30 GB Storage JVC GZ-MG36EK Camcorder Review
The JVC GZ-MG36EK goes straight to the heart of the matter when it comes to compact camcorders. Quite simply it’s about how you store your footage. Mini discs and the like are in my view a stop gap technology. Hard drive storage is where it’s at just as it is with the Camcorder’s cousin - the still camera.
The problem is matching the hard drive storage facility with good picture quality. The JVC gets closer than most to this convergence. A particularly nice feature is the direct export facility which burns straight to DVD without the need for a PC.
Other features include:
• 3-Dimension Noise Reduction
• User-Friendly GUI for Easy Operation and Setting
• Thumbnail Picture for Easy & Quick Viewing
• Programme AE with Special Effects
• Multi-Language On-Screen Menu
• Data Battery
• USB2.0 High-Speed Transfer
• Easy Printing with PictBridge and DPOF Support
• High-Value Software for Windows(R) / Macintosh (Data Management, Editing, and DVD Creation)
• Up to 37 Hours of Recording with 30GB Internal Hard Disk Drive
• 7 Hours of High-Quality MPEG-2 Video Recording (Average 8.5Mbps, 720x576/50i in ULTRA mode) with Dolby Digital Audio (MOD file)
• 32x Optical Zoom / 800x Digital Zoom
• INDEX/DATA button for one-touch confirmation of hard disk free space and remaining battery
• Stick Control on LCD for easy operation
• Auto Illumi. Light
• 2.7” 16:9 Widescreen Clear LCD Monitor
• Hybrid Digital Image Stabilisation
• Power-Linked Operation
• SD Memory Card Slot for Extra Data Storage
• 16:9 Wide Mode
• Remote Control provided
• Weight 400 grams*, volume under 511 cubic centimetres
• Including battery, lens cap and hand strap
Retails for approximately $700 (£380)
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