Moving right along, JVC has announced two new digital video cameras, the GZ-MG77 and MG67, with respective 30GB and 20GB capacities.

-MPEG-2 format recording in Ultra-Fine (9mbps), Fine (6mbps), Normal (4.5mbps), and Economy (1.7mbps)
-First three modes at 720 x 480, last at 352 x 240; all use VBR
-Successors to "MG70" and "MG50" of last year -- improvements include 10x optical zoom lens with an open F value of 1.2
-2.18MP CCD, effective 1.23MP for video at 2.0MP for stills
-2.7" LCD with 16:9 aspect ratio
-"Stick Controller" for better control of the menu options, "Auto Button" for fully automatic recording
-New thumbnail display with event searching functionality: search videos based o­n the events taking place
-Quicker startup: now 4 seconds
-SD card slot for still images and/or video, maximum resolution of stills is 1632 x 1224.
-Included battery allows continuous recording for an hour, or "30 minutes under actual conditions."
-USB 2.0 connection: transferring a 4GB file takes 5 minutes
-USB Host function for direct connection to DVD writers

Article:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20060214/victor1.htm

Press Release:
http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/press/2006/gz-mg77.html

Product Information (MG77):
http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/dvmain/gz-mg77/index.html

Product Information (MG67):
http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/dvmain/gz-mg67/index.html