JVC GC-X1

JVC GC-X1 ... minimizes aliasing effects to reproduce vivid colors with all their true-to-life brilliance. JVC's pixel shift technology uses precision optics and electronics to double-expose the image while shifting it up one pixel. Shifting the image precisely 3.45 microns (the size of a pixel) is made possible by the micron-precise movement of an internal optical refraction plate. By this method, 100% of the green pixel image data, which has the highest impact on image clarity, is actually acquired and not interpolated. Red and Blue data is also doubled, providing overall color reproduction equivalent to over 6 megapixels. NR Pro-Still innovative function stacks the CCD data from multiple exposures to cancel out random noise components, thereby raising the signal-to-noise ratio by 9 dB.

The JVC exclusive DR Pro-Still allows digital photography with a dynamic range or "latitude" that approaches film quality. By stacking the data captured by two exposure levels - one bright and one dark - it is able to accurately reproduce all areas of the picture, from bright to dark, with the same effect as having tripled the dynamic range. Count on high-quality close-ups without having to move a step yourself. The 2.3x optical zoom lens (equivalent to 37-86mm on SLR camera), including 2 aspherical-surface glass lenses, delivers crisp and clear high-contrast images. The GC-X1 is a digital still camera that shoots moving video too. The entirely digital video format, developed by JVC, ensures an e-mail-friendly small file size (100-200KB for 20 sec.), enabling speedy uploading/downloading as attachments or posted to a Web page. The "Video Player" application that plays back these video clips is provided, and can also be downloaded from JVC's website. With the GC-X1, you can easily shoot stills and videos for the whole world to see. Collage function with multiple layering is a sophisticated masking and layering function, with no need for a PC. This built-in function lets you add new images onto the original, layer upon layer, by the process of luminance key. Just shoot additional images against a white background, and they will be added-in, at the touch of a button.