JVC has announced a pair of HD camcorders that could rival its own top-end GZ-HD7 while being comparatively smaller in size. The new JVC Everio GZ-HD6 and GZ-HD5 hard-disk camcorders feature Fujinon HD lens with progressive scan 3CCD imaging and JVC's HD Gigabrid engine that deliver full high-definition recording at 1920x1080 resolution with up to 60 frames per second. The duo are 45% smaller than the GZ-HD7 and offer simple and intuitive operation, just point and shoot for great quality videos. Both models also offer a wide range of manual controls and microphone input. Movies can be recorded up to 10 hours on the GZ-HD6, thanks to its 120GB internal hard-drive and the GZ-HD5 can go up to five hours (60GB). And if that doesn't suffice you, there is microSD card support to further expand its recording capabilities. A full set of Windows applications complement these fantastic camcorders for authoring your home-made videos on to DVDs and Blu-ray discs. People with Macs are not forgotten as plug-in software is included for importing videos into various Macintosh applications. Users can also burn data directly on to DVDs with JVC's popular CU-VD40 Everio SHARE STATION for HD.

The JVC GZ-HD6 and GZ-HD5 come in colors of black and silver and are priced at $1,399.99 and $1,199.99 respectively.