We’ve always been a fan of JVC here at our studio, mostly because they produce affordable, quality gear with a great form factor. Having a “real” bayonet mount lens was definitely a selling factor when we purchased an HD100 several years ago.  JVC has continued improving on that design, and has moved to a tapeless workflow utilizing SDHC cards.  The ability to shoot 1080i, 720p and SD using ready-to-edit file formats like FCP’s .mov and .mp4 compatible with XDCam EX adds to the 700 series appeal.

Here’s the full press release on the HM-790.

JVC’s Product Manager Lee Thompson shows us the goods.