built-in wired Ethernet LAN + built-in 2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi + supported cellular adapter through HOST USB
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GY-HC550
The GY-HC550 shares the HC500-family destination-neutral upload system: four FTP/SFTP/FTPS/FTPES profiles, automatic post-record upload, manual and browser selection, resumable FTP-family transfers, and HD+Web Slot-B proxy chunking. Built-in Ethernet provides the simplest Camera to Anywhere connection, with supported USB adapters for Wi-Fi or cellular.
2019FTP · SFTP · FTPS implicit · FTPES explicit
Accessory-assisted camera client
recorded video clips on SD media
File behavior is quoted conservatively until a Camera to Anywhere fixture reproduces it.
automatic upload after recording / automatic chunked upload during supported recording modes / manual clip upload / browser-triggered clip upload
Transfer can begin from the documented camera-side behavior shown here.
Documented.
Not lab-verified.
High-Speed recording disables clip FTP. Automatic chunked upload is limited to supported record configurations. Use current firmware; FTP resume is unavailable with SFTP. Physical Camera to Anywhere interoperability is not yet lab-verified.
3 cited locations
Menu labels, behaviors, and warnings on this page are paraphrased from official manufacturer material.
Inspect every citation ↓BEFORE YOU TOUCH THE MENUPrepare the camera.
Prepare the camera.
Prepare the route.
Gather these items first, then enter the Camera to Anywhere job credential exactly as issued. The camera sends to the public ingest edge; your private destinations stay downstream.
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Current GY-HC550 firmware.
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Built-in Ethernet or a supported HOST USB Wi-Fi/cellular adapter.
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A test clip and HD+Web proxy setup if chunking is required.
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Camera to Anywhere host, protocol, port, credentials, and remote directory.
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Expected secure-protocol fingerprint.
Alias
Recognizable destination label.Shown in upload selection.
Protocol
FTP, SFTP, FTPS implicit, or FTPES explicit.Matches the listener.
Server
Camera to Anywhere hostname or IP.Identifies ingress.
Port
Assigned port.Selects the service.
Dir. Path
Assigned remote directory.Routes the media.
Username
Per-source username.Authenticates and attributes the camera.
Password
Issued password.Completes authentication.
PASV Mode
On for FTP-family protocols behind NAT; unavailable for SFTP.Uses passive data connections.
Slot / Server
Auto FTP media slot and Clip-FTP alias.Defines automatic source and target.
Division
Approved HD+Web proxy chunk interval.Sets the during-recording delivery cadence.
SCREEN EVIDENCE GAPNo reviewed menu excerpt is attached to this exact step yet.The label and instructions remain source-backed; no reconstructed camera UI is shown.
SCREEN EVIDENCE GAPNo reviewed menu excerpt is attached to this exact step yet.The label and instructions remain source-backed; no reconstructed camera UI is shown.
Upload Settings groups the automatic/manual mode, source slot, division interval, cellular allowance and server preset on one screen.
JVC GY-HC500/GY-HC550 Instructions · PDF p. 190 ↗Instructional excerpt from an official JVCKENWOOD manual; copyright remains with JVCKENWOOD.Upload Settings groups the automatic/manual mode, source slot, division interval, cellular allowance and server preset on one screen.
JVC GY-HC500/GY-HC550 Instructions · PDF p. 190 ↗Instructional excerpt from an official JVCKENWOOD manual; copyright remains with JVCKENWOOD.Upload Settings groups the automatic/manual mode, source slot, division interval, cellular allowance and server preset on one screen.
JVC GY-HC500/GY-HC550 Instructions · PDF p. 190 ↗Instructional excerpt from an official JVCKENWOOD manual; copyright remains with JVCKENWOOD.Upload Settings groups the automatic/manual mode, source slot, division interval, cellular allowance and server preset on one screen.
JVC GY-HC500/GY-HC550 Instructions · PDF p. 190 ↗Instructional excerpt from an official JVCKENWOOD manual; copyright remains with JVCKENWOOD.
In Media mode, move the cursor to the clip and press ONLINE/3 to open the action menu.
JVC GY-HC500/GY-HC550 Instructions · PDF p. 191 ↗Instructional excerpt from an official JVCKENWOOD manual; copyright remains with JVCKENWOOD.
Choose This Clip, Selected Clips or All Clips, then choose the server preset and press Set.
JVC GY-HC500/GY-HC550 Instructions · PDF p. 191 ↗Instructional excerpt from an official JVCKENWOOD manual; copyright remains with JVCKENWOOD.
The FTP Upload screen displays transfer progress and provides a Stop control while background upload is active.
JVC GY-HC500/GY-HC550 Instructions · PDF p. 191 ↗Instructional excerpt from an official JVCKENWOOD manual; copyright remains with JVCKENWOOD.
Resume appears only when the server has a smaller partial file with the same name; the manual notes protocol-specific restrictions.
JVC GY-HC500/GY-HC550 Instructions · PDF p. 193 ↗Instructional excerpt from an official JVCKENWOOD manual; copyright remains with JVCKENWOOD.WHAT ACTUALLY MOVESTransfer behavior,
Transfer behavior,
without the guesswork.
- Auto post-record upload
- Automatic HD+Web proxy chunks
- Manual this/selected/all clips
- Browser upload
- Background transfer
- Resume on supported non-SFTP paths
- Auto FTP watches one configured slot.
- Chunked upload sends Slot-B proxy segments during HD+Web recording.
- Manual selection uses playable thumbnail clips.
- Status displays progress and errors.
- Same-name smaller files can trigger Resume.
- Recording to the same slot interrupts its active auto upload.
- FTP is unavailable during live streaming or Return over IP.
- High-Speed mode disables FTP.
- Chunking requires HD+Web and Slot B.
- SFTP and HTTP proxy disable Resume.
- Wi-Fi/cellular requires a supported HOST USB adapter.
FIELD VERIFICATION
Prove the path before the green flag.
Run this checklist on the exact body, firmware, network, and media format you will use on assignment.
- 01Network IP is valid.
- 02Destination profile and fingerprint are verified.
- 03Manual clip matches remotely.
- 04Auto FTP sends a completed clip.
- 05Chunking works if required.
- 06All operational limitations are tested or documented.
TROUBLESHOOTINGIf it will not send,
If it will not send,
start here.
01Auto transfer inactive+
Select Auto, Slot, Server, and Auto Upload On outside High-Speed mode.
02Recording interrupts upload+
Separate recording and transfer slots.
03Chunking inactive+
Verify HD+Web, Slot B, Division, and Auto Upload.
04Endpoint rejected+
Verify host, port, protocol, login, path, and permissions.
05Resume missing+
Use resume-capable FTP/FTPS/FTPES without HTTP proxy and the correct partial file.
PRIMARY EVIDENCE
Official source trail.
The local archive is retained for research continuity if an official link changes. It is not redistributed through this site.
archived-local-ignored · retrieved 2026-08-26 · 268 pages
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JVC GY-HC500/GY-HC550 Instructions
Printed pp. 148-150, Upload Settings and Clip Server; pp. 189-193, upload workflows and Resume
Open manufacturer source ↗ - 02
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BEFORE FIELD USE
Documentation gets us to the menu. Hardware earns the badge.
This guide compiles all discovered FTP-related setup evidence for this model, but it is not a promise that every firmware version and venue network will behave identically. Verification records the exact body, firmware, access point, protocol, payload, and result.
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