JVC GZ-MG330 Camcorder - silver Flash Media Reviews

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I also have a Canon GL2 but the jvc is great because I don't have to bring blank tapes when i'm on vacation! from Bhphotovideo.com After updating to Vista I needed the install disc that came with the camera. I couldn't find it of course. I thought no problem, I'll just download it fro the JVC site. Well, they don't offer any drivers or software...just updates. from Amazon.com This makes it a huge pain to try and put together a movie from all the clips using either Windows Movie Maker or, for example, Adobe Premiere Elements. Both of them crash when trying to deal with these files, when clearly they shouldn't. JVC really bombed by using this format. If not for that this camera would be great and I'd give it 4-5 stars. from Amazon.com Makes trying to use the recordings in other software very painful. From a convenience point of view, the camera worked well and I have had no problems with it physically. However, I find my MiniDV tape camera more flexible to use despite the storage limitations of the media. from Amazon.com Also, the features that should decrease the price value of this camcorder are: no night vision (come on! this comes standard on camcorders now!), battery life is a horrible 1 hour and 50 minutes, videos recorded on ultra fine video quality gives you about 7 hours of space, so plan on having a computer to back up your movies all the time so you can have more space if you record on this setting which isn't all that great to begin with! Also, here is another horrible feature, you can only record in MOD format and Windows Media Player, the most default video player around, does not recognize that file. It only plays within the software that comes with the camera. from Amazon.com I can't understand why anyone would give this camera any more than one star. I can get a better picture out of my 50 year old 8mm than this junk they call a camera. JVC should be ashamed of themselves. I don't know how other cameras fair against this one, but I would rather return it and look around some more. from Amazon.com The connections are well hidden and placed in maybe the best places where you can still shoot with everything connected. The full package comes with battery, usb, AC, AV cables, hand strap, neck strap, and remote. No worries if you get a used one without the manual just go to JVC.com. The thing that brought it home for me is that it also comes with the software and editing disc. from Amazon.com We looked around a long time for a good camcorder with a hard disk drive for a price under $500. The Everio GZ-MG330 gives us that. It's very compact, but has a lot of good features. from Amazon.com This JVC is everything you want in a camcorder - small, powerful, easy to use, technically sound. I bought this because we had one at the church and I liked it when I used it for events. from Amazon.com Then , out of the blue , the autofocus stopped working ( the camera did not fall or anything!) and I couldn't film anything else- everithing was a dark blurr. I tried everything: recharging batteries , changing batteries, turning on and off, without success. When I returned from my trip, I brought the camera to be fixed, and to my surprise JVC said there was nothing wrong with it, and returned the camera to me. When I turned it on again, no image at all was shown and a message of "lens closed" kept appearing, even though the lenses were open. from Amazon.com

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Released	1 year ago
Recording Format	Flash Media HDD
LCD Panel Size	2.7 in.
Image Stabilizer	Digital Image Stabilizer
Input Interfaces	Composite (Video) Audio (RCA)
Audio Format	AC-3 (2 Channels)
Battery Life	1.83 Hours
Battery Type	Proprietary Lithium
Depth	4.5 in.
Digital Still Shot Mode	With Still Shot Capability
Digital Zoom	800x
Display Type	With LCD Panel
Family Line	JVC Everio GZ
Filter Diameter	30.5 mm
HDD Size	30 GB
Height	2.69 in.
Included Accessories	Software USB Cable A/V Cable Shoulder Strap Lithium Propriety Battery AC Power Adapter Remote Control Battery Pack
Lens Focal Length	2.2 - 77 mm
MPEG Movie Mode	With MPEG Movie Mode
MPEG Movie Mode Resolution	720 x 480 352 x 240
MPN	GZ-MG330HEX
Max Still Image Size	640 x 480
Memory Card Type	MicroSD
Memory Still Resolution	0.31 Megapixels
Microphone Type	Internal
Number of Pixels	680K pixels
Optical Zoom	35x
Output Interfaces	Composite (Video) Audio (RCA) USB 2.0
Recording System	NTSC
Release Date	January, 2008
Sensor Quantity	1
Sensor Size	1/6"
UPC	411378090218
Weight	0.69 lb.
Width	2.19 in.

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