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JVC GZ-MG27 20GB Hard Drive Digital Camcorder (.68MP, 32x Opt, 800x Dig, 2.7

JVC GZ-MG27 20GB Hard Drive Digital Camcorder (.68MP, 32x Opt, 800x Dig, 2.7

(MPN: GZMG27US)
Description: JVC's GZ-MG27 camcorder brings an exciting technology to home movie making ? hard disk drive recording. With its built-in 20GB hard drive, it can record hours of high-quality footage without a single tape or recordable disc. Imagine filming.... Read More

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3.5 Star Review(8 Reviews)

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Date Reviewed:  05/31/2006
  • vau64
  • from IL
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3 Star ReviewCompact
Strengths: No more hassle with disc and tapes.
Weaknesses: Very Low Quality MPEG2 at Low Light Conditions.
Summary: What's good with hard drive is that when locating a specific scene you've recorded is a snap. No more fast forwarding or rewinding with your movie clips because they are cataloged as thumbnail images.

Lots of features too- wind, shaking and zooming controls.

However, I'm still kind of wonder why the engineers forgot to test this model in low light environment. They could have also included an interface for an external lighting.

Thus the 3 star.

I'm got no complain with the still images because use this most of the time as a camcorder. But still they could also at least put up to 1MB.

The software for making DVDs is good enough.

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Date Reviewed:  05/31/2007
  • flemns
  • from MN
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Strengths: very compact, easy to transfer files to pc and burn DVDs
Weaknesses: short battery life
Summary: 2007-09-29 17:10:09 This is the first HDD camcorder I have ever had. It is very small and easy to carry when you are traveling. It is very convenient to transfer files to PC and burn DVDs. The video quality was ok for me since I just use it my family videos.

What's disappointing is the short battery life. Also the power switch is really a pain. It is not convenient to switch among Power off, Playback, and Recording modes.

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Date Reviewed:  06/12/2007
  • bluefriday
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3 Star Reviewworth the price
Strengths: samll and light camcorder cool menu funciton overall it is a good hard drive one for the price
Weaknesses: poor image quality especially at night
Summary: I bought this camcorder two weeks ago for the purpose of recording some scenes of my coming son. I feel like satisfied with it, overall. The only downside is that the image quality becomes poor after daytime. I heard the accompanied software is not very easy to use. I haven't got a chance to try that. Gonna try it later.

-joe

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Date Reviewed:  10/07/2006
  • hbg4
  • from NY
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Strengths: compact in size. No neeed for tapes and has a huge memory compared to my old digital dmv camera
Weaknesses: tried to use the night time feature to film and it was awful. Any novements showed up as slow motion streaks on the LCD
Summary: so far all the other features of the camera are ideal. Just need to adapt the hand held straps for comfort so I can touch the record and a zoom buttons with one finger. The power switch is a bit stiff.

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Date Reviewed:  05/01/2006
  • dimulya2
  • from IL
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3 Star ReviewHDD JVC Camcorder GZ-MG27U
Strengths: Compact, Light Weight, Tape less (Hard Drive), USB 2.0, 32X Optical Zoom, Wide 2.7 in Screen
Weaknesses: Low Quality MPEG2 at Low Light Conditions, White LED Light is good for less than a meter distance only, supplied battery is only for 1 hour
Summary: Good compact digital camcorder with acceptable video MPEG2 quality. The camcorder fill very comfortable in a big palm as mine. All control buttons are in right place and easy to reach. Supplied software is all you need to produce home movies. GZ-MG27 wide 2.7in screen is big enough to show all your clips and snap shots.

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Date Reviewed:  07/02/2006
  • short_dawg_coats
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Strengths: Like the ability to take both video and still shots Has a good zoom for distance shots and action shots (track & field)
Weaknesses: Very picky about which memory card it will accept --- not necessarily always available or the most cost efficient card available
Summary: I was pleasantly surprised at the savings I got for this product from price-grabber --- my brother bought the exact same equipment from a local warehouse and paid nearly $300 more for it --- it worked well on vacation --- downloading was easy --- the size is wonderful --- especially for those of us who do not have huge hands --- would recommend it to others --- I believe they will enjoy it

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Date Reviewed:  11/22/2006
  • alexkakis
  • from IL
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3 Star Reviewjvc hard disk camcorder
Strengths: compact, tha hard drive
Weaknesses: the battery
Summary: this camara this very far from fulfilling its objective quality in the recording the good is compacts size for this camera , the battery very poor the duration , the price is regular for this type of camera recommend , guy try to chec model from sony

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Date Reviewed:  05/14/2007
  • jcandme
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Strengths: Light weight and east to use.
Weaknesses: Low light level causes picture to be dull and fuzzy.
Summary: This camcorder is great for several reasons. We like it most because it is light weight and easy to use. In addition to this it will replace your digital camera too. You can take video and still pictures with the flip of a button with out film,tapes, or even purchasing a memory card.

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