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JVC GR-DVL300U Digital Camcorder

JVC GR-DVL300U Digital Camcorder

List Price: $799.99
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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Looks like an RCA
Review: Looks like the RCA CC9370 I have heard about, however the RCA has a 3" screen. I wonder if the RCA has a color view finder?

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Beware of JVC camcorders!!!
Review: My 300u has the same problem with the clean head message too. After approx. 30 min of recording and playing, "clean head warning" appears and blocks of noise appear during playback. This happened just last Sunday with a brand new unit. But came Monday everything seems to be normal again. Strange!! I am using TDK tapes (not Sony some users complain of messing up the video head), but according to their link, you may be damaging your camcorder by using anything other than JVC tape!!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Image Stabilization is not good enough!!!
Review: Picture quality is good but the image stabilization is very bad. I purchased this camera a week ago and decided to return it and get Canon Optura Pi, since Optura Pi has the optical stabilizer.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: importing is a problem
Review: This camera is a good one but the programs that is included with it should have been burned to dust. There are alot of problems importing files to the p.c. If you have a adobe 5.0 premere you have to get diffrent drivers to make the fire wire compatible. If you use the camera for fun its great, but dont count on making hollywood productions.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Great camera, if it works!!
Review: This camera is small, nice looking, has good pictures, and cheap ($399 including freight). I was very happy. However, like some of the other users, it broke down after about 30 minutes of use. It keeps prompting for heading cleaning and I know the head is dirty because blocks of noise appear during playback. It happens especially bad during LP mode. Why???

Needless to say, I am disappointed. I have also thrown away some of the package (manual in French, registration card, etc.) If the seller won't give me full credit because of this, I can only have JVC repair it. But according to my past experience, once they open up a camcorder, only more troubles to follow.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: A little expensive with this model
Review: This digital camcorder brings Mini DV performance with a 680k pixel CCD and PCM Digital Audio for excellent picture & sound. Full DV connectivity, convenient LCD screen, plus a serial transfer cable and high value PC software package.

But I think it should be cheaper.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great for beginners
Review: This is my first camcorder, and I'm having a ball with it! It's so easy to use, and I love the snapshot feature that allows me to take a snapshot image in the midst of recording, and it even throws in a little shutter click sound for effect! Maybe I'm easy to please, as I have no prior camcorder experience, and therefore no preconceived notions as to performance. But the picture looks great, and the sound is decent. I'm basically just using this for family purposes, and it serves me well!


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