JVC Everio GZMG130 30GB Hard Disk Drive Camcorder with 34x Optical Zoom Review

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(More customer reviews)My fiance and searched high and low for a good camera that would fit in our budget.Our inital reason for needing one is to record our wedding, but with kids and whatnot in the future, we wanted a camera that wouldn't be obsolete next week.

We were going back and forth between a Sony SR-42, which is Sony's newest model in HDD, which was $599 at Best Buy, compared to the $499 we paid for the JVC.The Sony supposedly has a better lens, but we couldn't tell.The salesman at Best Buy said that unless you were looking for differences you really wouldn't see them.

The biggest difference we found between the two cameras was the optical zoom.When you were set on a higher zoom, the JVC was able to keep focus better.With the Sony, if you were at a 30x optical zoom and moved the camera everything went blurry and it took some time to re-focus.At the same zoom the JVC didn't do that.That is what really swayed us towards the JVC.

We would have rated the JVC with 5 stars if there had been a port to plug in a microphone or external lighting to the camera.The Sony didn't have that either-you had to buy a more expensive model of either brand in order to get those features.

The software seems to be pretty user-friendly on our XP operating system, but we haven't needed to burn anything (30GB holds a lot of stuff!).Hopefully that will go smoothly.

We've been happy with picture quality so far, and we don't exactly have the latest and greatest in terms of our TV.The functions are pretty easy to use on the camera.We preferred buttons to the touch screen on the Sony.The LCD on the camera is really nice and swivels in just about every direction.The camera is so light you forget you're holding it.

We haven't purchased an SD card for the still-photo portion since we both have digital cameras, but switching back and forth between the still function and video function only requires a flick of the thumb on the on/mode button.

Overall we've very happy with the camera.We went to Best Buy to purchase it and got the warranty, which covers cleanings, and just about any form of damage (including if I drop it, which could very well happen) except loss or theft.Hopefully we'll continue to be happy with our purchase.

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Product Description:
With the JVC GZ-MG130 Everio Hard Drive Camcorder you can record all the great stuff that makes life more fun. Whether you're recording the family football game or your child's first play, the 1/6-inch 680k pixel CCD gets every part of the action. The 32x optical & 800x Digital Hyper Zoom lets you record every event, and the 2.5-inch LCD monitor lets you preview while you record. The built-in 30GB hard drive lets you record everything without having to carry tapes or memory cards; you can then transfer directly to a computer through the USB port. 470 lines of resolution 16 - 9 video mode (high-quality) Digital still capture (640x480) SD card slot USB 2.0 6x transfer rate Auto illumination light Power-linked operation Includes remote control PictBridge compatible Data battery (BN-VF808) Multi-language controls (4 languages) Stick controller button MPEG editing, Cyberlink & Photo Navigator software included

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