JVC Everio GZMG27 20GB HDD Digital Media Camcorder with 32x Optical Zoom
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Features
• Up to 25 hours of recording with 20GB internal hard disk drive, 4.5 hours on high-quality MPEG-2 video
• 32x optical, 800x digital zoom
• 2.7-inch 16:9 widescreen clear LCD monitor
• SD memory card slot for extra data storage
• USB 2.0 high-speed transfer, includes DVD software for Windows and Mac |
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JVC Everio GZMG27 20GB HDD Digital Media Camcorder with 32x Optical Zoom Customer Reviews
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I recently purchsased the JVC Everio GZMG27 after much research and thought about which platform to get....hard drive vs. mini DV tapes vs. mini DVD discs. I tested the cam yesterday and it was easy to use, very user friendly (don't really need to read the manual to get it working) and took a nice video. Overall a very good purchase over the Sony which generally costs about $100 more. However, what I do not like about the camera and will be the reason why I am going to return it and purchase the DVD mini disc format is the time it takes to create a DVD. Last night I copied the test video from the Cam to my hard drive and I discovered the following. The files are some weird MOI type which cannot be opened using any standard video software. You must use the disc that comes with the camcorder. The software does allow you to convert to AVI which would then have to be converted to DVD format. This of course is in real time, so if your video is 2 hours, you must play back the video for 2 hours and then wait for the computer to first convert to AVI. After that I could rip it to disc in about 45 more minutes. Although there is an option of directly ripping to DVD, I do not like this option since I would like to have a back up (in DVD file format) on my harddrive along with a copy of the DVD.
With the mini DVD camcorders, it is so easy to make a copy and keep a copy on your computer's harddrive for future editing/copies. Much less time consuming for sure. The drawback is of course that the discs are only good for about 30 minutes of footage, but that is fine with me.
Hope this saves you some time.
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JVC Everio GZMG27 20GB HDD Digital Media Camcorder with 32x Optical Zoom home electronics.