JVC announced a new addition to its Everio line by introducing a new model, GZ-HD3, with an internal hard drive.

JVC HD Everio GZ-HD3 offers a an advanced CCD image sensor and the capability to record 1,440 by 1080 video to a 60GB internal hard disk.  In order to produce more accurate color reproduction HD Everio GZ-HD3 camcorder employs three 16:9 progressive scan CCDs, each dedicated to one of the three primary colors - red, green, blue.

Also the quality of the image is driven by HD Gigabrid Engine, which applies five different noise reduction technologies to images from each of the three CCDs, while maintaining native resolution

The palm-sized camcorder features a lightweight body and a compact hybrid aspherical lens system from Konica Minolta that makes the HD3 27% smaller than the Everio GZ-HD7. The GZ-HD3 weighs just 1.5 lbs.

According to JVC the 60 GB internal HDD offers up to 7 hours of video recording in its SP mode, which peaks out at a maximum bit rate of 22Mbps. In addition to the SP mode the HD Everio GZ-HD3 is also equipped with an XP mode that records at a higher bit rate for those extra special scenes, but it reduces the recording time to 5 hours.

JVC equipped the HD Everio GZ-HD3 with a wide range of interface terminals, including HDMI and component outputs so HD footage can be viewed on the latest HDTV displays. And standard AV-S terminals that output a down-converted SD signal provide connectivity to ordinary standard definition TVs. USB and i.LINK connectors are included for transferring recordings to a personal computer for editing.

For those who wish to burn their movies directly to DVDs without connecting the camera to a PC JVC offers an optional CU-VD40 HD Everio Share Station, which connects to the camera via USB.

The JVC HD Everio GZ-HD3 will be available at retailers in September for about $1,300.