Portland Community Media Buys 30 JVC GY-HM100 ProHD Camcorders
for Production and Training
February 19, 2010
Source: JVC Professional
Camcorder Chosen
for Superior Price Performance, HD Image Quality, Solid-state
Media Recording and File-based Workflow Advantages
JVC announced that Portland Community Media TV (PCM-TV)—a
nonprofit organization dedicated to community access media
production, video training workshops, and video production
services for government and nonprofit agencies in Portland,
Ore.—has taken delivery of 30 new JVC GY-HM100 ProHD
camcorders.
The camcorders are being used to train the general public,
from seventh graders to senior citizens, many of whom
have never used a video camera. Once trained, these community
members can help produce original shows that air on any
of the seven Comcast cable channels managed by PCM-TV
that reach a half-million households in the Greater Portland
region, as well as Internet outlets.
“Compared to other leading camcorders we demoed,
the JVC GY-HM100 offered the best HD picture quality and
performance for the price,” said Ray Larson, chief
engineer for PCM-TV. “It also offered tremendous
user-friendliness—an important consideration since
many of our users are novices—without sacrificing
the features and versatility of a more expensive HD camcorder.”
The compact, lightweight JVC GY-HM100 ProHD camcorder
offers a file-based workflow using inexpensive SDHC solid-state
media and native file recording for Apple Final Cut Pro.
PCM-TV viewed this capability as an opportunity to transition
from DVCAM tape to an efficient, tapeless production workflow.
Besides conducting training workshops and production sessions
for the general public, a mainstay of PCM-TV’s business
is producing polished video productions for government
and non-profit agencies.
“To handle the demanding workload brought to us by
our diverse clientele, we need to have a wide array of
cameras and camcorders suited to every task level, and
of course, in ample supply,” said Larson. “So
another key consideration for us was the fact that the
new JVC GY-HM100 complements the other camcorders we have
in-house, most of which are also JVC. While we’re
not trying to promote any specific camera brand to our
clients, there are advantages to standardizing on the
familiar operational approach offered by the entire user-friendly,
affordable ProHD product line.”
In addition to its new GY-HM100 camcorders, PCM-TV uses
eight JVC GY-HD250 ProHD camcorders for productions in
two studios. Its production department has three GY-HD250
camcorders for high-end video production work for federal,
state, and county government agencies, as well as nonprofit
organizations.
Plus, five additional GY-HD250 camcorders will be installed
on PCM-TV’s 16-foot mobile production truck when
it is upgraded this spring. PCM-TV also has six JVC GY-HM700
ProHD camcorders, half of which are used by the production
department and the other half earmarked for use by public
access TV producers.
“For over 30 years, we have made a commitment to
the Greater Portland area to provide video training and
public access to top video equipment, as well as skilled
video production services,” said Larson. “We
believe that in order for public access TV to be a vital,
dynamic influence in the community, it must be broadcast
quality, which now means HDTV. We feel that the HD quality
imaging produced by our JVC camcorders is essential to
documenting the issues, people, and events that are shaping
our community today, while preserving that content for
viewers well into the future.”
