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1. 

   Digital Media Gal
   April 12th, 2010 - 00:47

   I haven’t had the camera for very long, but my experiences with it thus far have shown it to be an excellent lower-to-middle range Mini DV cam for the money. It captures image and sound excellently, is lightweight and very easy to use.
   Rating: 5 / 5
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   Ali G. Chaudhary
   April 12th, 2010 - 02:31

   This is the first DV camera I’ve owned and I’m glad that I made the right choice. I’ve had this camera for over a year now (bought in Feb 2004) and have no major complaints with it. This camera has a very clear video quality that often amazes me! Digital stabilizer functions well. Stereo sound is good.
   
   The only reason this camera didn’t fetch 5 star is the relatively poor video quality in low light. Though this can be adjusted using shutter speed, still I can’t seem to get what I want. Bear in mind though that almost all camcorders have this issue, unless you spend much more money and buy the high-end ones.
   
   Good luck with your purchase. Fot this price, you won’t regret it!
   Rating: 4 / 5
3. 

   Marco A. Castro Jr.
   April 12th, 2010 - 03:56

   If you’re lookin for a crisp clear image, a powerfull ccd, a lightweight camera with photo capacity for a low price, from a trustble company, this is your choice. Despite some reviews that report bad quality images on low light, I’ve got nice movies under that circustances. Of corse you should know that you’d better use a tripod and as with any cam a bright light is prefereable. But once you watch your footage on TV it’s better than you thoght. For this price you cannot get any better. Now I moved for a GR-DV4000, much expensive, including britgher lens and some other upgrades on the same body. If you’re looking for daylly use camera, stop searching. You found it.
   Rating: 5 / 5
4. 

   Gerald Strothers
   April 12th, 2010 - 05:30

   Since writing my first raving review on this camera it has fallen to the “Blue Screen of Death” that most JVC cameras face.

   No recording, no playback. The screen just states that I need to clean the heads. After 10 brand new head cleaners have been tried and fail the view screen still remains blue.

   I was trying to use the digital camera mode but even that hardly if ever works.

   I now have a shiny item to hold balloons down or better yet to use when I want people to THINK they are being videotaped.

   Gone is my previous high rating, this camera is just plain junk.
   Rating: 5 / 5
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   Anonymous
   April 12th, 2010 - 08:00

   So far, the only thing keeping me from giving this camera 5 stars would be that the night vision is choppy. I’m sure its a side effect of the slower shutter speed required for night viewing, but it made all movement look blurry but the color was great. It’s light weight, and easy to use right out of the box. The software that comes with it is usable. It would be better if they would just use a standard windows look and feel though. I could not get XP’s movie maker to recognize the camera, but after reading one of the other reviews, I’m sure it’s my problem and not the camera’s. (8 USB devices and 4 cameras hooked to the same computer may have something to do with it.) All and all, a great package.
   Rating: 4 / 5

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