JVC Picsio GC-WP10 Waterproof Pocket Video Camera (Blue) NEWEST VERSION

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Technical Details

• Waterproof up to 3 meters/ 10 feet
• 3 inch touch panel operation with icon graphics and large playback screen
• 1920 x 1080P Full HD video and up to 5 megapixel digital stills with HDMI output
• Built-in LoiLoScope EX software with plug & share operation
• iFrame video recording mode for easier use with iMovie

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R36HCZJOVAPE5Y I recently noticed that true HD was making its way to the pocket video camera market. There were two others that came out very recently that I was looking at (a Panasonic and a Kodak) before I decided on this JVC. The deciding factor was that this one is waterproof and is capable of time lapse.



Upon what must have been a delayed release I finally got mine today and must say I am glad I went with this one. There's a little weight to it as you hold it in your hand and cosmetically well with all the ugly gadgets out there I have to give the designers at JVC props for making this an attractive even sexy unit one that I would not be ashamed to take home to Mother. I want to call this a matte finish or something... look at the high res pics and you'll see what I mean.



The quality of the video is as good as you would expect. I am hoping that future software updates will be more feature rich. You can record audio but there don't seem to be any options or settings with regard to the quality. I'm assuming it's recording in mp3 format and if it is I'd prefer to be able to select the bit rate (320kbps). The time lapse feature is cool and I'd love to see the ability to shoot at a very high frame rate so as to be able to capture a water balloon popping. Overall the user interface is simple and will not take long at all to get used to.



If you plan to do a lot of time-lapse you'll want to purchase the optional power adapter which will cost you about $35 (Ouch!). Get yourself a 32gb SDHC card and a 2tb external hard drive and you'll be good to go. I won't be able to test the waterproof feature until next Summer. Finally I can't comment on the on-board editing software because I use a professional editing suite. I'm sure it'll suit most basic needs.



Peace



UPDATE: I had a chance on Monday to shoot some video at our local Zoo. I learned a couple of things worth noting. The battery fully charged does not last long. We weren't at the Zoo for even three hours and I ran out of juice before we left. It makes me wish the thing ran on batteries. The second point is the zoom...I'd advise against using it. If you watch this video you'll see some outdoor/indoor stuff and the use of the zoom. I'm noticing what is common among digital zooms clarity is drastically sacrificed. The indoor shot of the bird is most obvious. I assume that both of these issues are similar to other cameras in the same category. Hopefully in ten years the battery life will be greatly improved. I can't help but wonder if a simplified interface wouldn't help conserve the battery power. Still not a bad camera for the price.

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JVC GZ-HD620 120 GB High Definition HDD Camcorder

Great Camera Great Price

Having researched a bit about buying a High Def Camcorder these last two weeks I made the decision to go for HD620 and on the whole I certainly don't regret it.

Having said that I've only had the camera for a few hours now so my 'review' isn't a fully fledged full review at all but more with first impressions.



One thing I would like to share before I list any negatives is this..

I set up the camcorder on a tripod and zoomed in to some plants down at ground level far below my 6th floor apartment then set it to record (on UXP mode). After a minute or so of recording I plugged it into my HDTV and I was totally blown away at the level of details on this HD picture I could see ants walking up the plants and flies near by and this must be close to 80-100 metres away.. WOW!!! On this basis alone I felt justified in my purchase.



I've yet to test it properly but first impressions are looking very favorable.. So why only the 4 stars..

The Negatives..

- For me (others may not have issues) I find the scroll bar and the button presses a little fiddly it may take some getting used to but I find myself scrolling right past the menu item I want very easily.

-Lack of separate charger.. You charge the battery by having the battery on the camcorder and then the power cord plugs into the camcorder. I would prefer having a separate battery charger - they are an optional extra but it would be good if they were included as standard.

-Software doesn't work on a Mac. I pushed in the JVC disc but noticed all the files were for windows. Not too fussed as I would be using Adobe Premiere anyway. But still I wanted to check out the software.



Ok 3 negatives but honestly they are only small things. Overall for the price I don't think you can go too far wrong purchasing this camcorder.More detail ...

JVC GZ-MG750 80 GB HDD Camcorder

Excellent camcorder at a great price!

This is a wonderful compact camcorder for filming family and sporting events. I prevously had a Sony handcam which uses DV tapes but it finally broke down after 10+ years. This JVC camcorder is about 1/4 the size and weight of my previous one so it's handy to put into my purse. I also looked at the new Sony handycams but I was not impressed by their image stabilization. The JVC camcorders were much better. The controls are pretty easy to operate. I read the manual front to back but I was able to show my husband how to use the basic controls in 5 minutes. He probably could have figured it out himself since it's fairly intuitive. I like how the camcorder turns on automatically when you open the screen. We tape our daughter's gymnastic competitions so the 45X zoom is fantastic since the equipment is usually far from the spectators. The zoom button is a little hard to operate with your right finger since it's also holding the camcorder but you can also zoom using the screen. The picture quality is fine if you want better you might want to get the HD version. For the price it's definitely a good buy.



The only disappointment for me is that JVC camcorders output in their proprietary .MOD format which is not readable on my old MAC 10.4x Tiger OS. I found a s/w program that supposedly converts various formats that the MAC can read but the output resolution was awful. I ended up using the JVC supplied Pixela s/w to create a DVD that I can play on the TV. The Pixela s/w is OK and you have to do some reading in order to figure out what you want to do but it does the job. I wish I can use iMovie on the MAC since it has more features and is easier to use.More detail ...

JVC GZ-MS230 Camcorder (Red)

Only JVC for camcorders

Back when camcorders were huge JVC was always a brand I could rely on. My daughter even dropped the one we had from about four feet up onto solid asphalt - it still worked.



Five years ago I made a switch to Sony. It lasted a year and a half. Next I tried Canon. Also a year and a half. I went back to JVC two years ago with the purchase of an Everio MG-330 hard disk camcorder. It's been a wonderful little camcorder. Reliable lightweight and the images are crystal clear. In the future I would only consider the JVC brand when it comes to camcorders.More detail ...

JVC GZ-MS230 Camcorder (Black)

Just hat to put it down

Just too msny ways to enjoy this camera. Weighing in at 8ounces it's extremely easy to handle. One great thing... NO TAPES!!! This is my first tape free video camera. The firt feature I used was the time-lapse recording of me laying track for my railroad. The advanced stablization is awsome. I am rather unsteady from my disability. You'd never know that from the videos. Even from a moving car.



My only complaint is the supplied software implies some editing abilities. Only one. String clips together. The manual that describes the SW is not current with theactual software.



If you want a lightweight easy to use affordable camera then this is it. If you wantto edit you vidoes for DVDs to share get a decent editing package. Personally I use Pinnacle.



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JVC GZ-HM550 High Definition Camcorder

Very good video quality great price great features

I've had this camcorder for about a week now and so far I am pretty happy with it. The one thing that really strikes me as odd is selling a HD camcorder but not including a HDMI cable in the bundle...? Playback of the footage recorded on a full HD tv via RCA or even component cables isn't going to result in good picture quality. My mini-HDMI cable should be delivered in the next day or so and then I'll be able to really evaluate the video. So far the video looks much better on my computer monitor than it does on my 52" 1080P LCD TV.



Also the camcorder ships with the video quality set to XP instead of the highest quality UXP. When setting quality to UXP it gives a warning that UXP video files can only be written to Blu-Ray which of course makes sense. However the bundled software will automatically downgrade the UXP video files to XP quality if you want to write to DVD and then you'll still have the higher quality UXP for future use. Seems odd to not record in the highest quality as you can always downgrade the footage but you'll never upconvert to true full HD quality if recording at lower quality.



So far I am not impressed with the photo quality of still images but I haven't played around with the settings much yet. The handful of stills that I've taken have turned out grainy and dark. In dedicated image mode you can take 9MP stills while when taking snapshots in video mode you are limited to 5MP. So far I think all of my stills were taken in video mode.



The camera has some great features that I've not yet played with nor am I sure I ever will. The time lapse is a great feature but unless there's a spectacular sunset or something I'm not sure I'll have much use for it. Same for the auto record feature interesting to have but what are the practical applications? I suppose I could set it up and see how often my dog moves around during the day when we're not home. One thing with both of these modes is that the LCD must remain open if you close the LCD the camera shuts off completely.



The battery that comes with the unit doesn't last very long - roughly 45 minutes. the built in memory can hold about 2.5 hours worth of video at UXP quality so the battery is by far the limiting factor in your usage. If the video via HDMI turns out to be as good as I hope I'll be investing in a higher capacity battery and a stand alone charger. Out of the box the battery only charges when the power cord is plugged into the camcorder itself.



The software included is very easy to use and has some neat organization methods of displaying video files in a calendar layout by month day and hour which it makes it easy to locate your files.



The software has options for converting the video to a number of different media and file types. You can write the files to Blu-Ray DVD and AVCHD disc (DVD media). It also has the ability to convert video for upload to You Tube iTunes and can also convert to .wmv for use on computers and upload to other sites such as Facebook. The conversion process lets you choose the video size you want and at least on my PC was pretty quick to process.



I'll try to update this review after I am able to test the video via HDMI and use more of the features.



UPDATE 3/24/2010: Recorded a school concert last night and the battery lasted for 1.5 hours of nearly constant recording. This was much better than the capacity I noticed earlier when recording 5 or 10 minute segments spread out over a couple of days.



UPDATE 3/28/2010: Video quality via a Category 2 mini-HDMI cable is much better than via the cables included with the camcorder. My TV indicates a full 1920x1080 video resolution although it doesn't indicate if it is 1080i or 1080p. The box indicates that the camcorder has full 1080p output but I can't verify that for sure.



I've had a chance to take some more still images both in video and in the dedicated photo mode. Given the right lighting images in both modes are usable. Images taken in dedicated photo mode are of higher quality which is to be expected since they are 9MP images instead of the ~5MP images you get in video mode.



All in all I'm more satisfied with camcorder now then I was when I initially posted this review. I'd rate it at 4 1/2 stars if possible.More detail ...

JVC GZ-HD500 80 GB High Definition HDD Camcorder

GZHD500 (good if you find it for $400 or less)

Cons:

Any photo shot (it is have 2 Megapixels) inside is extremely grainy even in the daytime.



Recording longer than 23 minutes it is breaks into 23 minute segments.



Its a good camera if you are using it outdoors. This cannot be used

in doors even with bright lights. The video is dark and granny.



The "laser touch" feature looks cool but actually using it is awful. It's really nothing more than an up / down slider that glows blue and is terribly inaccurate.



Not have light no remote control.



The battery life is poor.



Not have a menu setting to get out the words in the display.



The snapshot and zoom buttons are a little uncomfortable.



The software is very poor.



Pros:

Full HD 1920x1080 Recording videos (outside only)

HDMI out put port is 1080p.

HDMI® (V.1.3 with x.v.Color(tm))

24Mbps High Bit Rate Recording

Advanced Image Stabilizer

20x optical zoom.

The camera size is comfortable unless you have a great hand.

Advanced Image Stabilizer

1.37 Megapixel CMOS Sensor

24Mbps High Bit Rate Recording

Konica Minolta HD Lens

80GB Built-in HDD

micro SD/SDHC Card Slot





Recommendations:

Use UXP resolution option always.

Use a category 2 HDMI cable always.



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