Advantages: excellent picture recording, easy to use, durable, exceptional sound pickup
Disadvantages: the LCD screen can be difficult to see in bright conditions

...Recording those special moments in life have never been easier for me since I bought the JVC GZ-MG130 for £300 (well, £299.99 incl delivery) prior to Christmas. Deciding which camcorder to buy was something of a minefield with so many different models, brands and additional features to take in consideration. A quick comparison between a few of the lower end models drew me away from my a budget purchase and towards the JVC GZ-MG130. The main selling point was not the range of features, it was just because my trusty JVC stereo of 14 years is still going strong, still looks the part in my lounge and has never needed the slightest bit of attention by an engineer. The JVC GZ-MG130 is a digital camcorder which means that it is visibly smaller than many other models as it records to a 30 GB hard disk drive rather than a tape, DVD or memory... Read review

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Advantages: Light, easy to use, good quality video and still, easy to transfer to/from computer
Disadvantages: Does not come with a bag

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Advantages: Handy camcorder,easy operation
Disadvantages: Dvd transfer--bit disjointed

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