JVC GR-DX25EK Digital Camcorder [Mini-DV 16xOptical DV-out]
I wanted a basic digital camcorder at an affordable cost and reasonably good features. I like to record anything and everything around me so that I can show it to my parents and family who live far away in India to show them how it is like in UK. I always wanted to show them how does everything look..
JVC GR-DVP9 Digital Camcorder [Mini-DV 10xOptical DV-in/out]
This is my first camcorder and the learning curve has been very straight forward. I was able to hook the JVC up to iMovie and my iMac really easily and the results I have been getting are really exciting.
I recently went on a Caterham 7 car rally and captured some nice in-car footage and have subs..
JVC GR-DV4000 Digital Camcorder [Mini-DV 10xOptical DV-in/out]
Only two real complaints - the software, and the manual, which is pretty important for using this for the first few months, is very flimsy, just thin paper and easily damaged. Weve been quite careful!
Now, forget about using this with the analogue video right away. The image quality does not benef..
JVC GR-DX95EK Digital Camcorder [Mini-DV 16xOptical DV-in/out]
Id have to agree with "yevsy" in the sense that the quality of the stillimages is VERY poor. As this is the only camcorder Ive owned this may bea usual criticism with all of them! My four year old Kodak DC280 gives aright kicking in terms of still imaging! However in terms what mostpeople will by..
JVC GR-D70 Digital Camcorder [Mini-DV 16xOptical DV-in/out]
Having a bunch of old 8mm video tapes and an analogue Canon video camera, I was unsure whether to go the digital 8 route or DV. I saw the review of the GRD70 and saw it had an anologue input so I bought it. I thought that transferring my old tapes would mean recording them onto the DV tape and then ..
I wanted a basic digital camcorder at an affordable cost and reasonably good features. I like to record anything and everything around me so that I can show it to my parents and family who live far away in India to show them how it is like in UK. I always wanted to show them how does everything look.. 
This is my first camcorder and the learning curve has been very straight forward. I was able to hook the JVC up to iMovie and my iMac really easily and the results I have been getting are really exciting.
Only two real complaints - the software, and the manual, which is pretty important for using this for the first few months, is very flimsy, just thin paper and easily damaged. Weve been quite careful!
Id have to agree with "yevsy" in the sense that the quality of the stillimages is VERY poor. As this is the only camcorder Ive owned this may bea usual criticism with all of them! My four year old Kodak DC280 gives aright kicking in terms of still imaging!
Having a bunch of old 8mm video tapes and an analogue Canon video camera, I was unsure whether to go the digital 8 route or DV. I saw the review of the GRD70 and saw it had an anologue input so I bought it. I thought that transferring my old tapes would mean recording them onto the DV tape and then ..