JVC GY-HC 550 4K Camera Test and Review: Video Footage of Model Railways and Model Railroads

Published on January 10, 2020

This video is not a traditional report about model railways, model railroads and model trains. It is a test or review of the new camera JVC GY-HC 550, which is presented at the “Consumer Electronics Show” (CES 2020) in Las Vegas. The JVC Company has provided Pilentum Television with a pre-series model of the JVC GY-HC 550 camera to make test video footage. Pilentum Television wants to learn how the workflow is in 4K Ultra High Definition video mode with that hand held camcorder for broadcasting and professional video productions. Finally, it is important to check the image quality on YouTube - despite the extreme video compression for online videos.

The JVC GY-HC 550 camera features a 1 inch CMOS image sensor for uncompromised cinema and video production. The JVC GY-HC 550, also the smaller JVC GY-HC 500 camera, is equipped with a wide-angle 20x optical zoom lens, including triple large rings for zoom, focus and iris. There are plenty of media options including SD-HC, SD-XC and SDD. Unfortunately, recording on M2 SSD memory cards in ProRes 4:2:2 (10-bit) at 50 fps or at 60 fps was not yet technically possible with that pre-series model. Therefore, Pilentum Television had made video records in 4K with only 29,97 fps. However, Pilentum Television is very grateful to JVC for lending him this great camera.

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ypU3Y0XWNs

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Pilentum Television has been producing high-quality videos about model railroads and model railways since 2013. There are now almost 600 videos that can be watched completely free of charge on YouTube. Please, use this website and dive into the world of model trains by watching the following content.

• In 2013, 36 videos were produced and more than 1,111 pictures were taken.
• In 2014, 43 videos were produced and more than 1,586 pictures were taken.
• In 2015, 44 videos were produced and more than 1,499 pictures were taken.
• In 2016, 86 videos were produced and more than 2,276 pictures were taken.
• In 2017, 57 videos were produced and more than 1,050 pictures were taken.
• In 2018, 57 videos were produced and more than 1,000 pictures were taken.
• In 2019, 79 videos were produced and more than 1,280 pictures were taken.
• In 2020, 38 videos were produced and more than 630 pictures were taken.
• In 2021, 36 videos were produced and more than 460 pictures were taken.
• In 2022, 43 videos were produced and more than 640 pictures were taken.
• In 2023, 40 videos were produced and more than 650 pictures were taken.
• So far in 2024, 29 videos have been produced and more than 390 pictures have been taken.

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