Extension slot for JVC GZ-MC500 ?!?
By glazou on Sunday 29 January 2006, 20:55 - General - Permalink
If you often read this blog, you know my video camera is a JVC and stores everything on a 4 Gigabytes microdrive instead of using DV tapes. I love it. It has a few minor issues like a weak stabilizer but it's a very nice and incredible small video camera. I just discovered an extension slot with a 30 pin connector at the back of the camera !
This is totally undocumented and there is no JVC accessory using it, at least in stores. Has anyone some doc - or some thoughts - about this connector ? I'd love to try accessories like an external hard drive, a more powerful flash or an external battery pack !
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Seems most electronic devices have something to that effect, but they are rarely used. Gaming consoles are famous for this. Even the mac mini had pinning for an alleged iPod doc built in on the top.
My guess would be 95% nothing has nor will exist. It's simply "in case" they can use that logic board in another product as a component.
Bonsoir, je n'y connais rien en caméra digital, mais vu l'emplacement de la prise... Je pense qu'elle doit servir à récuper des données constructeurs en cas de panne... Comme sur les voitures de maintenant, les garagistes viennent avec un pc portable et une prise propriétaire et un logiciel analyse les données et il facture l'opération 40€... Une idée comme çà qui me vient là tout de suite...
While I really hope you do find info and docs on it, and it's actually useful, I hate to say that normall we EE engineers tack on slots like that for debugging.
Usually they are only on prototype, but if you have a product out there that you service, you do yourself a very good service by leaving debugging ports on there to save your time doing repairs.
Anyhow, worst case that is what it is, but I hope I'm wrong.
It could be one of these connectors for diagnostic and flashing the firmware, I suppose. You probably have one of these next to the battery connector inside your Digital Rebel / EOS 300D.
salut Daniel,
j'ai également cette caméra géniale pour mon job, et bah je peux te dire que je suis personnellement bien curieux de savoir si on pourrait y brancher une extension firewire par exemple. bien pratique non ? genre pour y mettre un disque dur externe comme tu dis...
en tous cas, si quelqu'un a des infos ou sais quels genres d'accessoires on peut connecter à cette caméra, je suis preneur.