JVC GRDVP3U MiniDV Digital Camcorder with Built-in Digital Still Mode : Reviews, Cheap, Discount, Buy JVC GRDVP3U MiniDV Digital Camcorder with Built-in Digital Still Mode

Sales Rank: 4541; Platform: Macintosh, Windows NT, Windows, Mac OS 9 and below, Mac OS X, Windows 2000 Server

Features:

MiniDV

Incredibly small MiniDV camcorder

10x optical, 200x digital zoom with image stabilization

2.0" color LCD monitor and color EVF

Photo mode records still images onto tape or included 8 MB SD card

Uses an included lithium-ion battery; also includes power adapter/charger, multibrand remote control, CD-ROM software, docking station, USB cable, AV cable and editing cable

Average Rating: 3.50 out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Display screen has gone twice on this camcorder
I've had this camcorder for almost 4 years now and yes it is extremely portable and compact, but the screen on this camcorder has gone black on me twice. The first time it went it displayed a rainbow of colors when opening the display which made it useless and had to send it out to JVC for repair and had no camera for almost 3 weeks. Now it has just gone bad again and this time it's completely black making the eyepiece the only way to record which is nearly impossible on this small camcorder. Overall, the color quality and features are good from this camcorder but I've had too many problems with this item now to give it more than two stars. Any consumer shouldn't have to replace an LCD screen on their camcorder 2 times within a two year time frame. I wouldn't recommend buying this item. While the portability of it is nice, the lack of being able to actually record on it far outweighs any of it's strong points that it does have. With a newborn and 3 year old at home I need a camcorder that actually can record on the fly and shouldn't have to worry about whether or not the screen will turn on.

Rating:

- Should've bought a Sony DCRIP5 instead!!!
I just got this camcorder and I got very disappointed. It was impossible for me to use it on an outdoor party at night.

Rating:

- Best features for the size
Best camera i've seen for the size and for the price. A must buy if your the type that like to capture moments but would not like to carry around a big bulky machine.