JVC GRD796US DV Camcorder
JVC GR D796 is a versatile DVC with ultra-powerful 34x Optical Zoom, convenient Dual Recording Capability for shooting stills during video recording and spare battery provided for convenience. (read more...)
- Recording Media: Mini DV
- LCD Screen Size: 2.7 in.
- Optical Zoom: 34 X
- Digital Zoom: 800 X
Product Reviews
Does everything I need and does it well! - We all know all complicated modern gadgets can be and really how many of us have time to learn all the stuff we are expect to before handling a product? I dunno about you but I want to pick something up and use it without undue fuss. With this tiny little JVC I was able to do just that and have yet to refer to the manual, even though it's been several years since I owned an old Hi8 machine. ...
Mac OSX users beware!! - The camera itself seems to run smoothly. However I am unable as yet to see how the video plays on my mac. When I came to download the recorded files to the mac, I discovered that the native JVC mod. format is not recognised or playable. It appears that in-order to play the recorded files, separate video converter software has to be purchase (approximately £30 This is a further expensive th...
Should be called a Palmcorder! - This is a diamond of a product. it is compact, well designed and an absolute doddle to use. I've had is for a few weeks now and I'm still discovering extra little features. The supplied software is okay but any purchaser with Vista might to use the Microsoft Movie Maker and DVD Maker software as an alternative. Battery life is very good. That's one massive advantage of the mac...
Neat piece of kit - I bought this item specifically because of it's size - and my hadn't bought a gadget in a while!!! My last purchase was a Canon DSLR and I love it - however it is bigger than my old compact. So as we were going on holiday and I am the one that has to carry the cameras (you know what it's like guys!), I wanted a smaller camcorder than our old bulky JVC DV camcorder. I toyed with...
Small and easy to use - I did some read on hard drive camcorders as I was fed up with tapes and I imagine DVD would be straightforward. I was off to USA for the first time so wanted to ensure I had sufficient storage. I also didn't want to spend a fortune as had no ambition to be a movie director. Out of the box I with need to read right through the manual to be able to use it straight away. I used standar...