The JVC Everio MG255 is a 30GB Hard Drive Video Recorder and has almost all the features which are available on the MG275. The MG255 sports a 30GB Hard Disk and shall retail for ¥110,000 / $907 in February. The JVC Everio MG255 includes applications like Photo Naivigator, Cyberlink DVD Solution, Power Director etc

The camcorder includes 2.18 megapixel CCD (for 1.23 megapixel videos or 2 megapixel stills) and 10x optical zoom. It can record for 7 hours continuously in Ultra Fine Mode and for 37 hours in Economy Mode. One also comes across ports like; USB mini, AV input/output , DV output, External microphone input and DC input. The camera also supports SD Cards and includes a direct-to-DVD button for PC-less writing to DVDs when connected over USB.