Review Of The JVC GZ-MG37 Everio Camcorder As Seen On QVC
I was flipping through the dial an stumbled upon the JVC Everio Camcorders on QVC.
It was the Everio GZ-MG27u for $499.
In case you’re not familiar with this unit it doesn’t use tape. It has a 20G hard drive built into the camera. Rather than record in the DV format it records in the MPEG2 format. In the highest quality settings it records at an average bitrate of 8.5 MB/s or about 4.5 hours worth of video.
I know quite a few people with DVD camcorders and they seem to like them. Personally I like the idea of a hard drive model over a DVD camcorder. A DVD camcorder can only record about 20 minutes of video per mini-DVD. It’s not cool to be switching DVD’s when recording dance recitals. Also the hard drive models are much more compact.
The downside of hard drive models is that people will get lazy and keep 2 years worth of videos on the camcorder. What happens in the event of a hard drive failure ??
Most reviewers at Amazon seem to like it. Camcorderinfo.com seems to trash the video quality. I think they sometimes look at products with too much scrutiny.
If this is your first camcorder or your are looking for a basic camera for shooting family memories the JVC Everio Camcorder GZ-MG27 unit will be fine.
Cheryl said,
March 11, 2007 @ 5:36 pm
Hey I just got this camera and am having trouble figuring out the focus features. This is my first video camera, and while I am usually good with gadgets, this thing is driving me batty. I love the camera, but the user’s guide is a piece of crap.
There is an AUTO feature. Then supposedly when you switch to Manual you can either use Auto focus or Manual focus while in Manual Mode. Huhh? If you can explain this to me, I will be forever grateful. Everything looks in focus on the little screen on the camera, but when I look at it on my 26″ tv. the focus varies. Please help if you can and thank you so much in advance!! - Cheryl