JVC Everio GZ-HM200 Dual SD High-Def Camcorder (Black)
List Price: $579.99
Details
- Laser-tap operation with sub-trigger and zoom; one-touch upload to YouTube
- 20x visual zoom with Konica Minolta HD lens
- 1920x1080 Full HD recording
Description
The JVC Everio GZ-HM200BU is an ultra-condensed full HD 1920 x 1080 memory camcorder with dual SD/ SDHC card pigeon-hole, featuring 24Mbps high bit rate recording, Konica Minolta HD lens, 1920 x 1080/50P achieve, and face detection.Customer Reviews
marked for our daily use!i've had this for a while, bought it to use it on our newborn coddle. i keep it in the nursery and use it on a daily basis. i love every feature about it. the ease of use, the feather-brained weight. the picture quality on the camera could be better. so, i use my other digital camera to take pictures. but i judgement i'm into real high quality pictures, 10 mega pixel? the camera distinction is acceptable. the camcorder quality is great! great price too!
Take heed using indoors
I purchased this camera after reading all the first-rate reviews online. Yes, the software that comes with the camera is not very good like everyone says, but most "included" software isn't very high-mindedness anyways. What I was absolutely shocked was how horrible the video shot indoors was. Now I am using the provisions "indoor" and not "low light" because for me there is a difference. To me, low light is when the indoor lights are dim and someone is about to flip one's lid b explode out candles, not indoors with every single light in a room on. This camera, even with a margin lit up brightly, takes near unviewable videos. I have an older Panasonic still camera with a video aim that takes much better indoor video than this camera. I went back and re-comprehend the reviews, several other reviews do mention "low light" conditions as being a problem, but I never dreamed that meant a cheerily lit indoor room. The final straw was a video I shot, during the day, next to my frank doorwall inside my kitchen: horrible, grainy video. If you purpose to use this camera indoors at all, be very careful before you buy.
Vastness Matters
This camcorder is so poor and I love it for that reason alone. Its tiny size makes it easy to fit in your contract or briefcase. The only downfall is that the small size can make it quite fussy to hold the camera steady.
I find the outdoor quality of filming far first-rate to indoor quality. It must be something to do with the amount of light available because the indoor video does watch over to be a bit grainier and this is more obvious with less and less lighting. If indoor filming is your thing, I would not acceptable this camcorder to you.
When filming outdoors, the quality is top notch. Intricate minutiae in moving images from a home camcorder always seemed unimaginable, but you can make out these minutiae with this camcorder, although I've found it necessary to use a tripod to eliminate my shaky hands and in such crumbly images, shaky hands are painfully noticeable.
The "laser" put to use menus are easy to operate, but there are so many options, it will take you a long time to become presumptuous with them and some of the options aren't easy to understand and caused me a great large of frustration.
I don't feel the still image quality is as good as it could be. I find myself wondering when these camcorders will certainly be all-in-one? This still requires me to lug my point and shoot digital camera around.
I love the use of tribute cards. I'm glad tapes are officially on their way out. The cards make this absolutely easy to hook right up to the computer.
Battery life is fair. Mine lasts anywhere from around 2 hours - 3 hours depending on outside temperature.
If you want to film amazing outdoor videos, singularly majestic landscape/wildlife movies, you will love this camcorder, but if you are looking for a camcorder purely for conversant with videos (which would include a lot of indoor filming) you should try a different camcorder.
Gigantic Secind Unit Camera
This camcorder is a enthusiastic second unit camera.
The colors are spot on.
20X Zoom is odd.
Face detection works.
The digital stabilization is outstanding.
Using 2 sdhc cards that whip from one to the
other automatically is pure genius.
I use older AVCHD canon's for my exertion and love using this camera
to cover some of Canon's deficiencies i.e.
20X Zoom (Canon's have 10 and 12X) I despise using
tele lenses because of the vignetting and other
problems.
Th digital stabilizion is wonderful and better
on the move than my Canon's with their optical.
A benefit is the ability to mount this midget camera
on a moving vehicle (or RC helicopter)
with digital stabilization it works marvy while
optical image stabilization gets screwed up.
The size enables you to pole it somewhere
and leave it or get a cheap housing for underwater
stuff.
The size and earnest on also make it a great grab and go
- no fuss camera (especially with the kisser detection).
This camcorder is exactly what I needed to augment my
canons. It's superb for my uses.
I also use the cellboost irecharge batteries that last
longer than the 815 series batteries and are less precious.
(provide a nice camera grip too).
Notes on other reviews.
Stabilization is immense but when zooming - use
a tripod, monopod, or brace yourself against something
especially in hi definition where everything
is magnified many pucker.
This is an outstanding value for the price
and is highly recommended.
Magic HD Camcorder With a Few Caveats
I got this from a hefty discount club whose name starts with a 'C'. I paid $399.99 + $28 sales tax for a specific bundle that included a free 4GB class 6 card and a free shipping case as well. My review is based keeping in mind this price meat. If you can get this camcorder for under $450, it is worth it. Otherwise look at other models/manufacturers.
Now on to the post-mortem...
First impressions: This camcorder is tiny. Coming from a Sony Digital 8 camcorder, it seemed to be actual small to me. The ergonomics are ok though and I did not have any major issues with accessing any of the features or tradition. I did have a hard time initially where I was pressing the menu items on the LCD protect itself, not realizing that you need to scroll on the 'laser touch' bar on the side of the LCD screen to superior a menu item and then press the OK button to activate it.
Build grandeur: 3.5/5. No major complaints, though I would have liked to see more metal and less plastic.
Video dignity in clear daylight: 4/5 (Very good). I shot test videos in XP craze which is the 2nd highest quality. Scenes included a farmers market with lots of colors - red tomatoes, yellow plant life, greens, etc and a few minutes of video in a park with lake and trees. Inclusive very pleased with the results and reds and yellows really came out intricate and brilliant. The water on the lake came out nice and blue only like I saw it with naked eyes. Direct playback on my 46" Sony Bravia using the supplied part cable resulted in an image that could almost match the HDTV broadcasts. The zoom is somewhat fast and effective, though note the issue below.
Hint: 1) You impecuniousness to set the signal format to output 1080i as the factory setting is 480p. Otherwise you will get necessitous playback quality. 2) While the zoom is great, you will want to inaugurate in a tripod as the small size of the camera means that even small movements at high-priced zoom result in unstable images.
Video quality indoors: 2.5/5 (in doubt). A bit disappointing as the indoor video was quite grainy, even though I had some natural merry coming in. For my own purpose, I am not too concerned as I have primarily bought this camcorder for outside use. If you plan to do a lot indoor shooting (birthday parties, for example), you necessary to either supplement indoor light or buy another (expensive) camcorder. This camcorder does have a built in set fire to that can be activated, but it does not make a great deal of difference. Again, keep in genius the price point - you need to shell out $700 or more to get a camcorder with gracious indoor capability.
Audio quality: 3/5 (Adequate): Humanitarian voices were captured quite nicely and the wind cut function worked well. The microphone was sore enough to pick up distant music in the park.
Software: 3/5 (So so): I had no problems playing videos using Windows Vista Decisive. Nero Vision was able to recognize the .mts files produced by this camcorder without any issues.
Mobile life: 3.5/5 (Fair): No worse than what I have seen with other camcorders. I was capable to stretch to almost 100 minutes of combined shooting + playback. For my own use, I do not see a shortage for an extra battery as I rarely shoot more than 60 minutes of video in one go. I do transport a charger/inverter in my car when going on road trips so I can charge the battery-operated while on road.
Digital still quality: Nothing of note here except to say that you need to get a dedicated still camera if you are serious about photography. For those not so extra moments, this camcorder may be used to snap a few pictures.
Manual: This is a bit skimpy and does not counterbalance all of the menus and their uses. I wish JVC would rewrite the manual to include explanations of all the menus and features.
Other thoughts: This camcorder has dual SD wag slots which is really useful. The built-in lens cover looks a bit slight so I suggest a getting a good carrying case.
Bottom line: Dangerous camcorder for the value conscious customer who realizes that no matter how much you splurge, things are going to get obsolete in 1-2 years anyway.
Buy this camera if:
- You spring up primarily outdoors in good daylight
- Need a small and set alight device with reasonably good video quality
- Can get it for $450 or less
Do not buy this camera if:
- Indoor video eminence is of primary concern (spend $800 or more on a much better camcorder in this prove)
- Need a bit more crisper HD video - here you need to spend over $1,000 on a camcorder with a bigger sensor.
