JVC Everio HD Camcorder with 40x Optical Zoom – $119.99

Monday, October 31, 2011

Lights, Camera, Cats Action

What do you mean, “why” is it my dream to film an all-cat remake of the 1991 Gene Hackman legal thriller Class Action?

“Why?” What kind of question is that? I don’t cross-examine my dreams, OK? Maybe you’re the kind of person who sees an exquisite butterfly flitting across a field of wildflowers, grabs the butterfly, and demands to see its papers. Not me. When I’m blessed by a dream, no matter how impractical or daunting or stupid, I hold on to that dream for all it’s worth.

In a treasuring way, I mean, not in the interrogating way you hold that poor butterfly.

And as this dream unfolded, I knew I’d need 26 things to make it a reality: a good camera and 25 cats. The camera part was easy. The JVC Everio HD Camcorder offers 40x optical zoom, a Konica Minolta HD lens, and 720p video recording. With the JVC Everio shooting the footage, this isn’t going to be one of those chintzy, two-bit all-cat movie remakes. An idea this brilliant deserves genuinely professional production values.

Now all I need is the cats. A greying and unkempt but still spry and irreverent one as Jed Ward, the civil-rights lawyer originally played by Mr. Gene Hackman. For his daughter Maggie Ward, I need a pretty one with wide-set eyes and curly black fur, to stand in for Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio – you know, the kind of cat who’d feel authentic as a driven young laywer who turns to conservative politics in rebellion against her neglectful dad. And a big jowly cat for Fred Thompson’s Dr. Getchell, and a blandly handsome, vaguely slimy British cat to play Maggie’s corporate-lawyer boss and lover, and –

Look, I could go on, but I see by the sign that this shelter closes at 5, and this dream won’t wait until tomorrow. So get out the paperwork or whatever you need to do and let me start picking out my cast, OK? Oh, and, uh, what’s your return policy?

Authorized for SquareTrade Extended Warranty

Warranty: 90 Day JVC

Condition: Refurbished

Features:

• Wherever you point the camcorder, it instantaneously analyzes faces, brightness, color and distance, to automatically select the best settings for the scene
• 2.7” LCD, Konica Minolta HD Lens, 40x optical zoom, Advanced Image Stabilizer, up-convert for 1920x1080p output, and Intelligent AUTO for best picture quality, whatever the scene
• SDXC card slot and high-quality HD video ideal for Web sharing on YouTube™ and Facebook
• Advanced Image Stabilizer (A.I.S.) expands the effective area at wide angle to deliver powerful compensation for camera shake
• Time-Lapse REC records one frame at a time at set intervals (1sec – 80sec) so you can watch movement that’s hours long in just a few seconds when played back
• When a subject enters the camcorder’s detecting area and the luminance changes, recording starts automatically and automatically stops after 5 seconds of no movement
• Easy Archiving & Sharing with Everio MediaBrowser 3
• The newly designed 2-Way Grip Belt works as a standard grip belt or a convenient wrist strap. You can choose which way to best match your shooting style or carrying preference

Specifications:

In the box:

• JVC GZ-HM30 Everio Camcorder (Choose: Blue, Black, Silver or Red)
• Li-Ion Battery Pack
• USB Cable
• AV Cable
• AC Adapter
• 2-Way Grip Belt
• Everio MediaBrowser 3 Bundled Software
• User’s Manual
• Warranty Card

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