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| Brand: JVC
Category: Photography
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $319.16
You Save: $80.83 (20%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  64 reviews
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 35
Display Size: 2.7
Maximum Focal Length: 77
Minimum Focal Length: 2.2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 12 x 14 x 9
MPN: JVC-GZMG330HSILVER
Model: JVC-GZMG330HSILVER
UPC: 046838032547
EAN: 0046838032547
Release Date: January 30, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Camcorder February 21, 2008
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
I got this item last week in a bundle with the 815 battery and Lowe Pro bag for $500. That breaks down to $435 for the camera itself. It didn't take but a few minutes after opening the box to begin shooting. The first thing I noticed was when shooting video in my kitchen under 7 65W halogen flood lights that there was an orange tint. I remembered reading in another review online that someone else had experienced this but they were able to correct it by putting it in a manual white balance mode. After finally figuring out how to do this (it's not covered in the manual!) the result looked accurate. This is my only gripe about this camera. I took it on a ski trip this past weekend and it worked perfectly both indoors and out. I did not have to use the manual wb anywhere else except inside my own kitchen. When I was unloading the car at a hotel I accidently dropped it and sent it skidding along the bricks in the driveway. I held my breath & turned it on and it still worked. I examined it closely and had a hard time finding any damage to the outside of the camcorder. To my astonishment there was only a small scrape on one of it's edges about an 1/8 of an inch long. I turned out to be surprisingly durable as well. The software is ok but I tried to drag and drop a video onto my pc as described in the quick start instructions but the audio would not play. Using the software it worked fine. I consider it a great investment for the $500 package I purchased.
 Love this camcorder! May 28, 2008
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Our previous camcorder died about a year ago, and I finally was able to start looking into purchasing a new one recently. I dove right into researching and comparing the options out there for a decent-but-cheap camcorder. I wanted something with a good zoom level, a large LCD screen, and was hoping to find something digital (either DVD or hard drive) so we wouldn't have to hassle with tapes anymore and could copy video directly to our computer.
I started off by looking at the Sony camcorders since that's what our previous one was and I do trust the brand in general. But I was quickly swayed toward the JVC camcorders when I read the reviews for both brands on Amazon and on [...]. I ended up deciding on the JVC Everio GZ-MG330 camcorder with a 30GB hard drive and 35x optical zoom. And I'll tell you exactly why this camcorder works for us.
* First of all - it's tiny! I couldn't believe when I received it and opened the box. It's honestly not that much larger than our point-and-shoot digital camera and it weighs about the same as well. Which is incredibly convenient when you're trying to hold a camcorder up with one hand (usually with a 2-year-old in the other arm) for extended periods of time. The 'official' size is listed as 5 x 3 x 4.4 inches and a total of 2 pounds.
* The quality of the video and audio is excellent. Even when new, our old camcorder never recorded nearly this clearly, especially in low light. See below for a couple of samples of video that I've recorded with this camcorder.
* The zoom quality is amazing. The lens is a Konica Minolta with a maximum aperture range of F/1.8-4 (which may mean something to you photography buffs out there - it doesn't really to me). But all I know is that I can stand on the play structure at our oldest daughter's soccer field and clearly see and film what's happening in her practice or game. And since I spend most of said practices and games over on the playground with our 2-year-old, this has allowed me to actually see what's going on over at the field.
* I thought it would be strange to not have a viewfinder to look through, but the 2.7-inch display screen is plenty big enough. And I haven't noticed any problems with being able to clearly see it, even in bright sunlight (another issue we had with our previous camcorder).
* The 30GB hard drive holds up to 37.5 hours of video. No more shuffling tapes on Christmas morning or at birthday parties that go for more than 60 minutes at a time. Or realizing that you're about out of tape 5 minutes before the performance starts.
* Even when zoomed in close on something like my daughter's soccer game, there is a minimal amount of shaking in the picture. The worst problem that I've had is from standing on the play structure and having kids run by, shaking the entire structure. There's not much anyone can do to solve that. :)
* It is possible to take still photos with the camcorder - at a 2 megapixel resolution. Which, although not nearly as good as our regular digital camera, certainly is nothing to sneeze at and is a good backup in case we forget our digital camera or the batteries go dead in it. I didn't buy the camcorder to take still shots with after all - but having the option to is something I do like.
* The cost was very reasonable.
* Downloading video to the computer is very easy and the software that comes bundled with the camcorder allows for some pretty basic video editing.
The bottom line for me is that so far I'm loving this camcorder and would recommend it to anyone who's looking for a new one.
 Garbage April 22, 2008
14 out of 32 found this review helpful
I bought this camera with high expectations.. I started shooting video and thought that the contrast range looked pretty bad on the view finder.. I bring it home and look at it on the computer and it looked YouTube bad.. I mean really crappy. I'm a professional editor so I know how video is supposed to look. My Hi8 sony handycam I had back in 1993 shot video 10x better than this piece of garbage. It has horrible contrast range, there is a lot of artifacting and noise when recording certain patterns such as vertical shapes. The color representation is atrocious. Nothing is in focus everything looks soft. I returned it 4 days latter and bought a Panasonic GS320. If you care about having crispy beautiful video go with a MiniDV 3CCD camera. The technology is stable, supported, and well developed. Until they get HDD cameras that match the quality of MiniDV for consumers I'll stick with MiniDV. I would imagine HD is no different. The data loss recording HD directly to HDD must be horrible if SV is as bad as it was for me. I mean.. my KRZR by Motorola does almost as well.
 Nice video but not for mac users. May 28, 2008
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
This camera is not compatible with iMovie or iDVD even if you rename the files.
So Far so GOOD! February 17, 2008
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Having just bought this little number on Friday,I haven't had too much experience with it, but I've been recording on ultrafine, and transferring videos over like a pro already. I haven't even opened the manual, and have found that its quite easy and intuitive. What really sold me was the size. Its not the tiniest thing on earth, but its much more convenient to carry around.
Other Models I considered:
Panasonic SDR-H40 40GB Hard Drive Camcorder with 42x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom - Was't able to get to play with this model whilst it was operational, but after handling it, I decided it probably wasn't going to fit. Plus it didn't have a light in the front.
Canon HG10 AVCHD 40GB High Definition Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom- While this camera produced incredible images, it was quite large, which would prevent me from being able to take it out at a pinch and record some video. I was also a little concerned about the AVCHD format, I would like to be able to edit video easily...
... and many other models, even some Mini DV
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