JVC Everio GZ-MG77 (30 GB) Hard Drive Camcorder

Pros: Records Forever! Never run out of tape again. Small size

Cons: Records in uneditable format unless converted. No firewire.

The Bottom Line: Go for something cheapter. Wait awhile for a hard drive camcorder unless you really need it.

Review: This video camcorder has definitely been a love/hate relationship for me. There's a lot I love, and a few things I really, really hate. So lets start with the good.

My main use for this video camcorder is for shooting video for our local...

Pros: Video quality, Easy to use, Very light and small, User friendly software,

Cons: Zoom (Digital is useless, Optical should be > 10x, Lens cover is not automatic

Review: It is a pretty good video camera for the price. I have searched and compared the video quality and technical characteristics of several other similar cameras from Sony and Panasonic before I decided to keep this one. It gives really natural colors...

Pros: Great quality, can find reasonably priced when on sale.

Cons: Operator should be fairly computer savvy to do the DVD productions.

Review: This definately helps me keep up with the times, as tape camcorders are soon to be extinct, and DVDcorders are so problematic. I have used this on a weekly basis since I purchased it. The quality of the picture is great. It's fairly small and...

Pros: Good sound. 30gig HDD. Good image quality. Compact. Very easy to use. Good service.

Cons: Battery life (1.5 hrs), not SDHC compatible.

Review: I was planning on using the camera for hard mounting it to a motorbike and taking video that way. The Hard drive is too sensitive to vibration in this application, so I have to use the sd cards. Unfortunately, 2gig is as big as they come in SD...