JVC today announced that the professional camcorder is now compatible with QuickTime 6 digital media technology and industry standard MPEG-4. The company says that the JVC GY-DV300 is the "world's first 3 CCD broadcast-type hand-held camcorder with the capability of recording simultaneously to tape and providing QuickTime compatible MPEG-4 program content for streaming over the Internet. In addition, JVC has announced that the GY-DV300 will provide ISMA compliant MPEG-4 program content in the near future.

Launched in February 2002, the JVC Streamcorder was the first Internet-capable professional broadcast camera. QuickTime 6 support now and planned support for industry standard MPEG-4 compatibility for high-quality streaming video is made possible with JVC's modular KA-DV300 network package.



The KA-DV300 network package attaches to the bottom of the camcorder and provides a slot for a LAN card or compact flash card, permitting full end-user control over all camera functions from a remote location. The network package, available separately or bundled with the GY-DV300U, includes an integrated fully functional Web server, permitting an end-user full control over the camera, lens and VCR, as well as the ability to stream live to a distant location via a standard Web browser.



All JVC KA-DV300U network packs shipped after April 1, 2003 will incorporate the QuickTime upgrade. JVC anticipates shipping the ISMA compliant version of MPEG-4 in the near future. Customers who presently own previous versions of the network pack will be able to download upgrade software from the JVC website.