JVC Everio GZ-MG330 30 GB Hard Disk Drive Camcorder with 35x Optical Zoom (Blue) | List Price: $399.99
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Brand: JVC
Binding: Electronics
Release Date: 2008-01-30
Features: - Internal high-capacity HDD allows up to 37.5 hours of recording time
- Equipped with a high-performance Konica Minolta lens
- Enlarge images up to 800x with this full quality 35x optical zoom
- Pack efficiently with one of the world's smallest and lightest hard disk camcorders
- View remaining battery power by percent and remaining recording time in minutes with the data battery
Great camcorder for home videos. [Posted on 2008-12-03]
Pros:
-Small size
-hard drive recording
-bundled software
-ease of backup to hard drive
-included expansion port for SD or micro SD card, I'm not sure which, though I don't know why you'd need it.
-Manual lens cover (some may not like closing and opening manually, but I prefer it, as it is one less thing that can go wrong by getting jammed or something)
-Quality of picture (more than adequate for the average home video taker)
-Auto start-up/shut-down upon opening/closing of LCD screen is VERY nice (it stays in a sort of standby mode for about 5 minutes after closing so that it doesn't have to completely reboot if you open again right away)
-Ease of operation (we've had relatives and friends who are not the most adept at using technology take video for us at a couple of events and even they commented on how simple and easy it was to use.
Cons:
-The battery is not overly impressive, but adequate. If it was a huge deal to me I'd buy a larger capacity battery.
-The image stabilization at long zoom is not overly impressive.
Both cons are rather nitpicky things that I would wish improved if I had to find things to improve. Neither one really is that inadequate, in my opinion.
Overall, I would recommend this camera to anyone who will be using it for home videos. We bought it shortly before the birth of our first child to capture all those "baby" moments, and haven't been disappointed at all. I can't pick out anything about the video or sound quality that I think is sub-par, and we are extremely satisfied with the purchase of the camcorder. Had it about 9 months now and have had no issues with it whatsoever.
Best camera I've ever had [Posted on 2008-12-06]
I got this camera less than a week ago and so far it is the best camcorder I've ever had. Its hard drive inside is what forced me to buy it and it has a Konica Minolta lens. So I had to try it out so, I bought it and its just awesome. I did reasearch on this camera a lot before I decided to buy it and from all the reviews and showcases this thing was on I had to try it and this camera has lived up to it's name! In my opinion, if youre looking for an easy to use hybrid camcorder that doesn't need tapes or discs and records off of SD cards and a built in hard dive, than this camcorder is for you. If you decide to buy this you won't regret it!
Based on the reviews, there must be a bad batch of camcorders. [Posted on 2008-12-25]
Looks and sounds great on the surface. All the features seem nice and the video looks great until you play it through a TV. I have a 40'plasma tv and the image looked terrible. It looked like a poor digital camera mpeg. I compared it to my cannon powershot SD 400 (regular digital camera) and the images looked the same. Worried I was being unfair I hooked up my old sony camcorder, a DCR-101 (mini DV) from 2002, to the TV and the image was much much better. Looking at the reviews there seem to be both positive and negative from all experience levels. I imagine everyone should be able to tell excellent from mediocre video. The only thing i can think of is that there must be a batch of lemons out there. Guess i got a lemon.
Great video camera [Posted on 2008-12-30]
This camera was a gift to my dad for Christmas. He loves it. It is very user friendly. It is lightweight with an awesome picture. The laser touch scroll bar is very cool. The only gripe he has is that the buttons are kind of small for his fingers. All of us are very impressed overall.
Awsome Camcorder [Posted on 2009-01-01]
This camcorder is awsome! I love it, it is very user friendly and the video looks amazing. It was a gift from my husband and I have to say I am very pleased with the product. It takes great video of the little one running around! Great buy for the money!
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