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| Brand: JVC
Category: Photography
Buy New: $999.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Optical Zoom: 25
Digital Zoom: 800
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 50
Minimum Focal Length: 2.2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 4.3 x 2.7 x 2.8
MPN: GZMG30
Model: GZMG30
UPC: 046838021787
EAN: 0046838021787
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Still picture quality not too great April 20, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
That's the only drawback that I find with this camera. 640x480 still pictures means you still have to lug the old digital still camera along as well...
As for the 'proprietary' MOD file format, don't be fooled - simply transfer the files to your PC and rename the extension to MPG. The files will open & display just fine in whatever video software you already have. No need to buy ridiculous add-on software!
 Good idea, implementation suffers... May 31, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I was excited to have a camcoder device and not bother with any media, so bought this one before our trip to Tahoe. Well, I'm not gonna say it's horrible - may be someone will find it suitable for the purpose but these are my thoughts :
good :
- very light (i've checked the bag couple of times to see if it's inside, it felt so light.
- bright lcd screen
- fancy menu
- convinient presentation of clips : you see first frames of your footage tiled on the screen - very easy to navigate.
bad :
- no viewfinder : that mkes it impossible to use in a bright environment
- video quality is avg to poor, for example green foliage comes together to a green pixely substance
- takes long time to start up
- turns off when you close lcd screen (was annoying for me)
- digital image stabilizer (doesn't compare to optical one at all...)
Once again, it might be suitable for someone, but I'm looking for better wuality, view finder and i guess optical image stabilizer...
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V.
What Were They Thinking July 31, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Other people have covered the good aspects of this camcorder - light weight, no tapes/discs to mess with, pretty good menu. However, these are easily outweighed by the lack of thought by JVC's engineers; and to add insult to injury, the downfall of this camcorder hinges on the very feature that is supposed to be it's selling point - storing video files on a hard drive (and not other media).
You would think that if this was to be the camcorder's selling point, that these knuckleheads would have come up with an easier system for transferring the video files from the camcorder's hard drive to your computer's. The complete lack of thought is amazing. To come up with the goofy .mod naming convention is outside my comprehension. Why not give customers a naming convention with which they are generally familiar? (Besides the .mod files, I've also got .moi files- what the heck is that about? Are they important? Do I need to keep them associated with the .od files? And the uselessness of the Capty software (even its name is goofy) is astounding.
Finally, I don't mind having to actually read the users' manual. However, in this case it's useless. It doesn't explain anything about file transfers, the naming conventions, etc.
Obviously, the customer wasn't first in JVC's thinking. I would recommend staying away from this camcorder...What good is the convenience of recording on a hard drive is the files then become a mystery to access and edit. Stick with the "inconvenience" of tapes & discs...I wish I had!
 A new Trend in Video !!! June 11, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am a bit perplexed by the odd reviews this camcorder has gotten.. Personally, I am very happy with mine... no real problems... of course, I don't profess to be a geek....
Greatest camcorder ever! July 10, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I read all the reviews and have to say I have no idea what they are talking about. Sure you need a computer thats not 3 years old and up to date software like anything thats new these days. But just imagine NEVER having to buy tapes or CD's again! And the picture is always prefect! I am in love with this camcorder. Its like my forth one and I had the best DVD camcorder, there is just no way to compair them. Inside, outside, in the sun, in the dark are all a great picture. My sister used it for her sons birthday , now she bought one of her own and loves it as much as I do. And all the people having issues transfering video files or pictures to anything, hmmm, I dont know but it takes me 5 to 10 minutes to sort and then i just burn them. You have to buy this camcorder, you'll love it!
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