WAYNE, N.J.—JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corp., announced the free firmware upgrade for its 4KCAM GY-HM200SP sports production camcorder and GY-HM200HW house of worship camcorder that now allow full-screen graphic overlays.

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Users can add up to 50 .JPG or .PNG graphics via an SD card and store them in the camera. Graphics can be advanced manually or presented as a slideshow. A graphics loop is activated using the camera’s web interface, with slideshow timing set by the user.

With the new full-screen graphics, GY-HM200SP users can create slideshows that present advertising during halftime or other extended breaks in the action. For worship applications, graphics can display scripture readings or lyrics, with the operator manually advancing graphics as the service progresses.

The firmware upgrade also adds hockey and soccer-specific scoring for the GY-HM200SP and the ability to position score overlays in various screen positions. A firmware upgrade for baseball and basketball overlays, team logos and custom characters was added in January.

WAYNE, N.J.—Speed is a dangerous weapon on the football field, but as Goffstown TV has learned, it can also be a key one off of it as well. A PEG station in Goffstown, N.H., Goffstown TV (GTV) recently added JVC GY-HM200SP sports production streaming camcorders in an effort to speed up its production of local football games.

The GY-HM200SP camcorder from JVC features built-in graphics overlay, which JVC’s press release reports allows GTV to eliminate a secondary camera it used to cover football, one covering the game the other recording to scoreboard. The GY-HM200SP is able to produce a real-time score overlay on recorded or streamed video output without the use of an external CG or production switcher. This eliminates the need for sync camera feeds in the editing process.

GTV is able to update the score and clock data manually in the graphic overlay via an iPad. Staff can also create custom team overlays using Photoshop and JVC’s SDP Generator software. Footage is recorded to non-proprietary SD cards. Additional features of the GY-HM200SP camcorder include 12x zoom lens with optical image stabilizer, 4K, HD and SD recording modes, dedicated microphone mount, and SDI and HDMI video outputs.

With the use of the GY-HM200SP, GTV reports that it has been able to increase its number of sports productions and the time in which it takes to upload the footage to its broadcast channels.

WAYNE, N.J.—Under the lights of the Big Apple, JVC is prepared to unveil its latest camcorder at the 2015 SVG Summit, the GY-HM200SP 4KCAM. Featuring embedded score panel graphics, the GY-HM200SP is designed for single-camera local sports coverage, producing a real-time score overlay on recorded or streamed video output without using an external CG and production switcher.

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With an intuitive GUI, the GY-HM200SP can receive score information directly from a mobile device that is connected wirelessly to the camera. It can also interface directly to a venue’s scoreboard controller through either a wired or wireless interface.

The GY-HM200SP comes with all of the professional features of the GY-HM200. This includes a 1/2.3-inch BSI CMOS imager and integrated 12x zoom lens with optical image stabilizer and 24x dynamic zoom in HD mode. The camera can record 4K Ultra HD, 4:2:2 Full HD, SD, and a 70 Mbps mode that records 4K in smaller files on Class 10 SDHC/SDXC memory cards. Other features include a built-in HD streaming engine with Wi-Fi and 4G LTE connectivity, dual XLR audio inputs with built-in phantom power, an integrated handle with hot shoe and microphone mount, and SDI and HDMI video outputs.

JVC will begin shipping the GY-HM200SP in January at a starting price of $2,795.