JVC GR D 275US Camcorder 680 Kpix optical zoom 25 x Mini DV

PROS: Color viewfinder, good resolution, light-weight, easy to handle (at least for small-handed people like myself), nice look, automatic white balance on auto setting, excellent zoom, great selection of accessories, manual is easy to understand, more pros than cons.

CONS: No headphone or mic jacks, slightly annoying motor noise, battery level measured by 10's only (i.e. 40 m, 50 m, etc.).

In short, an excellent starter camera, but may not be fantastic for more experienced filmmakers.

Be sure to take extra batteries and tapes (I recommend TDK for the tapes), as well as a cleaning cassette, with you when you go to shoot.

I purchased this for my 7 yr old.. She has not seen her father except in pictures so she has no clue to his mannerisms or his voice. I have video tapes that we took of her when she was an infant and her Dad is in the videos. She has hit the age where she wants to know about him. I had no idea how to show her these videos.. my camcorder broke yrs ago so I was stuck. I found this one and thank God it's the same kind I had when she was a baby but with more features.. my family thinks I am nuts for not getting digital but there is a reason and if my daughter can have some answers to questions that I can't answer without ill feelings toward her Dad, then what kind of a parent am I? She can still have the little girl vision that he is a good man and he loved her and that's all that matters.. BY THE WAY.. The camera works amazing and I am so pleased with it.. Thank you

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This is a great little digital video camera. I've owned one for three years now and I've videotaped two festivals, a series of psychology interviews for a research study, and presentations at academic conferences. It's easy to use -it has a nice clear LCD monitor and an intuitive interface, and the instruction book was actually helpful! The video is excellent in quality and looks very professional if shot with a steady hand or a tripod. It uses digital tapes (MiniDV tapes) (I always thought this was kind of an oxymoron, "digital tapes") -this has pros and cons because they record high quality digital data but do so onto tapes so they have to be rewound and fast forwarded and must be played back (at 2x speed) in order to copy the data onto a computer. Also, the built-in still camera takes poor quality photos. Otherwise, this is a great basicto intermediate-level video camera that just about anyone can use to shoot fairly high-quality home videos. If you're looking to shoot a feature film, this camera probably won't cut it. But for home videos, research, and documenting community events, it works great!

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This camera is an OK camera as far as features go. But like the other reviewer stated, there is no external mic input which is a big down side. The auto stablizer sucks so I was forced to buy a tripod for any kind of shooting I do.

JVC customer service is horrible! My camera broke after only 3 hours of using it. Seems that there is some sort of tracking issue during playback. I asked if they could fax over a copy of the proof of warranty for repair being that it's only 8 months old and I was told they couldn't do that because "It's on another system"??? WTF does that mean???

Don't buy this camcorder or any JVC camcorder.

I'm only giving it 2 stars because its a decent price but youre better off with a canon or sony.

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