- ABC News
- January 10, 2012
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JVC unveiled a new flagship model: the GZ-GX1, along with the rest of its new Everio camcorders at the 2012 CES trade show in Las Vegas. The GZ-GX1 is an attractive machine built around a specially-designed f/1.2 lens and a 1/2.3-inch, 10-megapixel CMOS sensor. With other features such as a headphone jack, microphone input, and the ability to attach lens filters to the unit itself, the GZ-GX1 may prove to be an interesting new flagship camcorder for JVC. Perhaps one of the biggest features of interest on the new camcorder is the option to record 1080/60p video — an option that is becoming more common every year on consumer camcorders. The model also includes Wi-Fi functionality, as is the case with the bulk of JVC's new Everio camcorders. This flagship camcorder will use the AVCHD format, allowing you to record video with a top recording bitrate of 24Mbps. In addition, it will be able to export video via an HDMI port on the unit in either 1080p or 1080i. The camcorder comes with...