JVC GR-DVM75U MiniDV Digital Camcorder / Still Camera With MMC And USB Interface
Written: Jun 29 '01
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Pros: Size, looks, performance, features, remote, inputs
Cons: So small it's inconvenient to hold
The Bottom Line: The GR-DVM75U, although not the cheapest, is very compact and provides excellent picture quality and great set of features.
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| dkozin's Full Review: JVC GR-DVM75 Mini DV Camcorder |
The GR-DVM75U is an ultra-compact MiniDV digital camcorder. You can see from the Epinions product page that it has no automatic focus, which of course is not true.
Looks
The camcorder is very compact and lightweight. It also looks stylish and high-tech, but, as a result of its boxy shape and small size I find it inconvenient to hold while shooting. Also, as is the case with most digital camcorders, the tape eject mechanism is very easy to break by pressing in the wrong place.
Performance
The picture quality, produced by the 75U, is excellent. The picture is crisp and noise-free. The digital format used to store the information allows to avoid video noise and “color bleeding” and stores up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution.
To put things in prospective, your VHS VCR produces less than 240 lines (plus analog noise, “dropouts” and “color bleeding”). The slower LP speed (which increases the recording time on one tape by 50%) doesn't make the picture quality worse than the standard SP speed at all.
Manual Focus
The camcorder has automatic focus as well as manual focus mode (for conditions that need it).
Zoom
The 75U features a 10x optical/200x digital zoom with variable zoom speed and spline interpolation. The zoom level is both impressive for such a compact package and more than enough for virtually all conditions.
Image Stabilizer
The image stabilizer removes unwanted picture shake during recording, which is especially useful when using high magnification levels.
Photo Mode
The camcorder allows you to take still pictures at up to 1024x768 resolution. You can store them and MPEG movie clips on a supplied removable 8MB MultiMediaCard. A built-in flash improves the quality of your digital pictures.
USB
You can use the USB interface and supplied USB cable to transfer pictures to your computer for editing, storing and emailing.
i.Link
The camcorder also features an i.Link (IEEE 1394, FireWire) interface for digital data transfer to your computer, or another digital camcorder/VCR. The cable is not included.
LCD
The camcorder has a 2.5” color LCD and a color viewfinder.
Inputs
You get A/V input and output (audio, composite video and S-Video). It also has i.Link and USB interfaces. The docking station for connection to an A/V equipment or PC is supplied as well as USB cable and A/V cable.
You also get USB drivers and software. The DVM75U has digital special effects and scene transitions as well as a built-in flash with red-eye reduction mode.
Battery
The camcorder uses a Li-Ion rechargeable battery, which can be quickly recharged and has quite high capacity for such a small size.
Remote
Supplied is a multi-brand remote control allows you to control the camcorder. It looks stylish and is very slim.
Bottom Line
The GR-DVM75U, although not the cheapest, is very compact and provides excellent picture quality and great set of features.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 1000
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