We first encountered the Everio X in its prototype shape back in 2008 at the CEATEC 08, and we fell in love with this new AVCHD compact camcorder. Less than a year after, JVC announced officially the release of the Everio X and finally we had the chance to play with it and give you our feedback.
JVC Everio X GZ-X900 Specs -
- 1/2.33" CMOS, 10.3 Megapixel
- 5x Optical / 8x Dynamic / 200x Digital (max.)
- KONICA MINOLTA HD LENS
- Video: [AVCHD] MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: Dolby Digital (2ch)
- UXP: 1920x1080i, Avg. 24Mbps (VBR)
- 2.8" 207K-pixel Color LCD
Once you get passed the useless laser thingy, it's time to shoot, and guess what, this camera provides pretty good overall quality. Compared to an Xacti Full HD, the Everio X gives you WAY better video and colorful images. Another good point here is JVC didn't limit its Everio X to only 17Mbps (like many other companys do) but offers a nice 24Mbps.
Basically the higher the number, the less video compression you get and less artifact compression you'll have on the video. As you can see below with the screen captures and 100% crop, video is pretty decent on a not so exceptionally bright day.
Horrible low light video quality… Sorry I didn't shoot any samples, but you will have to take my word on this… I was amazed by the low quality of video shot in low light with many noticeable video noises… Actually you can either turn on Video Boost (giving more noise) or turn it off and not be able to see a thing.
Horrible low light video quality… Sorry I didn't shoot any samples, but you will have to take my word on this… I was amazed by the low quality of video shot in low light with many noticeable video noises… Actually you can either turn on Video Boost (giving more noise) or turn it off and not be able to see a thing.
600fps and 300fps mode… Useless, and I wonder why JVC didn't bother to implement these modes.
600fps and 300fps mode… Useless, and I wonder why JVC didn't bother to implement these modes.
