Advantages: Excellent range of features Disadvantages: Windows Me incompatibility
...I was attracted to the JVC as it featured much more than similar cameras in the price range. Things like rechargeable battery, USB link (more of this later!), TV out, motion video capture, large LCD viewer, macro, 3x optical zoom and a menu bigger than a Happy Eater. You can either use the camera as an automatic or manual, manual allowing you to adjust practically everything from shutter speed to the iris setting. Images can be captured in three ... ...standard, fine and no compression. Be warned though that for no compression you're going to need to invest in a minimum 32mb Smartmedia card. The camera ships with an 8mb card, and has no internal memory.
It's more complicated than your usual digital camera, but for those who truly understand photography (and that excludes me!) it's a great little machine. It comes in a brushed aluminium casing, which makes a nice change from the black plastic casing ...
stuee 20.08.2001
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