I have rewritten this review (new at all this) and I hope it is more helpful.
I know like a lot of other people out there, I waited patiently for this product and can safely say that the GZ-HD7 delivers on some, but not all, of its promises.
************FEATURES*************
On the plus side I find the focus ring is excellent, and the Focus Assist does make the manual focus very easy.
On the back of the camcorder there is a cluster of image controls. I personnally like the fact that this makes the shutter speed, aperture and exposure compensation easily accessible and pretty efficient.
On reflection I would actually say that it is more like a scaled down prosumer camcorder with the relatively large body, the aray of external buttons, and the focus ring. But I wasn't really surprised, as like a lot of people I knew that this Everio would offer a high level of manual controls.
*****************VIDEO RECORDING**************
The video recording is superb, clear and sharp. The fact that it records video using MPEG-2 compressions that wander up to as much as 30 Mbps in FHD (“Full HD” 1920 x 1080) mode(for those of you who like a bit of technical jargon). (For those of you who don't) I found that it takes a relatively natural video, which I was pleased with.
Another thing I liked was the fact that it seems to be designed for serious high definition performance without a lot of unnecessary features added. I personnaly don't like things to be overly complicated unless they have too !!!
I have a young child and the 720p mode enables this camcorder to take good videos of her running about. Just had her sports day at school and I have to say I found the play back good. Obviously I would have preferred a 1080p , but 720p is better than nothing.
***********NEGATIVE**************
One of the things I have to say I don't like is the stubby height of this product. If you have big hands, the short body forces you to use two hands to hold it. I personally dont like this as it makes me fell uncomfortable using it.
For the real entusiasts out there, the following is a list of some of the specifications of the camcorder ( I haven't gone too deep, as you can get that from any dealer) -
**** CORE SPECS ****
HDD (stands for Hard Disc Drive)
High Definition Imager and Processing
Gross Pixel Count Video 570000.00
Gross Pixel Count Still 570000.00
Effective Pixel Count Video 530000.00
Effective Pixel Count Still 530000.00
Special Video Processing Pixel Shifting
****
LENS ****
Optical
Zoom 10.00
Digital Zoom 200.00
Image Stabilization Optical
White Balance Modes Auto, Manual,
Fine, Cloud, Halogen
Manual Audio Modes
Audio Dubbing
Auto/Easy Mode
Other Manual Controls Focus Assist, Zebra, Color Bar, Sharp
Special Night Mode(s) NightAlive
**** BODY ****
Weight 0.75kg
Width 9.1 cm
Height 7.7cm
Length 18.6cm
Color Black
LCD Size 2.8in
LCD Resolution (Pixels) 207000
Video Light
Flash
Included Remote Control
**** OVERALL OPINION ****
Good camcorder. It does have features you don't normally see for Joe Public but I have to say that for £1000 it is alot of money and I really would have been happier with £750. It is good for people who will be taking videos of moving objects or people (like myself with my child).
I must say if I had to do it again I don't know if I would spend this again.
I hope this review is helpful and would be grateful for feedback and a rating.
Thanks
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24.05.2007 16:30
Where is the personal experience of the product? This could have been written from the JVC website specs and I don't find that helpful.