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GY-HM250

The GY-HM250 uploads completed clips through configurable FTP, SFTP, implicit FTPS, or explicit FTPES profiles using a supported HOST USB adapter. It supports on-camera and browser selection, background transfer, and resumable non-SFTP uploads; the HM180 bodies in the shared manual do not expose this workflow.

2018FTP · SFTP · FTPS implicit · FTPES explicit

Accessory-assisted camera client

TRANSPORT

Wi-Fi adapter through HOST USB + Ethernet adapter through HOST USB + cellular modem through HOST USB

The documented network paths available to the camera or its required transmitter.

PAYLOAD

recorded video clips on SD media

File behavior is quoted conservatively until a Camera to Anywhere fixture reproduces it.

TRIGGER

manual clip upload from thumbnail view / selected or all-clip upload / browser-triggered clip upload

Transfer can begin from the documented camera-side behavior shown here.

STATUS

Documented.
Not lab-verified.

The shared manual marks networking and FTP as GY-HM250-only features; GY-HM180 is excluded. Use current firmware; FTP resume is unavailable with SFTP. Physical Camera to Anywhere interoperability is not yet lab-verified.

MANUAL EVIDENCE

2 cited locations

Menu labels, behaviors, and warnings on this page are paraphrased from official manufacturer material.

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BEFORE YOU TOUCH THE MENU

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.

PREREQUISITES
  1. 01

    Current GY-HM250 firmware.

  2. 02

    A JVC-supported HOST USB Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or cellular adapter.

  3. 03

    A short recorded test clip.

  4. 04

    Camera to Anywhere endpoint host, protocol, port, credentials, and directory.

  5. 05

    Expected server key/certificate fingerprint.

CONNECTION FIELDS

Alias

Recognizable job/destination name.

Appears on the FTP Upload screen.

Protocol

FTP, SFTP, FTPS (implicit), or FTPES (explicit).

Matches the Camera to Anywhere listener.

Server

Hostname or IP without scheme/path.

Identifies ingress.

Port

Exact issued listener port.

Connects to the correct service.

Dir. Path

Assigned remote directory.

Routes the clip.

Username

Per-source username.

Authenticates and identifies the camera.

Password

Issued password.

Completes authentication.

PASV Mode

On for FTP/FTPS/FTPES behind NAT; unavailable for SFTP.

Uses passive data connections.

WHAT ACTUALLY MOVES

Transfer behavior,
without the guesswork.

TRANSFER MODES
  • Single clip
  • Selected clips
  • All clips
  • Browser all/OK/selected upload
  • Background upload
  • Resume for a supported interrupted FTP-family upload
MEDIA BEHAVIOR
  • Uploads completed playable clips from SD media.
  • Progress and stop controls are shown.
  • Secure protocols require fingerprint validation.
  • A same-name smaller remote file can offer Resume.
  • Switching back to Camera mode can allow shooting during transfer.
LIMITS + WARNINGS
  • FTP features are GY-HM250-only within the shared HM250/HM180 manual.
  • A supported HOST USB network adapter is required.
  • Resume is disabled for SFTP and HTTP FTP proxy operation.
  • HTTP proxy mode supports only FTP and can alter overwrite confirmation.
  • Verify the remote partial file before choosing Resume.
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.

  1. 01Adapter and IP are valid.
  2. 02The correct profile is active.
  3. 03Secure fingerprint matches.
  4. 04A short clip uploads with matching bytes.
  5. 05Controlled resume works on a non-SFTP path.
  6. 06A failed upload remains recoverable without harming another asset.
TROUBLESHOOTING

If it will not send,
start here.

01FTP menu missing

Confirm the body is HM250, networking is enabled, and a supported adapter is present.

02Cannot connect

Verify IP/DNS/gateway, host, port, and firewall.

03Login/path rejected

Correct Username, Password, Dir. Path, and account permissions.

04Resume disabled

Use FTP/FTPS/FTPES without HTTP proxy and confirm the server supports append.

05Unexpected secure fingerprint

Do not accept until the endpoint identity is confirmed.

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 · 200 pages
  1. 01

    JVC GY-HM250/GY-HM180 Instructions

    Printed pp. 124-126, Clip Server; pp. 155-158, uploading and FTP Resume

    Open manufacturer source ↗
  2. 02

    JVC online FTP Resume Feature

    FTP Resume Feature

    Open manufacturer source ↗
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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