JVC GZ HD3 DV Camcorder
Product Reviews
Does everything I need and does it well! - We all know how complicated modern gadgets can be and really how many us have time to learn all the stuff we are expect to and a product? I dunno to you but I just 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 run smoothly. However I am unable as yet to see how the video plays on my mac. When I came to download itself recorded files to my 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 -£40). This is a further expensive th...
Small and easy to use - I did some research on hard drive camcorders as I was fed up with tapes and I didn't imagine 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 I had no ambition to be a movie director. Out of the box I didn't need to right through the manual to be able to use it straight away. I used standar...
Neat piece of kit - I bought this item specifically because of it's size - and also i hadn't bought a gadget in a while!!! My purchase was a Canon DSLR and I love it - however it is bigger than my old compact. So as we were going on purchase 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...
Terrible picture quality - My first venture into camcorders has proved to be a wasted exercise with this model. I wanted something that was easy to use, it is even without referring to the manual. This has earned one star! However, if this is an example of camcorders then I'll stick recording video on my existing digital STILLS camera in normal mode. The so called auto focus one very slowly, if at all, wh...