JVC CB V99U Rain jacket Camcorder

Advantages: COMPACT
Disadvantages: NO LIGHT

...I have purchased this camera and in my experience have found JVC cameras to be most reliable. Although they don't have quite as many features as some other makes, such as special effects and a light, I have found that there is less to go wong when you want a camera for normal everyday use. I have found that although the extra features on the other camcorders sound good at the time for everyday use you only end up using a couple. The picture and sound quality is excellent and I find the wind cut very usefull on windy days. I found this camcorder very easy to use which is very important. Although a light would have been useful a lot of the time it is unecessary as it picks up really well even in the most subdued lighting. The camera is very small which makes it very easy to carry around.... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to use in palm of hand
Disadvantages: Poor low light usage; wind cut doesn't make any difference to wind noise

...We bought a JVC Everio hard drive camcorder and have been very disappointed. Low light recordings are jerky and the wind cut feature doesn't seem to make the slightest bit of difference to the wind noise picked up (even taping a foam cover over the mic has had no effect!). It is easy to use in the palm of your hand and is easy to upload to a computer but WOW it takes a LOT of time to prepare a few hours recording to write to a DVD. Wish we'd paid a lot less and bought a camcorder that writes straight to disc, and we could take the bad shots along with the good. We've wasted so much time preparing something to write to DVD - we're retired and have the time, goodness knows how busy working people manage:-(... Read review

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Advantages: Excellant pictures, features and value.
Disadvantages: Uses an eye piece rather than a side screen.

...I have recently bought a JVC compact VHS digital camcorder, model number GR-AX201. I bought this particular item as I am well into computers and wanted to try messing around with the various digital features. My wife also want a digital camera. This camcorder can take still snapshots, comes with many editing features for the experienced user and is so easy to use for the less experienced. It comes with an excellant picture stabalizer, very quick auto focus and an integrated auto light for use when the natural light is too dim. It has many other features which I could give however the one I like is the way I can just remove the film, place it into the cassette adapter ( basically a video tape ), and then watch it immediately like a video. This product is excellant for anyone wanting a digital camcorder.... Read review

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