JVC GZ-HD 3 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: JVC has been cranking out tapeless camcorders for almost three decades now (well, in dog years at least) and that experience shows in the long list of refinements the company built into this 3-chip HD delight. An in cam pie-chart shows recording time ...

Pros: Disgustingly good variable speed zoom focuses fast to shoot action like Michael Bay. Front-side light switches on in the dark for hot lights-out action. 5 hours video recording at max resolution. Loaded with outputs: HDMI, USB 2, i.Link (FireWire), ...

Cons: Dull HD video ; we've seen pears that were crisper. We'd prefer one CMOS to three CCDs. Semi-proprietary MOD file-format a pain to use with many common video-editing apps. Just over one hour of battery life? We're gonna need at least twice that to ...

Review summary: A CamcorderInfo.com unbiased, scientifically tested review of the JVC GZ-HD3 high definition hard disk drive camcorder.

Review summary: 890 when released in Japan.

Review summary: Whether you're in the market for a new camcorder for that trip of a lifetime or are a newcomer thinking of getting into video blogging, there's plenty of choice when it comes to how (and in which format) you record your home movies.

Review summary: The JVC Everio GZ-HD3 is a 3-CCD high definition (HD) camcorder with a 60 GB hard drive for storage. It features the JVC HD Gigabrid Engine for image processing and a Konica Minolta HD lens with 10x optical zoom. The GZ-HD3 follows the HD7 which was ...

Verdict: The new HD Everio GZ-HD3 follows the launch earlier this year of the high definition HD Everio GZ-HD7, which combined the pristine image quality of high definition with the convenience and high capacity of recording to a built-in hard drive. With the ...