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GY-HM890

The GY-HM890 shares the GY-HM850 network and Clip Server workflow: a supported HOST USB adapter provides connectivity, four profiles can target arbitrary FTP/SFTP/FTPS/FTPES servers, and completed clips can be selected on-camera or through the browser UI.

2014FTP · 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.

Use the current firmware and JVC's current supported-adapter list. FTP resume is unavailable when SFTP is selected. 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-HM890 firmware.

  2. 02

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

  3. 03

    A recorded test clip on SD media.

  4. 04

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

  5. 05

    Expected server fingerprint for a secure protocol.

CONNECTION FIELDS

Alias

Short job/destination name.

Identifies the profile in the upload screen.

Protocol

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

Must match the receiver.

Server

Hostname or IP only.

Identifies Camera to Anywhere ingress.

Port

Assigned port.

Selects the protocol listener.

Dir. Path

Assigned remote directory.

Routes the clip to the proper workflow.

Username

Per-source username.

Authenticates the camera.

Password

Issued password.

Completes authentication.

PASV Mode

On for FTP-family protocols behind NAT; unavailable for SFTP.

Uses passive data connections.

WHAT ACTUALLY MOVES

Transfer behavior,
without the guesswork.

TRANSFER MODES
  • This clip
  • Multiple clips
  • All clips
  • Browser all/OK/selected upload
  • Background upload while returning to Camera mode
MEDIA BEHAVIOR
  • Uploads completed clips from SD media.
  • Progress and stop controls appear during transfer.
  • Secure protocols display a server fingerprint.
  • Duplicate names normally prompt before overwrite.
  • The camera can resume shooting while a transfer is in progress.
LIMITS + WARNINGS
  • Requires a supported HOST USB adapter.
  • No automatic or chunked FTP workflow is documented in this family manual.
  • HTTP FTP proxy mode permits only FTP and may overwrite without prompting.
  • Resume is not documented in this manual revision.
  • Network-adapter support should be checked against JVC's current list.
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. 01Valid network IP appears.
  2. 02Correct Clip Server alias is selected.
  3. 03Fingerprint is verified.
  4. 04A short clip uploads.
  5. 05Remote filename and size match.
  6. 06Failure/retry behavior is tested before production.
TROUBLESHOOTING

If it will not send,
start here.

01Cannot connect

Verify adapter recognition, IP/DNS/gateway, server, port, and firewall.

02Access denied

Confirm remote directory permissions.

03Invalid credentials

Correct Username and Password in the selected Clip-FTP profile.

04Invalid path

Correct Dir. Path and ensure it exists.

05Certificate/key warning

Validate the fingerprint with the endpoint administrator.

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 · 220 pages
  1. 01

    JVC GY-HM850/GY-HM890 Instructions

    Printed pp. 140-141, Clip Server; pp. 180-182, Uploading a Recorded Video Clip

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  2. 02

    JVC online Uploading Video Clip

    Uploading Video Clip

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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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