Customers Reviews
2009-11-01
Remarkable camcorder
Color accuracy and amazing sharpness make this an extarordinary camcorder - if the light is not too bad. In low light situations the perfermance is mediocre. Laser-operated menu-system is annoyingly umstable; otherwise handling is OK.
Compared to Canon's HFS10, I would prefer the JVC, although the Canon is a better low light performer. But if he light is reasonable, it seems to me that the picture quality of the JVC is noticably better.
I have not as yet had time to test the quality of the stills
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2009-09-21
Its a Camcorder
Important: The mini-HDMI cable is not included. Add one to your order. For a $many Camcorder to not include a $2 HDMI cable is pretty lame.
This is my first HD Camcorder (CC), and first with Flash storage. So the convenience of no DV tape is great.
The usability is ok. The main user interface is around the display. The buttons along the bottom are a little small for me, and mis-hits happen and the touch sensitivity takes some getting used to. The other main input device is the touch sensitive slider along the left edge. This isn't bad but over shooting the intended selection happens about 30% of the time.
My initial play back review was on a 720P TV using a HDMI cable. I shot all the video on the highest quality setting (the CC calls it Blue ray quality). Some of my initial video was taken in lower light conditions and the graininess of the video was very noticeable and rather disappointing. Video taking in direct sunlight was very good.
My next viewing test was on a 1080P projector (at 10' screen size). The grainy playback on the 720P TV looked noticeably better on the 1080P display. Good enough to change my mind on returning the CC.
The still shot capability is quite handy, the switch for full res still mode is well placed, and taking stills during video recording is very easy. I haven't taken much high speed video yet, but it looks like it will need a lot more light than normal recording to work well.
The unit is very small and light. The hand strap is too short, I had to go past the widen "safety" part of the strap, so there isn't much velcro grabbing.
I'm still on the first battery charge, so no data on how long it will last.
Overall I like the features and using the CC. But if my DV Sony hadn't broke, it wouldn't have bought this. The picture isn't that much better.
I've yet to use the included software. I'll add feedback on that later.
If 3.5 stars where available, that's the rating I'd give it. Assuming as I get familiar with setup options, it may get better.
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