JVC Everio GZ-HD3

• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 9 reviews
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• 8 stars

  Great video, Great Value, best hdd cam Ive owned.

  by firestormvideo on September 17, 2008

  Pros: Very good color saturation due to 3ccds (prefer them to sonys cmos sensors). A multitude of connectors including hdmi. Found it easy to transfer the .tod files to my vista workstation and edit in hd with edius neo. It produced beatiful ,crisp videos.

  Cons: Dont care for the feature that turns camera off when lcd is shut. Auto-focus is a bit slower than id like. Would recommend using the manual settings as opposed to leaving it in auto.

  Summary: This is a very good camcorder at a reasonable price. As far as consumer hd camcorders go, this is as good a image quality ive seen with as many features ...

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  Summary: This is a very good camcorder at a reasonable price. As far as consumer hd camcorders go, this is as good a image quality ive seen with as many features as you will ever need. It was instantly recognized by my dell inspiron running vista home and transferred files with absolutely no hiccups.

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  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Great HD Camera

  by mikemanuel57 on February 26, 2008

  Pros: Picture quality, hard drive medium, size, external mic option

  Cons: Manual controls are menu based, files need conversion prior to editing, FAT32 drive limits file size to 4GB, built in LED light is out of balance, no direct headphone out

  Summary: I picked up this camera becuase my MiniDV cam started eating up tapes, and I was getting ready for a week at Disneyland. This being my first HD HDD Cam, ...

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  Summary: I picked up this camera becuase my MiniDV cam started eating up tapes, and I was getting ready for a week at Disneyland. This being my first HD HDD Cam, I am very impressed with the fact that I don't need to buy and tote tapes anymore. The camera fist very well in my hand, although I wish there was another start/stop button for the times when I'm either holding the camera at waist level or pointing towards myself.
  
  I love the quality of the image. It took me some time to figure out the White Balance controls and I did need to consult the manual (just a gripe about everything being menu based). But once I got the hang of it, it's a piece of cake.
  
  I have only a few issues with this camera. First is that the hard drive uses a FAT32 format on the drive, which limits the file size to 4GB. And when you're working with HD video, 4GB isn't that big. This limitation hasn't affected continuous recording as I've never just let the camera record continuously for an hour. I will test this at some point. Where it causes an issue is when I edit clips and render a .tpd file in PowerDirector that results in a file bigger than 4GB, it will not copy back to the camera hard drive.
  
  Second issue is the crappy built in LED video light, but I guess most built in camera lights suck.
  
  Third issue is that the native .tod files need conversion before they can be edited, even with the included Cyberlink software. There are are third party plugins for direct editing, but they are not cheap.
  
  Other than that, overall it's a great addition to my video making arsenal.

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  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  This the best HD camcorder in its price category.

  by ali110ali on December 20, 2007

  Pros: Picture quality, 60 Gig hard drive, recent drop in price: 899 Canadian dollars. Stylish.

  Cons: Software provided with camcorder can burn DVD & Blue Ray not HD DVD. The manual has left out some details. 2 Mega Pixel still picture quality.

  Summary: Make sure you read the manual thoroughly before using the camcorder. Remember the best picture quality is obtained on XP setting NOT 1440CBR.

  Summary: Make sure you read the manual thoroughly before using the camcorder. Remember the best picture quality is obtained on XP setting NOT 1440CBR.

  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  Great camera

  by mike12_34 on February 20, 2010

  Pros: Great design , amazing quality , 60 gb. HDD (no more tapes!!)

  Cons: no viewfinder...

  Summary: Easy to use (your a noob if cant figure out how to use a TOD. file)

  Summary: Easy to use (your a noob if cant figure out how to use a TOD. file)

• 9 stars

  Great Comfortable and Sleek Camcorder.

  by jmixo on January 7, 2010

  Pros: Video Quality, Sound Quality, The option to record on HDD and SD Card, The feel and design.

  Cons: .TOD Format (See Below)

  Summary: When you hook it up to your PC you can easily find the videos or pictures you've taken. Although they are in a .TOD format which was not compatible ...

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  Summary: When you hook it up to your PC you can easily find the videos or pictures you've taken. Although they are in a .TOD format which was not compatible with my pc. After only 5 minutes with google, I found it'll work perfectly if you simply change the movie001.TOD to movie001.JPG without flaws. It was my only gripe with this camcorder but anyone should be able to figure that out especially with a search engine. Great camcorder and very pleased with my purchase.
  
  Updated on Jan 7, 2010

  I made a mistake, just change the .tod to mpg. not jpg. sorry.

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• 8 stars

  Good camcorder, could use some improvements.

  by jking29 on May 30, 2009

  Pros: The video quality is quite impressive. Probably not the greatest out there, but what I use it for its decent. Has a good sized hard-drive, easy to navigate menus, and an hdmi output.

  Cons: Not so good at capturing sound, the camera function isn't anything to brag about, but it is useful if you don't have your camera at hand.

  Summary: All in all the camcorder is pretty good, I been planing on buying some accessories for it to improve on the areas its not good at (audio recording).

  Summary: All in all the camcorder is pretty good, I been planing on buying some accessories for it to improve on the areas its not good at (audio recording).

• 1 stars

  A piece of garbage

  by 37465 on May 11, 2008

  Pros: None-- It's a paperweight

  Cons: Useless-- it doesn't work with your computer.

  Summary: I've purchased two JVC Cameras in the last 48 hours and neither one worked. They are not recognized by Windows XP, Vista or OSX. Additionally, it is almost impossible ...

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  Summary: I've purchased two JVC Cameras in the last 48 hours and neither one worked. They are not recognized by Windows XP, Vista or OSX. Additionally, it is almost impossible to capture raw digital video onto your computer with these paperweights. You want to know how bad it is? I signed up for this CNET account specifically to warn others about JVC's new line of paperweights.

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  1 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 4 stars

  Negatives outweigh the positives

  by stevenleonardtaylor on December 27, 2008

  Pros: Decent video, not the best but fairly good.
  Controls are limited.
  Lightweight and easy to handle.

  Cons: Not easy to use with a Mac. Files not easily recognized without a third party application like MPEG Streamclip.
  Limited selection of lens adapters due to the way the camera is constructed.
  Battery life could be better.

  Summary: You're better off buying a Canon HV30 or HV20. I have told my friends not to buy this camera.

  Summary: You're better off buying a Canon HV30 or HV20. I have told my friends not to buy this camera.

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• 1 stars

  DO NOT BUY THIS WORTHLESS CAM CORDER

  by soup66 on January 2, 2009

  Pros: Absolutely none. Like the other comment on this website it is a worthless paperweight. Never ever take the risk and buy a JVC product.

  Cons: this camcorder runs TOD files which will NOT work on your computer, even if brand new. You will then call JVC where they WILL NOT support the worthless product. THE PEOPLE AT JVC ARE CRIMINALS AND SHOULD BE PROSECUTED.

  Summary: Do not risk your money and buy any JVC product. They don't work. You will waste 2-3 days of your life trying to get them to work and JVC ...

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  Summary: Do not risk your money and buy any JVC product. They don't work. You will waste 2-3 days of your life trying to get them to work and JVC does not support your 900 dollar purchase. You will also lose all your fottage since you can't access a TOD file.

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  0 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

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