In essence, the Everio GZ-MG30 is identical to its little brother except for the fact it has an inbuilt 30Gb hard disk as against the MG20?s 20Gb. The gives the larger model up to 37 hours recording time (versus 25) and 7 hours in Ultra mode (versus 4...
Stores tons of video, Excellent zoom reach, Very small
Terrible battery life, Mediocre video quality, Grainy low-light footage, Requires a computer or stand-alone DVD burner
Though the short battery life and mediocre image quality are frustrating, the JVC Everio GZ-MG30Us amazing recording capacity and tiny size still make it an enticing device. ...
Abstract: When I reviewed JVC’s first Everio camcorder (“The Cutting Edge,” December 2004), my biggest complaint was that its 4-gigabyte (GB) MicroDrive restricted you to just an hour of best-quality video, and a spare drive — unlike the MiniDV tapes used i...
Abstract: The JVC GZ-MG30, to be fair, is on the cutting edge of the next step in camcorders. It is part of JVC?s Everio series, recording video straight to a hard disk. The more expensive Everio models feature a removable 4GB Microdrive. The GZ-MG30, part of th...
Abstract: <b>Spec:</b> Camcorder, SD Memory card, 25 x, 6.8 megapixels<br /> <b>Good:</b> Stores tons of video; excellent zoom reach; very small.<br /> <b>Bad:</b> Terrible battery life; mediocre video quality; grainy low-light footage; requires a computer or stand-alone DVD burner.<br /> <b>Bottomline:</b> Though the short battery life and mediocre image quality are frustrating, the JVC Everio GZ-MG30Us amazing recording capacity and tiny size still make it an enticing device.<br />
Abstract: large enough to get a good grip on, like the toggles on the dirt cheap Canon ZR series. But any raised toggle still deserves accolades, and this control is much better than the sliding switches employed on camcorders like the Canon Optura 50.
Abstract: The built-in hard disk is a taste of things to come. But image quality is comparable only to a budget DV camcorder, making the price a little high After some time as the sleeping giant in the camcorder business, JVC came out all guns blazing last year...
Abstract: Après ses caméscopes enregistrant directement sur Microdrive, JVC se démarque encore de la concurrence en proposant un modèle embarquant un vrai disque dur de 30 Go.
