JVC GR-D340EK MINI DV REVIEW

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Reviewed by UK Guest, 5th Feb 2007.

Review Summary: A delight to use

Overall Score: 5/5

Review: When my Sony Camcorder ended its life I thought it would be difficult to replace and yet at half the price the JVC GR-D340EK Mini DV Digital Camcorder proves to be a more than adequate replacement and it's half the size and weight too.
The manual for any camcorder is frightening - so much complex detail - will I ever learn? No bother with this camcorder - just switch to auto and nothing could be simpler to use and get great results from. Before ending up with this item I bought a Canon model which was about £[...] dearer. I returned this unit since the picture quality was awful and at that stage I thought that might be the best the mini-DV format could provide. No way - this JVC Camcorder gives excellent quality and it quickly adapts to changing lighting conditions.
Flicking away from "Auto" to "Manual" there are a wide variety of features you can use to get top quality shots in more difficult circumstances. Taking them one at a time they are easy enough to master.
Ths snapshot feature is a bit disappointing since it does not operate in the 16:9 format mode. Surely everyone has a widescreen TV these days.
My only other criticism is the cost of replacement batteries - close to £[...] - a bit of a rip off I think. I tried a supposedly replacement battery at a much cheaper price off Ebay - it looked the same but kept coming up with the message "communication error" when used. It had to go back. The battery supplied gives about 75 minutes of use and recharges in about 90 minutes so it is not too much of a problem not having a spare.
I used Pinnacle software to download, edit and produce DVD discs in formats to suit PC and DV player. Great results were achieved with very little bother and I am no computer wiz kid.
This unit may not suit the pro but for mere mortals, like me, it is about as good as I want and I am called a "Grumpy Old Man" by my darling wife.

Ratings

Value For Money:		5
Review Score:		5
Recommended?		Yes

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