Product Description Elegant Full HD memory camcorder with dual SD card slot for seamless recording featuring Advanced Image Stabilizer and unique shooting functions.Touch-sensitive scroll bar and buttons for smooth operation (except for GZ-MS110). Allows zooming and recording using either the Laser Touch or standard zoom lever and REC button. Browsing through indexes and menu selection is easier than ever. Since you don't touch the LCD screen itself, you can keep the screen clean and fingerprint free. From the Manufacturer JVC GZ-MS110B Camcorder GZ-HM300 Features Elegant Full HD memory camcorder with dual SD card slot for seamless recording featuring Advanced Image Stabilizer and unique shooting functions Advantages 1/5.8-inch 1.37M pixel CMOS20x Optical Zoom / 200x Digital ZoomMemory Card Slot for SDHC/SD (Dual)Laser Touch Operation with Sub-trigger and Zoom FunctionSoftware provided (for Windows)24Mbps High Bit Rate RecordingHD Gigabrid Premium II EngineSeamless RecordingAdvanced Image StabilizerTime-Lapse RECAuto REC1920x1080P OutputHDMI® (V.1.3 with x.v.ColorTM)KONICA MINOLTA HD LENSOne Touch Upload to YouTube (HD Compatible)Face Detection / Face Flow ThumbnailLaser Touch Operation with Sub-trigger and Zoom FunctionUSB2.0 High-Speed TransferFull HD 1920x1080 Recording Laser Touch Operation Touch-sensitive scroll bar and buttons for smooth operation (except for GZ-MS110). Allows zooming and recording using either the Laser Touch or standard zoom lever and REC button. Browsing through indexes and menu selection is easier than ever. Since you don't touch the LCD screen itself, you can keep the screen clean and fingerprint-free. Advanced Image Stabilizer Great improvement on New Everio is its anti-shake performance. A new technology called Advanced Image Stabilizer expands the effective area at wide angle to 4 times that of 2009 models, delivering powerful compensation for camera shake. You can enjoy stable results even if you're trotting alongside your subject. Super LoLux Low light performance is one of the key factors for quality video. New Everio's Super LoLux ensures superior sensitivity to low light. To provide this, High Definition models (selected) are equipped with a Back-illuminated CMOS sensor that allows intake of more light while Standard Definition models offer a large 1/6" high-sensitivity CCD. The result is clear images with precise colors even in low light. No worry while indoors or in dark situations. Time Lapse REC Various unique shooting functions are equipped on New Everio. Time-Lapse REC records one frame at a time at set intervals (1sec.–80sec.). So you can watch an hour-long movement in just a short amount of time when played back. It's great when you want to observe an event that takes place over a long period of time, or to record unique-looking scenes in a creative way. Auto REC Another unique function is Auto REC. When a subject enters the detecting area and the luminance changes, recording starts automatically. Recording continues as long as there is movement within the area and automatically stops after 5 seconds of no movement. You can use it like a surveillance camera, or to observe something. Discover new ways to use the camera. Everio MediaBrowser - Integrated PC Software Included All Everio models come with high-value software that provides everything from file playback, management, as well as easy sharing functions, within a single application. Its calendar type graphical user interface displays thumbnail images of your recordings, superimposed on the date they were taken. Software System Requirements (Windows) OS Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Home Edition/Professional (pre-installed) Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Home Basic/Home Premium (32-bit/64-bit, pre-installed) Microsoft Windows 7, Home Premium (32-bit/64-bit, pre-installed) CPU [HD Edition] Intel Core Duo: at least 1.66GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo: at least 2.13GHz recommended [SD Edition] Intel Pentium 4: at least 1.6GHz, at least 2.4GHz recommended RAM [HD Edition] Windows XP: at least 1GB, Windows Vista/Windows 7: at least 2GB [SD Edition] Windows XP: at least 512MB, Windows Vista/Windows 7: at least 1GB Others Standard USB2.0 port, Installation of iTunes is required for exporting to iTunes, An Internet-accessible environment for uploading videos to YouTube. Note: Software for Macintosh is not included. The applicable software is required. The system requirements information above is not a guarantee that the provided software will work on all personal computers meeting those requirements. One-Touch Sharing Button on the Camera Some models are equipped with "UPLOAD/EXPORT" button on the main unit. When connected with a PC, press this button to start data conversion and upload the file to YouTube or export the file to your iTunes library*. * Installation of bundled software is required. Export is not available with some models. One-Touch Sharing Button on the Camera Face Detection equipped on HD Everio has been upgraded. When shooting, it intelligently detects up to 16 faces then accurately adjusts the focus and exposure. It works for both video and digital stills. And while browsing through scenes in the Play mode, thumbnails can be displayed with close-ups of detected faces so you can easily identify who's in the file.
J**S
Would be great if Low-Light video was better
This camcorder seemed like a great deal, with a 20x optical zoom, HD filming, Time-Lapse, and CLAIMS of super low-light performance.Reality: Low-Light performance is TERRIBLE !!! Horribly grainy pictures in even moderate lighting. Inside at night, with normal lighting from 3 overhead lights plus a lamp on, the video is grainy and washed out. The video looks like the sample pic in their description that shows what it should NOT look like. This thing has a TEENY TINY little sensor. There is no way this could ever take good video in low or moderate light. I bought this to take video of my soon-to-be-born first child, which will be mostly indoors with normal lighting. To use it for this purpose, I would need to invest in several industrial-strength halogen lights and aim them all at the baby at the same time to illuminate him enough.Outside, this takes good video, assuming there is plenty of light.The time-lapse feature seems awesome at first, but it sucks down the battery very quickly, unless it is plugged in. The screen must be kept open while filming or else the camera will shut off. Why not have a time-driven system that only turns on the camera for a few seconds at a time, which would vastly improve the battery life???This camera is HD, but it is 1080(i)... Interlaced, and not full true 1080p. The description is misleading when it states that it can PLAY BACK in 1080p... they don't come right out and say "oh but by the way, it only records in 1080i." Quite misleading.This cam does not come with a HDMI cable (most in this price range don't, either). It does come with a RCA type connector and usb cable. This is an HD cam, WHY oh WHY would I EVER choose to use an RCA cable to watch it??? I can't even tell you if it takes decent hi-def video because I can't hook it up properly to my HD tv. Should really INCLUDE HDMI CABLE... they could include one for very cheap, since they would be buying them in bulk at probably 50 cents apiece.I returned this the day after I bought it. I have ordered the Sanyo FH1a instead, which has a MUCH larger sensor, and is actually CHEAPER now than this JVC! Whatever you do, watch some youtube videos showing demo videos of the actuall camcorder you want to buy, BEFORE you purchase.This gets 2 stars, one for good zoom and one for time-lapse. But this cam really is 100% worthless indoors. I tested it indoors first at Best-Buy, but they have those very bright ceiling lights, so I was unaware of how bad this cam really is.
T**S
Very good camera for a low price
I spent several months looking at cameras of different price ranges to find the best one for around $200. I'm confident that this one was the right choice. No other camera that I could find that was this cheap had HD and a zoom of 20x or greater.I really liked the HD in this camera. With a 16GB SDHC card, I'm able to record more than an hour of footage at 1920x1080 resolution. There are also options for recording in lower quality, which will give you more recording time for your card, though one hour suits my purposes just fine. The zoom on the camera is also very useful; other cameras at this price usually only have about 10x zoom if they come in HD. One of the problems for me, though, was that the battery life doesn't seem to be very long. I charged it for about a day, and when I went to film, it only lasted an hour or so for me (though my filming time was very divided, so it might have been more than that).The main problem for me came with the compatibility. I'm using Sony Movie Studio 9, and it seems to be able to read the video files just fine, except for one problem. Each video length will randomly cut off around halfway through, and there's no way to get the second half of the clip into the software. I tried to see if it was a problem with the camera, but windows media player can open all of the files and play the whole clip without getting cut off. So, in order to solve this problem, I've had to leave the camera recording for a while longer to make each clip twice as long. This essentially cuts my recording time down to 30 minutes instead of an hour, which kind of pisses me off.Other than that, it's a nice camera.
B**7
Good quality, good video, battery less than awesome
First, I want to say that this is a great camera. It has a lot of options and features and works perfectly. It is easy to use and the menus are clear and easy to follow without needing to refer to the manual.The video quality is good and it did perform well for me indoors. I was skeptical as some of the reviews questioned the use in low-light situations. However, a room with a light turned on proved to be more than sufficient to capture vibrant, crystal clear video.I really appreciate being able to disable the auto power-off feature for longer recordings and the fact that you can plug it in and power it indefinitely. The dual slots are also a nice touch as the camera will fill card A and seamlessly start recording on card B without user intervention.The battery life is weak. If you're going mobile and want to record lengthy events, you will definitely need an addtional high-capacity battery. The included battery lasts barely more than an hour.Overall, I would defintely recommend. Aside from the battery life I have no complaints and it's a pleasure to use this camera.
C**N
Not Bad at All
It was a tough choice, but I feel confident that I bought the right camcorder. The timelapse function was the main factor in my search, but don't feel that I sacrificed much else in this decision (except for horrible low-light sensitivity).My only real regret about this camera is the output file format. The software allows for some output options, but the .mts file format is not compatible with most apps. Apparently, the HD output will not be as good as what you see thru the camera playback. The software assumes that you will be burning the videos onto DVD, which is OK if you don't care for HD. I'm still not sure if full HD playback is possible without the camera as the player. There are some conversion programs out there that will allow the videos to be edited with the popular editing apps, but I don't yet have any experience with such conversions. This is the biggest problem with the JVC GZ-HM300.Good zoom, excellent resolution, and good battery life. Now, if I can only get that HD video out into the real world.If I'm wrong, please someone set me straight...
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