If you think that the market is already filled with HD camcorders like Flip Ultra HD, Creative Vado HD or Kodak Zi8, then you would not mind another one from JVC, the Picsio GC-FM1.
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Click Here to Watch a Short Video Clip of JVC Picsio GC-FM1
I have some difficulty finding information on this “bling bling” HD Camcorder. After some search, only Japan and France website has this Picsio information.
If the translation from Japanese to English is correct, the Specification of JVC Picsio GC-FM1: –
| Record media | SD/SDHC | |
|---|---|---|
| Recording type(record model) | MPEG-4 AVC/H.264(MOV) | |
| Animation Record mode |
HD (16 :9 ) |
1080P(1440×1080)30fps 720P(1280 ×720)60fps |
| SD (4:3) |
VGA(640×480)60fps QVGA(320×240)30fps |
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| Still picture Record mode |
(4:3) | 3264×2448(8M) 2592×1944(5M) 1600×1200(2M) 640×480(VGA) |
| Portability | Externals size | W53 ×H97 ×D17 mm |
| Mass when main body/taking a picture | About 95g/about 100g | |
| Image quality | Image sensor | 1/3.2 type CMOS sensor |
| Gross sensor resolution | 8.17 million pixels | |
| Valid pixel | (animation)2.03 million pixel/(still picture)7.99 million pixels | |
| Still picture record(maximum) | 3264×2448(7.99 million pixels) | |
| Zoom magnification | Four digital zoom times | |
| Blurring correction | Electronic(Only at animation. ) | |
| Use Spear |
LCD monitor | TFT color liquid crystal 2.0 types(115,000 dots) |
| Attached edit software | Calendar display, YouTube ™ &iTunes(R), and simple edit | |
| Built-in battery | Continuous shooting time: About 1 hour and 36 minutes | |
| One in taking a picture time * | Real taking a picture time: About 48 minutes | |
| Terminal | HDMI (mini) and terminal AV and terminal USB2.0 | |
When taking video
| Mode | 1080P |
720P | VGA | QVGA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1440×1080 (12Mbps) |
1280×720 (12Mbps) |
640×480 (4Mbps) |
320×240 (0.8Mbps) |
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| SDHC card(marketing) | 32GB | About 5 hours and 42 minutes | About 5 hours and 42 minutes | About 17 hours and 7 minutes | About 85 hours and 57 minutes |
| 16GB | About 2 hours and 47 minutes | About 2 hours and 47 minutes | About 8 hours and 23 minutes | About 42 hours and 8 minutes | |
| 8GB | About 1 hour and 24 minutes | About 1 hour and 24 minutes | About 4 hours and 14 minutes | About 21 hours and 17 minutes | |
Click Here to Check Out the Translated JVC Picsio GC-FM1 Website
Or if you know French, click the below link.
Click Here to Check Out the JVC Picsio GC-FM1 France Website
This JVC Picsio GC-FM1 can take video of up to 1080p. It does not have internal storage and uses SD card slot (SDHC supported). Three colours to choose from (according to the website) and should be available in Japan end-September. It does not have optical zoom.

