JVC Everio S GZ-MS100 Flash Memory Camcorder with 35x Optical Zoom

JVC Everio S GZ-MS100 Flash Memory Camcorder with 35x Optical Zoom | Great Camcorder for a great price!

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	JVC Everio S GZ-MS100 Flash Memory Camcorder with 35x Optical Zoom JVC JVC average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Simple and slim memory camcorder with KONICA MINOLTA LENS, 35x optical zoom, Laser Touch Operation and convenient button for One Touch Upload to YouTube. No tapes required! Uses safe, re-useable, SD and SDHC memory cards as memory. Memory may be easily read or transferred directly to computer or compatible TV set or MP3 video device.

Love this camera!

My wife and I are expecting so I started reasearching what cameras to buy. I was very confused at first with all the different models and options but eventually wanted something easy to use or else it might just gather dust. I settled on getting a camera that used memory cards because of fewer moving parts and the ability to easily transfer data to a computer. I visited stores in the area and I really liked the JVC Everio but the downside was there were only models with a hard drive. About a month later I found out there was a new JVC Everio model using SD cards and I quickly bought it. This camera is so easy to use it's great. I simply flip the viewer open and can start recording in a second. Great zoom, lightweight, and the lasertouch control panel makes it so easy to adjust settings. I just taped a two hour lecture the other day and it was easy. When I got home I transferred 4GB of data to my computer in minutes. My wife who has two left thumbs even finds it easy to use. Battery lasts about 2 hours so I will probably buy a bigger battery. I bought three 4GB Class 6 SD cards which each hold an hour of footage at the best resolution. I made the right chose and I am happy I didn't make a mistake on this as I have on other things in the past.

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Great Camcorder for a great price!

I bought this based on the reviews from amazon and also watching this product on HSN TV. This was the best deal I got from amazon for $180.00. I am using 8GB HC SD card on this and it runs about for nearly 2 hrs on the fine mode, which has an excellent video quality. The great thing being the SD card which makes downloading a whole lot easier. Although the recordings are in .mod files, you can still watch them on windows media player. I just drag all the files in my 'now playing' list so they run in one go and not clip by clip. I love this cam as it is very handy and practical. Zoom is good enough and the quality rocks while the touch screen feature is smooth.

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I found my new camcorder!

I wanted to get a camcorder that recorded onto SD cards so I could place the card into a media reader, download the footage, and edit in Sony Vegas. Here's what happened:

Forget about the camera's Quality settings for video. You'll probably want to set it to the highest setting, and never touch it. I get 2 hours of widescreen footage on an 8GB card at the highest quality setting. By not using any moving parts to record an image, camcorders like this are reduced down in size to (roughly) a soda can!

Having downloaded some test video to my Windows XP PC, I noticed that each video file has a separate 3K document that tags the video as being full or widescreen. Because this tag isn't included in the video, editors like Vegas will open ALL the video as fullscreen. However, look for a free program online named SDCopy which puts the tags in the files. Don't worry -- it happens as quickly as making a copy of the file. It's not like SDCopy has to "process" or "render". While I wasn't crazy about this extra step, I can live with it.

Now that my widescreen footage opens as widescreen in Vegas, I can say the image quality of the resulting DVD is outstanding! Footage shot outside was colorful and remarkably clear, and nothing looked cheap or pixelated. Footage shot inside (normal lighting condition) produced images on TV that look better than reality.

The Laser Touch feature works OK for me, and is a gimicky way to navigate though the settings. It also keeps the weight of the camera down. Battery life is good (no moving parts), but I'll be buying a 2nd battery and a changer.

I like that this camera has a built-in lens protector that snaps open and closed. The 35X optical zoom is a huge step over my last camera (also a JVC) which had a 16X optical zoom. The only complaint I have about this camera is that the door to the SD card compartment is more like a plastic flap that gets shoved closed. It feels like you may break the thing every time you go to open it. Also, like many camcorders made today, this camera has no optical viewfinder -- only the LCD screen. That may be something to consider.

Overall -- a very small camera that produces stunning video at the highest quality setting. And isn't that why you use a camcorder?

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Not very good

After weeks of looking at all the camcorders out there (minidv, disk drive, memory card) I chose this one. Sure, it was easy to use but! the picture quality was something else. If you leave it in auto, it's hard pressed to give a good quality video. If you use it in manual mode sure it's better but not by much. It was too time consuming and cumbersome to adjust everything manually in order to get a good video. No matter what I tried, the highlights were blown out and even in low to medium sun, highlights on someone's skin were just too much for the camera to handle. And if I did find the perfect combination of settings (with manual mode) to give me a good quality video, the moment had passed. The small L.E.D light that comes built-in is pretty much worthless when it comes to shooting inside. Even with sufficient lighting inside, the camcorder is not that good. The manual that came with the product was substandard I feel. Didn't even discuss how to make adjustments in the manual mode, had to figure it out myself and quite by accident. Listen, if your satisfied with an average picture and don't really put a whole lot into editing, then this camcorder is most likely what your looking for. On the other hand, if you are the type that does do a lot of editing and effects for a good presentation then you'll want to stay clear of this one. About the only good thing I can say about this product is that it's easier to down load the video to your computer by either the included cables or a seperately purchased card reader and that it is small and compact. So, needless to say, I returned it.

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