The GR-DF430 with its ergonomic EZ grip design puts total performance in the palm of your hand. JVC's exclusive Low Light Plus incorporates two key technologies: The F1.2 Super Bright Lens obtains twice the light of an F1.8 lens assuring a bright picture with less noise even in less than desirable lighting conditions. And Three Dimensional Noise Reduction (3D NR) eliminates picture noise up to 30% in low light situations. Keep your subject in view outdoors with a 2.5 inch Clear LCD that reduces glare and reflections, and a built-in auto Illumi-Light for 1/10th the power consumption. There's also a color viewfinder, Power-Linked Operation, Night Alive, and 700X Super Digital Zoom with Spline Interpolation. There's also an accessory shoe and mic input with plug-in power. The GR-DF430 delivers high performance video at a great value. 1/6-inch 680,000 pixel CCD Low Light Plus: * F1.2 Aspherical Super Bright lens * 3-D Noise Reduction (3-D NR) to eliminate up to 30% of noise in low light situations. 15x Optical Zoom Clear LCD 2.5" High Resolution Monitor, to reduce glare and reflections from the LCD screen. Illumi-Light: Built-in Auto light using LED's for 1/10 the power consumption. 5 Second Record Mode 520 Lines Horizontal Resolution with Super High-Band Processor Color Viewfinder 700X Digital Zoom with Spline Interpolation Adjustable shutter speed 1/60 - 1/4000 Power-Linked Operation Night Alive for full color shooting in extreme low light Digital Image Stabilizer S-Video Input Program AE with Special Effects Animation and Timelapse, Playback Digital Zoom (50x) PCM Digital Stereo Audio High Density Image Recording, Mini DV NTSC (SD specifications) Iris Lock Manual focus, Exposure, and White Balance modes Wide Mode Digital Wipes and Fades Web Camera Function (via IEEE 1394) Black Fader Data Battery provides up to 1.5 hours recording time, shows five levels of remaining battery and record time on camcorder LCD monitor High Capacity 700 mAh Lithium-ion Built-in AC Power Adapter/battery charger S-Video Output Cold Sho