The JVC GY-HD101E has finally been released and has landed in the hands of a few lucky Australians. Australia looks like it has been lucky enough to get the new camera before it hits the rest of the globe. The first two production models were received by Tempo Pictures a small production company that has put the cameras to immediate use on their new film "Reality Check." So far the cameras have received stellar marks for quality and value from the crew, but others have already begun to question aspects of the camera.

Early reports from some users state they have experienced banding in shots of the sky and remarked that the LCD on the camera is less than ideal. Though with the camera in only a few users hands it's definitely way too early to give the camera any type of positive or negative judgment. Only time and real testing will show the true performance of the camera which is currently the only HDV camera capable of 24p recording.