JVC GR DVL365EK

Advantages: Packed Full Of Features
Disadvantages: Quite small battery run time

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canalla 26.03.2004 (27.03.2004) · Read review
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JVC Good

Advantages: Movie Quality
Disadvantages: Picture Quality

...The JVC GR-DVL9600 is at top of JVC?s consumer camcorder range, the GR-DVL9600 is stuffed with as many bits and bobs as the engineers could mange and this has to make you think that it?s probably trying to be too many different things to too many different people. It?s a bit like that new, over keen staff member who?s trying to please all the people all the time. If it would calm down a bit I might like it a bit more. It looks pretty good, and is pleasantly small and rounded for a palm type so that it fits comfortably in the hand. Knobs and buttons are all where they should be although the two important selectors the one on the side which switches between progressive scan, video and the photo modes and the on/off switch at the back- could not do with being more difficult to turn. I found myself having to check the mode dial after I...

ssd5000 14.04.2001 · Read review
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Convenient Camcorder

Advantages: scads of features
Disadvantages: fiddly on/off button/wheel

...I bought my JVC GR-DVL100 digital camcorder (currently available on ebay for around £275) to take with me when I went overseas for the first time on my honeymoon (I am from Australia and we traveled to Scotland and England, fell in love with what we saw and now we live in London). I wanted something that would allow me to capture the moving action AND get still shots of all the beautiful historical architecture. This either meant buying a camcorder and a camera or buying a digital camcorder. Although buying a digital camera separately would have meant better quality still pictures (the DVL100 only has 800x600 resolution whereas your average digital camera has a resolution of up to 1600x1200) I didn't like the idea of having to carry two loads of camera bags on every occasion. And the beauty of the digital camcorder is that you can...

ShoeLace 21.04.2003 · Read review
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Making Movies

Advantages: High Specification
Disadvantages: bulky compared to some of the newer models

...tint, like old movies. B/W Monotone: remember black and hite movies? Slow: for use in dark areas - raises light ensitivity. Fade/Wipe: various effects to add professional touches. Auto/manual focus: a choice which can be useful depending on your level of expertise. SO, how much did this cost me then? $600 and this included a free camera carrying bag from the store. At the time, this converted to around £380 (see my earlier review 'buddy can you spare a dime' - rip off Britain). Interesting given that this was higher a spec product than I'd seen available in the UK (and I've still never seen a digicam with X700 zoom - not to say there's not lots of them out there). Was the camera worth it? You bet! Well done JVC......

John1958 06.08.2004 (10.08.2004) · Read review
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Review of JVC GR-DVL520U

Great semi-budget digital camcorder

Advantages: Quality, price, features
Disadvantages: Can't think of anything to use it for!

...I always fancied a camcorder - but I never quite knew why. After my first few pay packets, I decided to hunt around for a good buy. After researching all over the net, it seemed that Canon, JVC and Panasonic were all producing good, cheap digital camcorders. MiniDV is apparenlty the format to go for. So I took myself off to Tottenham Court Road and started bargaining between the shop owners. How about a free bag? An extra battery? £50 off? Let me see what I can do for you, sir... The JVC GR-DVL355 was £749 in Comet and Currys. I like the look of this model - with its inbuilt memory card for still photos and great screen etc. I'll cut a long story short here and tell you that in the end, I got the camcorder, an extra high capacity battery, a padded bag and three extra tapes for £570. Please don't buy from high street stores. I...

ajpaynter 22.05.2002 · Read review
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Review of JVC GR DVL355EK

BUY A CAMCORDER ! WHAT ON EARTH FOR ?

Advantages: Top class manufacturer. Easy to use.
Disadvantages: Takes some time to sort everything out if needed

...with a video. Mind you it might get the missus comparing it with your present one so beware. Really the truth is our lives provide so many lovely memories its a pity we can`t remember them all. But you can get help you know, Try a video camera its not so difficult to produce a video of interest to many people. THE DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA Although this review is about one camera they are very much alike price for price so it should help with others. I was a proffessional video man so forgive me if I get a bit Picky about some things but I also have many hours of home video so I will draw on that too. I purchased the JVC GR-DVL355 about 18 months ago so it could be another model number by now but I doubt if it will have changed much. I went for the JVC for several reasons. First I know the make well and have used their...

lukydug 07.04.2004 (30.04.2004) · Read review
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Budget DV Camcorder, Packed full of features.

Advantages: Small, Light, Cheap and full of features that the expensive cameras have.
Disadvantages: Does not have a DV Input

...was fairly small but not too big. I went to my local Jessops and got them to price match Empire-Direct.co.uk and had it reduced from £499.99 to £369.99. A real bargain. The camera is the JVC DVL-150EK. It is a reasonably small camcorder but not as small as some you can get but I wasn?t too concerned as the price was exceptionally cheap and im' not one of these people who has to have everything miniscule and pay £750 upwards for it. The camera comes complete with all the accessories such as remote control, scart adaptor and leads to connect it into your VCR or TV and record to a large VHS tape or simply play it back on a big screen for all your friends and family. It also comes with a hand strap and of course battery and mains charger. The battery lasts for approximately 1.5 hours recording which is more than enough and takes...

atlantis140 04.06.2002 · Read review
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I'll call it Mini-Camera!

Advantages: Light, easy to carry, good zoom, large view screen, long lasting batteries avaliable, still and video in one
Disadvantages: no low light lux, no steady light, not the best anti-shake.

...you don't plan to take a lot of low light videos then you will probably love this camera. The only problem I had when I took my camera to Jamacia and the Bahamas was the rapid condinsation shut down the camera if you took it from your hotel room to outside to quickly. The way I corrected this was to put the camera near an open window for about ten minutes, then just outside for 10 minutes then all the way outside for a few more minutes to get it use the the change in temps. The 4mb card that comes with the camera will store about 30+ images in the low image format, which isn't bad for a video camera. If you want a great all around camera (which is cheaper than a good DV and a good digital still camera) then I would go with the JVC GR-DVL9800U (This one) :) The camera's menu system is easy to learn and operate. The software...

CharlieJax 03.10.2000 · Read review
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Review of JVC GR DVL9600

jvc dvlgr 150

Advantages: Compact and light wieght with a useful how to use feature built in.
Disadvantages: unable to retrieve minidv tape from camera when battery dies and have to wait to charge it again

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redemption 02.10.2001 · Read review
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Brill Camera

Advantages: Lifelong memories
Disadvantages: Batteries are quite expensive

...When my husband was looking for a new digital camcorder he was at a loss where to look, so we searched the website and found the JVC DVL 9200. It does everything for you but wash the dishes. As we are into family movie making in a big way we were delighted to find that we would download our film on to the computer, using a fire wire port, edit it and then save it to a cd. This camera is ideal for this as the film you get is clear and the sound is brilliant. However after a few goes we then discovered that with a different JVC model, DVL 9800 with DV input and output we could then render the film back to the camera and make copies on the VCR. This model is Slighty upmarket and has a built in Card to save still photos. Both cameras capture still shots and are equally good for movie making both CD and VCR copies....

Janeinnes 05.11.2000 · Read review
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