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Wednesday October 19, 2005
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 You can take J.LO out of the Bronx, but you can't take the Bronx out of J.LO. The same goes for digital camcorders. Just follow my lead.
JVC decided to design their latest camcorders much smaller and lighter by substituting removable media (i.e. miniDVD discs, DV tapes, and media cards) with a hard drive. That's not a typo either, guys. The Everio GZ-MG30 camcorder is one of three models with a hard drive. It comes with a 25X optical zoom, a 2.5-inch LCD screen, and allows for more than seven hours of shooting time in its highest quality. Okay, that's wonderful. But the camcorder is missing one thing: the viewfinder! So, lets recap. JVC strips all types of removable media but removes an important feature! I mean, think about it. Once winter hits and the snow starts falling, the reflection off the sun isn't so great on the eyes. How are we going to see what we're filming? To top it all off, the GZ-MG30 is $900 bucks. I need an aspirin.
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November 19, 2005 11:39 AM
I held out for the JVC GZ-MC500. I can do without the viewfinder, but I'm disappointed in the QUALITY. However, once I realized that the quality is perfectly fine at 320x240 (vids/pics), I decided to keep it. Why? 1. I plan to use it for multimedia only - sharing vids online. 2. The size and design can't be beat. 3. The discreet factor. There are MUCH better quality camcorders for about $1200, but they LOOK like camcorders whereas this looks like a digital still. People have no clue that they are being recorded with this thing, so you get a lot of natural footage.