JVC Everio GZ-MG505EK Reviews

JVC Everio GZ-MG505EK Digital Camcorder

Product Type: JVC digital camcorders

Description:Model ID GZ-MG505EK /

Newest Review: ... was quite high - about £50 - but I don't know what I would have done without it. You're limited to genuine JVC-only batteries ... more

 ... by special chips in the batteries, something I was caught out by when I tried to use a cheaper imitation battery (that did claim to work with these models, but as it turned out it didn't!). Footage is transferred onto the computer using a standard USB cable and the camera appears as a universal mass storage device from which the video files can simply be copied and pasted to a suitable location on your computer. The files aren't named particularly well (if you sort them by name, they don't come out in chronologi...more

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mattr
JVC Everio GZ-MG505EK: HDD, but not HD (1061 words)
by - written on 16/05/10 (Very useful, 47 readings)
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If a picture tells a thousand words, I'd hate to be given the job of counting how many words a good quality video tells! I got this product nearly 3 years ago now but its been a very good camcorder and lasted well. I still don't feel inclined to replace it for a while, despite the recent emergence of cheaper HD cameras. At the time I could have stretched to get a HD camcorder, but decided against it as they were still in early days at the time and the footage was difficult to edit afterwards. Even now it seems a bit pointless, as Blu-Ray burners are prohibitively expensive and the sharing format of choice for most is still DVD, so a good standard ...  Read the complete review

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