JVC claims that its GZ series are the world's smallest and lightest hard-disk recording camcorders at approximately 0.74bs. The Everio GZ-MG730 features a 30GB internal hard-drive that can record up to 37.5 hours of video; the camera also has a micro-SD card slot. The JVC Everio GZ-MG730 features a 1/2.5" 7.38 megapixel CCD (as opposed to the 1/6" chip of its predecessors). It has a zoom lens designed by Konica-Minolta that can provide 35x optical magification, with 800x digital zoom and image stabilization. It also has an "Everio Dock" for connectivity, and has USB 2.0, IEEE1394 and iLink output.