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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

TRANSPORT

built-in wired Ethernet LAN + built-in 2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi + supported cellular adapter 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

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.

STATUS

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.

MANUAL EVIDENCE

3 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-HC550 firmware.

  2. 02

    Built-in Ethernet or a supported HOST USB Wi-Fi/cellular adapter.

  3. 03

    A test clip and HD+Web proxy setup if chunking is required.

  4. 04

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

  5. 05

    Expected secure-protocol fingerprint.

CONNECTION FIELDS

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.

WHAT ACTUALLY MOVES

Transfer behavior,
without the guesswork.

TRANSFER MODES
  • Auto post-record upload
  • Automatic HD+Web proxy chunks
  • Manual this/selected/all clips
  • Browser upload
  • Background transfer
  • Resume on supported non-SFTP paths
MEDIA BEHAVIOR
  • 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.
LIMITS + WARNINGS
  • 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.

  1. 01Network IP is valid.
  2. 02Destination profile and fingerprint are verified.
  3. 03Manual clip matches remotely.
  4. 04Auto FTP sends a completed clip.
  5. 05Chunking works if required.
  6. 06All operational limitations are tested or documented.
TROUBLESHOOTING

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
  1. 01

    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 ↗
  2. 02

    JVC online Manual FTP

    Uploading Clips Manually (Manual FTP)

    Open manufacturer source ↗
  3. 03

    JVC online FTP Resume

    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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