Sharp Viewcam VL-Z3U Mini DV Camcorder Reviews

Sharp Viewcam VL-Z3U Mini DV Camcorder

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  • Actually a overall nice camcorder for this price range.

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 24, 2004
    Pros: Small size, Mini-DV, excellent design, swivel design, good picture quality in good lighting, price.
    Cons: Poor picture quality in bad lighting, hard to use light modes, horrible still photo function.

    Summary: So your thinking about buying a mini-dv camcorder are you? Well I was there too, my daughter is comming up on one year of age and I wanted to have a camcorder small enough to pull it out and use a lot more than our clunky oversized 8mm. How it worked ... read more

  • Sharp VLZ3U - a fix for the DEW Indicator Problem

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 27, 2005
    Pros: A real neat camera for the money. Great features & versatile
    Cons: Expect you may eventually have problems with DEW Indicator. Be handy with Soldering.

    Summary: This is such a dandy little instrument when it's working properly. Be cautious though, the camera has a DEW Indicator which shuts the camera down completely if there is excess moisture present in the mechanism. Only one problem, there is a defect in many ... read more

  • A good camera. Not bad, but inform yourself.

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 27, 2005
    Pros: Good video quality, easy to use, small.
    Cons: Still camera quality is poor. Batteries don't remain charged and ready.

    Summary: I bought this DV camera over a year ago and it is still going strong. Check out the specs if you want all that information; make sure you are informed about what's out there and what you really want/need. As with any purchase, your best protection from ... read more

  • good for video VERY bad for photos

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 11, 2003
    Pros: good video capture quality
    Cons: almost non existent photo capture quality

    Summary: I have an old 1.3 mp camera and it takes pictures 500% better than this thing does, at highest res I ... read more

  • Much better than expected - - GREAT PICTURES!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 10, 2003
    Pros: CG Silicon flip out viewer & picture quality are excellent.
    Cons: Missing still flash.

    Summary: Forget about all the technical stuff and focus on the important reason why you buy a camcorder and t ... read more

  • Express Reviews
  • Not what I thought!

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Nov 7, 2004
    Pros: im taking it back and buying something better.
    Cons: i like(d) sharp and will probably overlook future products.

    Summary: I thought since this camera had firewire and usb that i could transfer my video to my pc. Not the case! You can transfer the grainy pics taken on the memory card to your pc.Other than that its not a bad camera. Depends on wants and needs and the size of

  • Not a bad product at all

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    May 18, 2004
    Pros: Small size, swivel-design, great picture quality in good lighting
    Cons: Not the greatest camcorder for low light conditions.

    Summary: I just bought this Camcorder last weekend and have to say that I'm loving it... the 16:9 widescreen mode looks so professional when you're looking at it. Also, I've always liked the Sony brand, but after my "bad experience" with their DVD player, I

  • Hawaii Memories

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Apr 3, 2004
    Pros: Versetility,(still & video) size,ease of operation
    Cons: none that I can think of

    Summary: I took my Sharp VLZ3U to Hawaii and took both still pictures, and video. I took a lot of still pictures off of my video tape, too. One camera did a wonderful job. I would recommend this camera to anyone. It is small and easy to operate, and priced

  • don't spend more than you have to its all right here.

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Jan 29, 2004
    Pros: too many to list
    Cons: can't think of any

    Summary: I'm not stephen spielberg so I didn't want to spend money on a camera that I didn't need. I work at a very large electronic store and I knew that I wanted mini dv but they were all way too expensive. I saw the sharp VL-Z3U and immediately loved the

  • Nice little camcorder

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Dec 19, 2003
    Pros: Really small and compact. Easy to carry, operate and priced very reasonable.
    Cons: Low light performance; as are most camcorders in this category.

    Summary: The size of the VL-Z3U is what caught my attention first and I started looking at the features secondly. It has all the features that I was looking for in a small camcorder and more. The price was a real bonus. Some of the most popular camcorders in

  • One word..... AWESOME!

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Dec 6, 2003
    Pros: Size, price, features, battery life, integrated still camera, SD/MMC card support, picture/video quality, warranty
    Cons: hmm, none.

    Summary: When I got this camera, I couldn't believe it! This is the smallest MiniDV camera I've ever seen. I really like the LCD (you can see it in direct sunlight), the picture quality is beyond belief. The best thing of all, is the company who makes it and

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