 The prosumer's bargain solution |
| Review Date: June 5, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. K. Tumlinson, Houston, TX USA |
Times have changed since I first hoisted fifty pounds of camera onto my shoulder and trudged around shooting. Technology has made it possible for anyone to compete with the professional in terms of quality.
As a professional who has worked in the industry for a while, I've invested a lot of money into equipment over the years. Recently, I took a look at my stock of standard definition prosumer cameras and compared them to the prosumer HD rigs out there. I found that I just couldn't stomach dropping another $3K to $10K on a rig that would likely be obsolete in a month. So when I needed an HD solution for a small project, I decided to buy a consumer-grade camera and "make do."
I had no idea at the time that I'd be able to find a camera that can not only shoot full frame HD but do so in a sleek, compact package that has almost all of the features I would look for in a professional rig.
Don't get me wrong ... there are features missing here, or buried in menus when they should be a button on the camera's body. But overall, I have to say that I am very impressed with this inexpensive HD solution. The 120GB hard drive means I can shoot 10 hours of full-frame HD, and the three CCDs mean I get the full range of detail, color, and data that I would expect. Two options for transfer--USB 2.0 and Firewire--are handy. And the simple fact that it has both a mic input and headphone outputs already puts it in a league above other consumer cameras.
This camera is an indie's dream. Cheap, outstanding quality, and plenty of room to shoot without worrying about tapes or other expendable media. And with 120GB onboard, you don't even have to worry about transferring! I could shoot an epic trilogy on this thing.
I highly recommend this camera to anyone who wants HD at an affordable price. |
JVC GZ-HD6
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| Review Date: May 27, 2009 |
| Reviewer: C. WOODLAND, Chesapeake, VA |
| This is a great product. The workarounds to use with the mac OSX platform are quite simple. You don't need the JVC software. This is an excellent camera for the price. |
It`s amazing camcorder
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| Review Date: May 17, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Sangyoung Choi, Austin Texas |
This is 3rd time that buy camcorder.
1. Good things
- Resolution
- Weight
- Size
2. Bad things
- Camera resolution
- Seporated camcoreder and disital camera
I strongly recommend to buy. |
Excellent Camcorder
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| Review Date: September 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: George S. Ledyard, Bellevue, WA United States |
| I am very happy woth this product. The picture quality is excellent, the controls are more intuitive than my last camera... making changes in the settings is far easier. This was the least expensive 3 CCD camera I could find but it was about half the price of the the mini dv 3 CCD camera I bought a few years ago. It's rather amazing. |
Great camcorder but software just doesn't cut it
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| Review Date: January 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Peter Vekinis, |
This camera is a great HD camera and at a great price (that's what happens when six months pass since a product introduction in the consumer market).
However, the lack of the ability to edit HD files using firewire is a big problem. To use firewire you need to record in less resolution 1440 (instead of 1920x1080) which doesn't permit great high resolution files to be downloaded automatically with firewire.
My Macbook Pro has firewire and I am used to iMovie for editing. No more. Now I have to download the files, get them converted and then edit them. Major bummer.
Anyway, it is worth all the money I paid for it and the 3CCD is amazing. Just look at the video clip of a setting sun in Honolulu (http://t12.org/honolulu.mp4). Not many cameras have such great dynamic range.
Well worth every cent! |
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