JVC Everio GZMG57 1.3MP 30GB Hard Disk Drive Digital Media Camcorder with 15x Optical Zoom – Customer Reviews
Excellent camcorder. Excellent value.
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JVC's G-series camcorders are an excellent value.The GZMG57 is no exception.I bought this for my wife and she is thrilled.She likes the point-and-click simplicity, the millions of features, the simple video browsing (playback) mode, and the quality of the video.
Some professional reviewers rate the JVC lens technology lower than the Sony, because in theory the Sony's lens is superior.In practice, there is no difference.The Sony's touch-screen menus are a big hassle, too.
To us, this model is the perfect mix of features and cost.It takes wonderful INDOOR pictures (as well as outdoor) thanks to a f1.2 lens, has a built-in light (unlike the GZMG7x models), shoots wide-screen (16:9), stores 7 hours of highest quality video, has an SDRAM card (and easy controls to transfer to / from the hard drive), and a 15x zoom.
It also works with our Mac and PC (on the Mac, I recommend that you just use the built-in iDVD software instead of the JVC software).
The Sony SC100 has a much larger hard drive, but that's about it.That's not enough to justify a $250 price differential, IMHO.10/24/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
