YouTube. You'll however need to provide your own SDHC cards for storing data; the Picsio supports up to 32GB. MSRP is set at a reasonable $199 and should be available soon. Video demo after the jump.