FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KRNV UPGRADES HD ENG WITH JVC GY-HM790U PROHD CAMCORDERS
WAYNE,
NJ (June 8, 2011) – JVC
Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced that KRNV, the
NBC affiliate serving Reno, Nev. (DMA #108), has purchased 14 GY-HM790U ProHD
cameras for ENG and creative services applications. The cameras arrived at the
station in April, and most have already been deployed in the field.
Jeff
Deitch, KRNV chief photographer, said each shooter has two 32GB SDHC media cards,
which provide more than enough storage for a normal news day. Paired with an
interchangeable Fujinon 17x lens, the GY-HM790U is well equipped for
one-man-band ENG work. Specifically, he said the lightweight camera’s 4.3-inch
flip-out LCD monitor makes it easier for reporters to shoot stand-ups on their
own.
“We
needed a camera that wasn’t too large, wasn’t too small,” Deitch explained.
“This one fit the niche. I think it’s a great camera.”
KRNV,
which is owned by Las Vegas, Nev.-based
Intermountain West Communications, made the conversion to local HD news
in 2006. The new JVC cameras replaced Canon XL H1 camcorders that were equipped
with external Focus Enhancements hard drives. David Feher, director of
engineering for Intermountain West Communications, said KRNV conducted
extensive research on ENG cameras before selecting the GY-HM790U.
JVC’s
use of non-proprietary SDHC cards as its recording media was “an extreme plus,”
and its native file recording (.MP4) for the station’s Grass Valley EDIUS NLE systems
was another important feature. “Technically, the camera embodies everything
that we found useful,” Feher said. “The proprietary aspect of some cameras kind
of put them in second place.”
ABOUT JVC
PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
Headquartered
in Wayne, New Jersey, JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC
Americas Corp., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Victor Company of Japan Ltd.
JVC is a leading manufacturer and distributor of broadcast and professional
video and audio equipment. For further product information, visit JVC’s Web
site at http://pro.jvc.com or call
(800)582-5825.
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