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1. 

   Cheryl L. Carney
   April 19th, 2010 - 00:00

   The product was received in excellent condition and in a timely manner.
   
   Thank you for the great service.
   Rating: 5 / 5
2. 

   RSRCHB4UBY
   April 19th, 2010 - 02:22

   JVC Everio GZ-HD300 is beautifully designed, lightweight and has good specifications. I liked the built in lens cover and that the startup is very quick. The camcorder has a built in LED for shooting in dark situations, and the light is quite bright. I did not like the Laser Touch control at all – I found it to be frustratingly imprecise. In fact, I found the menu layout and operation to be unintuitive and not user friendly, although it did not take too long to get used too it.

   I tried the JVC Everio GZ-HD300 in outdoors daylight, lit indoors, and dark indoors conditions. The outdoors movie came out very clear but had bluish hue to it (all settings were on auto). Both indoor movies were very very grainy. The camcorder was slow to focus during indoor shots.

   One minute of video results in a file size of ~130Mb. The software that came with the camcorder is average at best. It was not intuitive – I had to read instructions on how to do a backup – and even then all that the software did was copied .MTS files to my hard drive (something I could do without any software). I expected that the start of import would be controlled from my PC, but it is controlled from the camcorder.

   I will keep playing with the settings and I hope that I can adjust the camcorder to record great outdoors pictures, but I do not expect much from it for indoors shots.

   ADDED 7/8/09 Used over 4th of July weekend. On the 4th I took some video in the evening at the beach ~8:30 PM; it came out very grainy. On the 5th (a bright sunny day) I started taking video inside my car and then pointed the camcorder outside; aperture was slow to react resulting in a bright white picture for a few seconds until it finally adjusted to the sunlight.

   I dislike the “laser touch” control very much. I brushed my finger against it and some icon popped up and then disappeared. It distracted me from shooting the video and I started looking for what it was that I accidentally activated.
   Rating: 3 / 5
3. 

   Peter A. Greene
   April 19th, 2010 - 02:29

   JVC continues to build on and refine its handheld cams.

   I thought I’d use this for a few months before reviewing, just to see how it held up. It has been completely dependable and willing to go the distance time and time again. Picture quality is great; sound quality is as good as one has a right to expect from a little cam-mounted mini-mike. It does fine, but nobody will be cutting a cd from the jvc audiotrack any time soon.

   The non-hd picture quality continues to be good, and the hd pic is excellent as well. The controls are easy to use and reasonably intuitive, though some of the touch controls can be a little too responsive.

   The drawback as always is the software. Almost anything in the world is more useful than the programs that come bundled with the camera. This is, of course, and easy issue to rectify, but it’s worth knowing about up front.
   Rating: 4 / 5
4. 

   Cheryl J. Abbott
   April 19th, 2010 - 04:03

   I want to create a DVD from the JVC GZ-HD300AU that will play on a DVD player (not just on a computer) so we can share videos with family members. Can anyone help? PLease?
   Rating: 4 / 5
5. 

   Christopher Doepke
   April 19th, 2010 - 04:56

   Not a bad camera for the money. We really didn’t need the High-Def as we won’t be able to burn that quality till we purchase a Blue Ray burner but we figured the price will drop to a reasonable level in a few years and we plan on having this camera for 5-8 years like our old one. The high 8 we replaced is about 9 years old and was top of the line back then offering a 16×9 recording format and honestly, I can see a little difference in the quality of the picture but it wasn’t like switching from VHS tapes to DVD’s. The image is still a bit grainy in low light so just because it says HD on the camera, don’t expect a true HD image that you see on cable TV. Obviously, their camera’s are a bit more high tech.

   All in all, this camera is easy to use and you get a decent picture with great sound. If you want a longer battery life, you can always purchase a bigger battery. I wouldn’t mind a better zoom on the lens and if we had an extra hundred bucks to spend, you could get the next level up but this was just fine for us. If you have to, you can always switch to the digital zoom but I’m not a fan of how those work.

   If you are in the market for a decent camera at an affordable price, this is the one for you.
   Rating: 4 / 5

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